Mélanie Berliet

Thanks to years of consuming so many stories, a reader’s interior world is truly amazing—a sanctuary they can escape to whenever they please, which is a serious advantage when life gets tricky and the real world isn’t such a great place to be.

Listening You have to really listen to your significant other if you want a shot at really seeing them. But listening is so much more than hearing the words your partner speaks. Listening is about hearing the words they don’t speak, too—being so tuned into each other that you can sense when something’s amiss. Successful couples listen […]

Author’s Note: The purpose of this article was always to entertain. It is satire, written in jest because I found the whole “micro-cheating” phenomenon to be totally absurd when it started trending years ago. 1. Leaving the house looking especially hot right after a fight just to emphasize how much her significant other has to […]

In a frenzy of inspiration during pregnancy, I wrote my debut children’s book: You Are Not A Princess (And That’s Ok!)

Rosemarie’s deep roots in dairy “A lot of our vacations were spent in a van or a truck, visiting dairies,” remembers Rosemarie, who always accompanied her father from dairy to dairy, enthusiastically. Throughout that time, she recalls admiring her father and the hardworking dairy farmers he advised. Beyond the day-to-day work of dairy farming, which […]

What responsible farming and cow care really look like When it comes to her cows, Katie’s main goal is to provide a safe, comfortable environment. The way she sees it, there’s a direct link between cow comfort and the quality of the product she’s able to put on the dairy shelves at the grocery store. […]

Dairy takes center stage at restaurant Marc Forgione “What’s more farm-to-table than dairy?” Forgione asks rhetorically, seated on a stool at his restaurant, a space that seats 60 and is peppered with custom glass lanterns and various heirlooms and mementos.     “My cooks make fun of me because after tasting something, I always say, ‘This […]

The New Mexico Milkmaid embodies the spirit of family farming “Ninety-seven percent of dairy farms are family owned and operated and we’re no different. We’re all here every day,” says Tara of the dairy farm she inhabits with her husband and their two young girls. As a fifth generation farmer, Tara says that raising her […]

A mom- and dad- approved list of the best books for babies, toddlers, and young kids.

While some girls forge a deep bond with their dads early on, others struggle to establish the special connection that can only exist between a father and daughter.

Of all the best weekend getaways from NYC, the Hillside Schoolhouse is the best in the Catskills of upstate New York. Friday: The Upstate New York adventure begins 1:00pm — Arrive at Port Jervis, NY My boyfriend and I convince our friends to call in a vacation day so we can all leave NYC at […]

In the last 18 months, Charly Jordan’s Instagram account exploded from roughly 50,000 followers to an audience of over 1 million fans. This is a glimpse at the true stories behind some of her most popular, memorable posts.

Through it all, they held tightly to their lasting love.

Whether you consider it a baby step towards marriage, a means of procrastinating that walk down the aisle, or purely a money-saving measure, there’s really no downside to becoming Domestic Partners once you qualify for this underrated relationship milestone.

Motherhood automatically sharpens your sense of perspective.

He nodded as if he already knew, then added: “What a little flirt!”

I’m slowly learning that I will never feel alone ever again because I am the mother to a daughter and that will never change. As far as realizations go, this is both liberating and terrifying.

I’m sure you’re doing the best you can.