Joni Edelman

They will 

With the help of the midwife—and immense effort on my part—Ella finally slid out into the water. But she was limp, pale. It was scary.

When I had my first child, I couldn't have prepared for the way it would make me feel.

More and more programs are offering services to help companies support and retain women during their maternity transition.

[CN: suicide, overdose] Gratitude stops me from ending my life, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting to end my life. Even the fierce love I have for my family doesn’t mean I don’t feel utterly hopeless sometimes.

As a former Mormon, the Church's revelation that they're going to start “loving and accepting” the LGBT community makes me laugh. Hard.

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

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

As long as I can remember having paid attention to the media, I can remember a woman's weight—or body in general—being a news story.