Joni Edelman

My daughter just had 75 of her Instagram yoga images pilfered. What is going on? And what can we do about it?

I guess the point of a spiritual awakening is just that; if you were already awake, you wouldn’t need a moment that was self-defining. You’d already be defined.

The argument against homeschooling is always the same: “Kids need to socialize.”

It's #STDAwareness week here at Ravishly. We're kicking it off with this handy chart!

I didn't get a lot of mothering as a child, but when I did, it was from her. She taught me how to sew, how to crochet. She taught me how to stand up for myself, to be tough. She taught me how to make fried chicken and fried okra, which I will never make, because it's fucking gross.

In honor of World Bipolar Day, I present a sample stream of consciousness based on my experiences living with this disorder.

A weekly trip to Walmart would end in tears — first theirs, then mine. Them pining in the toy aisle. Me saying no. Over and over. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to buy my kids whatever they wanted, it was that I couldn’t.

Good news: they'll probably grow out of it. Bad news: probably not until they are 23.

Now that I've embarked upon the decade I once considered "old," there are a few things I'd like my 20 (and 30) year-old self to know.

I don’t think of myself as fat. Not inside, anyway.