Joni Edelman

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

Body politics activist. Photographer. Chronic quoter of Monty Python. Unapologetic fat chick.

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

You know what’s an epidemic? Making people feel second rate and ashamed, criminalizing them for something like having an obese pregnancy.

Sleep is everything! It's so much more than just feeling like you can function well. You know that but do you know how to sleep for your dosha type?

Chronic stress secretes a hormonal cocktail that wreaks havoc on that amazing body you have. Here's how you can chill your adrenals and reduce stress.

I did The Today Show, and after that spent 45 minutes talking to Inside Edition. If you're confused, imagine how I felt.

photo credit: Lindy West (instagram), by

It doesn’t get any more difficult to insult ourselves, regardless of how old we are. It would be ideal if it got easier to respect ourselves, but it generally doesn’t do that either. Every year you age, and every year the aging you looks at the you of the years before and thinks, I can’t believe I thought I was fat/ugly/etc.

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