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Want to learn more about Perinatal Mental Health topics?
Here are some books, podcasts and organizations that fuel our passion of supporting the birthing community:
Caring for Mama: Need ideas of what to gift that mom in your life? These self-care packages help moms in every stage of motherhood feel seen, appreciated, and supported by prioritizing their well-being and making self-care essential and accessible. Bonus: Every care package supports women-owned businesses.
What About Us?: This illustrated book is a great conversation starter for couples to discuss anticipating or processing the changes that come with pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. This book is a must-have for couples counselors to have in their library and who want to specialize in the perinatal period.
The Postpartum Depression Workbook provides a practical guide grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help new parents understand, cope with, and reduce symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) through various exercises and self-care strategies.
Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts addresses the common but often secretive experience of intrusive, unwanted thoughts in new parents. The book provides a compassionate and practical guide that explains what these "scary thoughts" are, why they occur, and what can be done about them, offering both self-help strategies and guidance on seeking professional support.
The Pregnancy and Baby Loss Guided Journal offers a compassionate and safe space for individuals to process grief and heal after reproductive loss, including miscarriage and stillbirth. Through a variety of guided prompts, reflections, and affirmations, the journal provides a practical framework for honoring the lost child, managing intense emotions, and rediscovering hope on the path to healing.
Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: A Temporary Madness by Dr. Teresa Twomey takes a look at the experience of postpartum psychosis (PPP). This book includes firsthand accounts from women who have survived PPP, as well as explains the biological, genetic, and environmental factors that can contribute to PPP. Dr. Twomey clarifies the symptoms, the difference between postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression, and the importance of prompt medical intervention.
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: This illustrated book offers insight into intrusive thoughts which are very common for mothers to experience. Demystifying that having scary thoughts isn’t synonymous with being a bad mom, the authors walk us through internal dialogue that so many moms experience.
This Isn’t What I Expected: This book by Karen Kleiman provides a compassionate and practical guide for women navigating the challenges of postpartum depression (PPD), offering strategies for self-help, seeking professional treatment, and mobilizing support from partners and family.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Distress by Amy Wenzel and Karen Kleiman is a clinical guide that teaches practitioners how to effectively and flexibly apply CBT to treat pregnant and postpartum women suffering from emotional distress.
Healing from Reproductive Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors of Traumatic Infertility Journeys, Pregnancies, and Births is a compassionate and practical guide for individuals who have experienced trauma at any point during their reproductive journey. The book provides a framework for understanding what reproductive trauma is and its effects on the mind and body. It offers readers a path to healing through educational content and interactive, evidence-based exercises.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression: This manual is intended for mental health practitioners to gain knowledge of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression (IPT-P) therapy modality. IPT-P addresses the connection between a person's depressive symptoms and interpersonal distress. IPT-P targets specific interpersonal problem areas such as conflicts, major life transitions (like becoming a parent), identity shifts, and loss.
Fair Play: Another must-have for couples who want a roadmap of how to navigate the division of labor in their marriage. We also recommend the Fair Play documentary as a way of introducing this conversation with couples.
The Pregnancy Workbook offers a variety of questionnaires, worksheets, and exercises, as well as provides practical coping strategies and a supportive framework to help expectant parents manage anxiety and worry throughout pregnancy and the transition into parenthood.
The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook offers a comprehensive and inclusive guide for new parents, helping them to understand and manage a wide range of mood symptoms through educational content, practical skills, and thought-provoking activities.
The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook guides expectant and new parents to manage anxiety, worry, panic attacks, and obsessive thoughts using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques. The workbook provides exercises to help readers understand their anxiety, learn relaxation skills, and apply strategies to reduce the frequency and intensity of their symptoms, with a special chapter dedicated to helping partners support their loved ones.
Grief and Abortion: Creating a Safe Place to Heal offers a compassionate and non-judgmental guide for individuals who are struggling with grief and other complex emotions after an abortion. The book validates the experience of post-abortion grief as a form of "disenfranchised grief"—a loss that is often not socially recognized or openly mourned.
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Blogs, Podcasts & More
Are you interested in becoming a psychotherapist who specializes in perinatal mental health? Learn more about the different organizations that support professional development, training, textbooks, and podcasts in this blog post.
And Baby Makes Three: Relationship health experts, Julie and John Gottman, provide research-backed tools to support couples’ navigation of challenges that are commonly found in the fourth trimester.
Parental Mental Health: Factoring in Fathers is a groundbreaking book that aims to include men in the conversation about early parenthood. The book advocates for a gender-equitable, whole-family approach to parental mental health and seeks to raise awareness about best practices for expectant and new fathers, a population that has historically been overlooked in perinatal mental health discussions.
The Miscarriage Map Workbook is a self-guided resource designed to help individuals and couples navigate the complex grief and emotional challenges following a miscarriage. It is not a typical memoir or narrative but a structured guide focused on helping readers process their experience and begin the healing process.
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