Joni Edelman

My mother didn't teach me how to be a mother. But my babies did.

No, Bill Cosby isn't my dad. But he was like one to me growing up.

As the mother of three teens, I'm here to tell you: You have nothing to freak out about.

By baby three, well let’s just say things are a little anticlimactic, at least where furnishings are concerned. Hand me down crib. Check.

I'll let you in on a little secret - being thin didn't make me happy, but being "Fat" does! Be fat and happy. Be unapologetically fat.

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

I am tired of taking medication. I am tired of relying on the manufactured versions of the chemicals and hormones my body could — should? — make for itself.

[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.

When it comes to your physique, your mind can actually work against you.

Do you want people to for-sure panic? Tell them not to panic.