Resources
Resources
Here are a collection of the most common resources that I recommend to my clients
Mindfulness Exercises
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Pregnancy
Real Food for Fertility by Lily Nichols & Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition by Lily Nichols
Evidence Based Birth (podcasts & fact sheets)
Mother To Baby (pregnancy exposure fact sheets)
Postpartum Support International (support groups)
Postpartum
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman
What About Us?: A New Parents Guide to Safeguarding Your Over-Anxious, Over-Extended, Sleep-Deprived Relationship by Karen Kleiman
Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness: A Holistic Guide to Returning to the Roots of Health in Motherhood by Maranda Bower
Mother To Baby (breastfeeding exposure fact sheets)
Infant Risk Center (breastfeeding exposure fact sheets)
Postpartum Support International (support groups)
Pregnancy Loss & Infant Death
Whole: Navigating the Trauma of Pregnancy Loss by Heather Dolson
Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss by Rachel Lewis
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby by Deborah L. Davis
Empty Cradle (support groups)
Postpartum Support International (support groups)
Parenting
Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work by Robyn Gobbel
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Dan Siegal & Tina Payne Bryson
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Dan Siegal & Tina Payne Bryson
Vroom (app for brain building tips for ages 0-5 years)
Oregon Screening Project (child development screening for ages 1mo-6 years)
Curious Parenting (infographics & scripts)
Anxiety & Trauma
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay Gibson
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
The Happiness Trap (2nd edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Nicole LePera
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
Relationships & Boundaries
ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Russ Harris
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Teens
The Illustrated Happiness Trap by Russ Harris & Bev Asibett
The Teen’s Guide to Social Skills: Practical Advice for Building Empathy, Self-Esteem, and Confidence by Kate Fitzsimons