MUST READS

Helpful Books, Apps, Websites, DVDS, Organizations… 

Early Life Trauma & Crisis

HELPFUL BOOKS, APPS, WEBSITES, DVDS, ORGANIZATIONS…

for

Early Life Trauma & Crisis

 

Reading

  • Healing The Child Within, Discovery And Recovery For Adult Children Of
  • Dysfunctional Families, by Charles L. Whitfield
  • Adult children of Abusive Parents: A Healing Program for Those Who Have Been Physically, Sexually, or Emotionally Abused, by Steven Farmer
  • Life skills for Adult Children, by Janet G. Woititz & Alan Garner

 

Websites/Apps

 

Infertility, Miscarriage & Reproductive Trauma

HELPFUL BOOKS, APPS, WEBSITES, DVDS, ORGANIZATIONS…

for

Infertility

Miscarriage & Reproductive Trauma

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Fertility

Reading

  • The Tao of Fertility, by Daoshing Ni
  • Resolving Infertility: Understanding the Options and Choosing Solutions When You Want to Have a Baby, by Diane Aronson and Suzanne Levert

 

CDs/DVDs

  • Guided Meditations: Help with Fertility, by Belleruth Naparstek (CD)
  • Yoga 4 Fertility, by Brenda Strong (DVD)

 

Websites/Apps

 

Fertility Tests

 

Miscarriage & Reproductive Trauma

Reading

  • Coping with Miscarriage, by Mimi Luebbermann
  • Empty Arms: Coping after Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death, by Sherokee Ilse
  • Parenthood Lost: Healing the Pain after Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death, by Michael R. Berman
  • Trying Again, by Ann Douglas and John R. Sussman

 

Websites/Apps

Pregnancy & New Motherhood / Parenthood

HELPFUL BOOKS, APPS, WEBSITES, DVDS, ORGANIZATIONS…

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Pregnancy & New Motherhood/Parenthood

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Pregnancy

Reading

  • The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions, by Kevin Gyoerkoe Psy.D. ACT, Pamela Wiegartz, Ph.D., ACT & Laura Miller, MD
  • The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide To Understanding And Nurturing Your Baby by William Sears, M.D., and Martha Sears, R.N.
  • Pregnancy And Birth: Your Questions Answered by Karina Raynolds, Christoph Lees, and Grainne McCartan
  • What to Expect When You’re Expecting, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel

 

Websites/Apps

 

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 New Motherhood /Parenthood

 

Reading

  • The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide To Understanding And Nurturing Your Baby by William Sears, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N.
  • Parenting From The Inside Out: by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell
  • Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the
  • What to Expect the First Year, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
  • First Five Years, by Laura Davis and Janis Keyser
  • Baby Wise, by Robert Bucknam, M.D and Gary Ezzo
  • The Lila Guide: Baby Friendly Los Angeles, by Anna Korte

 

DVDs

  • The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Harvy Karp MD (DVD/Book)
  • The No Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night, by Elizabeth Pantley (DVD/Book)
  • The Sleep Easy Solution, by Jill Spivack and Jennifer Waldburger

 

Websites/Apps:

Baby Blues & Postpartum Depression

HELPFUL BOOKS, APPS, WEBSITES, DVDS, ORGANIZATIONS…

for

Baby Blues & Postpartum Depression

 

Reading

  • Down Came the Rain, by Brooke Shields
  • Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression, by Marie Osmond, Marcia Wilkie & Judith Moore
  • Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings & Needs After Childbirth: A Support and Resource Guide, by Sally Placksin
  • Postpartum Depression Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Overcoming the Most Common Complication after Childbirth, by Joyce A. Venis, RNC & Suzanne McCloskey
  • The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions, by Kevin Gyoerkoe Psy.D. ACT, Pamela Wiegartz, Ph.D., ACT & Laura Miller, MD

 

Websites/Apps

(Massachusetts General Hospital free Postpartum Perinatal Depression Screening app—MGHPDS)

Surrogates, Egg Donors & 3rd Party Assisted Parents

HELPFUL BOOKS, APPS, WEBSITES, DVDS, ORGANIZATIONS…

for

Surrogates, Egg Donors &

3rd Party Assisted Intended Parents

Reading

  • The Couple’s Guide to In Vitro Fertilization: Everything you Need to Know to Maximize your Chances of Success, by Liza Charlesworth
  • Building a Family with the Assistance of Donor Insemination, by Ken Daniels
  • Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Tough Questions and Building Strong Families, by Diane Ehrensaft PhD

 

Websites

 

Athletes, Dancers & Performing Artists

HELPFUL BOOKS, APPS, WEBSITES, DVDS, ORGANIZATIONS…

for

Athletes, Dancers & Performing Artists

Reading

  • Your Best Year Yet! Ten Questions For Making the Next Twelve Months Your Most Successful Ever By Jinny S. Ditzzler

 

Websites/Apps

 

Premarital Couples

HELPFUL BOOKS, APPS, WEBSITES, DVDS, ORGANIZATIONS…

for

Premarital Couples

Reading

 

Websites/Apps

 

"The Wound Is Where The Light Enters You."

~Rumi~