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Melanie Whyte

PS Contributor

Melanie Whyte was a contributing staff writer for PS. Based in NYC, she writes about LGBTQ identity, sex and relationships, pop culture hot takes, mental health, and home improvement. Her work has been featured by Refinery29, Real Simple, Apartment Therapy, Southern Living, Coveteur, NPR, and more. Her essay "Plank by Plank" was nominated for the 2023 Pushcart Prize. When she's not writing, she's haggling at the nearest flea market for her interior design projects.

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Latest Posts by Melanie

Ashley Graham Shares Postpartum Experience

Ashley Graham Tackles Snapback Culture 1 Instagram Post at a Time, and We're So Grateful

by Melanie Whyte 4/26/23

Meghan Trainor Shamed For Anti-Depressants While Pregnant

Meghan Trainor Says She Was Shamed For Taking Antidepressants During Pregnancy

by Melanie Whyte 4/25/23

Keke Palmer Shares What She Loves About Motherhood

Keke Palmer's Approach to Motherhood Is a Reminder That Being a Mom Can Be Fun

by Melanie Whyte 4/24/23

How Eva Longoria Is Teaching Her Son All About Food

Eva Longoria Lets Her 4-Year-Old Drink Her Coffee; Here's Why

by Melanie Whyte 4/21/23

Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger's Must-Have Products

Ashlyn Harris's and Ali Krieger's Must Haves: From Adidas Sneakers to Ultra-Luxe Coffee

by Melanie Whyte 4/21/23

Selma Blair Shares 40-Year Journey to an MS Diagnosis

Selma Blair Shares How She Went From "Terrified" to Living With Her Disability Out Loud

by Melanie Whyte 4/21/23

How to Talk About Marijuana Use With Your Kids

How to Talk About Weed With Your Kids Now That It's Legal

by Melanie Whyte 4/19/23

Who Cleans Up After Your Kids While Traveling?

The Debate Tearing Twitter Apart: If a Kid Makes a Mess on a Plane, Who Cleans It Up?

by Melanie Whyte 4/19/23

What Is Nodal? What to Know About the Surrogacy Matching App

What Is Nodal? Everything We Know About the New Surrogacy Platform

by Melanie Whyte 4/18/23

When Do Babies Roll Over?

My Baby Hasn't Rolled Over Yet. Should I Tell My Pediatrician?

by Melanie Whyte 4/10/23

Jessie J Shares Pregnancy Nudes

Jessie J Has a Perfect Response to Comments Calling Her Nude Pregnancy Photos "Inappropriate"

by Melanie Whyte 4/07/23

When Do Babies Sit Up?

When Should Babies Start Sitting Up? We Asked a Pediatrician

by Melanie Whyte 4/05/23

What Is a Pregnancy Glucose Test?

We Asked an Ob-Gyn to Break Down Pregnancy Glucose Test

by Melanie Whyte 4/03/23

Karlie Kloss and Ashley Graham Normalize Postpartum Bodies

Moms Karlie Kloss and Ashley Graham on "Snapback" Culture: "I'm Not Trying to Go Back"

by Melanie Whyte 3/30/23

How the Nonpregnant Parent Can Bond With the Baby

How to Bond With Your Baby in Utero When You're Not the Pregnant Parent

by Melanie Whyte 3/14/23

Jason Kelce Jokes He's the "Most Neglectful Father"

NFL's Jason Kelce Regretfully Jokes He "Abandoned" His Wife 4 Days After She Gave Birth

by Melanie Whyte 3/10/23

Why Is Hollywood Obsessed With Torture Porn?

Women-Directed Films Prove You Can Depict Sexual Violence Without Torture Porn

by Melanie Whyte 3/09/23

Papier Wellness Journal Review

This Wellness Journal Helped Me Leave Stressful To-Do Lists Behind

by Melanie Whyte 3/08/23

When Does the Prefrontal Cortex Fully Develop?

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Is 19 "Too Young" to Get Engaged?

by Melanie Whyte 4/12/23

Pink Says Her Kids Changed the Way She Approaches Music

Pink Opens Up About How Having Kids Shaped Her Music: "They Break You Open"

by Melanie Whyte 3/07/23

Tummy Time For Babies: When to Start and How

You Can Start Tummy Time Earlier Than You Might Think

by Melanie Whyte 3/07/23

55 Best Workout Songs 2024

The 55 Best Workout Songs For Your Gym Music Playlist

by Melanie Whyte 11/04/24

What to Know About All the RSV Vaccines Available

The FDA Has Approved a Maternal RSV Vaccine — Here's What to Know

by Melanie Whyte 8/22/23

Motion Sickness: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

What Is Motion Sickness?

by Melanie Whyte 2/27/23