A library of support

Perinatal Mood Disorder Support Websites

• Postpartum Support International ( including free, live online support group sessions in English and Spanish )
• Postpartum Support International Online Support Meetings
• Postpartum Health Alliance (San Diego)
• Maternal Mental Health NOW (Los Angeles)

Mental Health for Dads

• Postpartummen.com
• Postpartum Support International Resources for Fathers
• PSI monthly chat for dads

For Couples

• Bringing Baby Home on-demand and live workshops
• The Fair Play Deck, by Eve Rodsky

Finding a Therapist

• Postpartum Support International Provider Directory
• Psychology Today Find a Therapist Directory

Therapy for Specific Identities

• Latinx Therapy
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network Directory
• Postpartum Progress Black Mental Health Providers List
• Therapy for Black Girls

Panic Attack Resources

• To share with someone who wants to support you

Therapy Forms

• Walk-and-Talk Therapy Consent

The Afterglow Handouts

• 10 Tips for Couples Transitioning from Partners to Parents
• FLOW Exercise
• My Go-To Cognitive Behavioral Coping Tools
• Questions to Ask Yourself When Considering Medication for a Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder
• Sleep Survival Guide & A Note on Nutrition
• About the Afterglow Support Group
• Support Group Guidelines & Consent
• Your Postpartum Daily Vitamin

The (New!) Afterglow Meditations

• Week One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six

The Afterglow Links

• Week One: #Momlists
• Week Two: The Symptoms of Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders in Plain English
• Week Three: Funniest Parenting Tweets & Buzzfeed Babies
• Week Four: Dads get Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders too
• Week Five: The Music of Motherhood

Connect with Local Parents!

• New Mom School Liberty Station (Ashley is a Resident Expert)
• Biggest Little Baby offers free groups, meetups and playtimes in Reno, NV

Science-backed, Sane Breastfeeding Information

• Kellymom
• La Leche League
• Mother’s Milk Donation Bank
• San Diego Breastfeeding Center
• Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (DMER)
• Black Women Do Breastfeed
• United States Lactation Consultant Association
• Safety Information on Medication During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

If you’re having trouble soothing your baby, like we did

• The 5 S’s DVD, by Dr. Harvey Karp (it’s a lifesaver!)

My Go-to Site for Parenting Advice

• Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy: Book, Instagram, Podcast & Workshops!
• Elevating Childcare
• Generation Mindful has free printables as well as feelings charts and stuffies! Offers retreats, webinars, and community

Perinatal OCD

• Information about diagnosis and treatment

Pregnancy and Infant Loss

• RTZ Hope offers retreats, webinars, and community
• Ending a Wanted Pregnancy
• Empty Cradle
• Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Organization of the Sierras (PILSOS) Support Group on Wednesdays
• The Comfort Cub
• TFMR Mamas
• Postpartum Support International Loss and Grief Support Groups

Intimate Partner Violence

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
• Domestic Shelters

Get Involved

• Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
• Every Mother Counts
• Moms Demand Action

Recommended Reading

• A Breastfeeding-Friendly Approach to Postpartum Depression, by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
• And Baby Makes Three, by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman
• Becoming Us: The Couple’s Guide to Surviving Parenthood and Growing a Family that Thrives, by Elly Taylor
• Before the Letdown: Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex and the Breastfeeding Mother, by Alia Macrina Heise
• Beyond the Blues, by Pec Indman and Dr. Shoshana Bennett
• Buddhism for Mothers, by Sarah Napthali
• Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood, by Karen Kleiman
• Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, by Karen Kleiman
• Healing from Reproductive Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors of Traumatic Infertility Journeys, Pregnancies, and Births, by Bethany Warren
• How God Changes Your Brain, by Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman
• Parental Mental Health: Factoring in Fathers, by Jane Honikman & Daniel Singley
• Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, by Stuart Brown and Christopher Vaughan
• Rising Strong, by Brené Brown
• The Happy Sleeper by Heather Turgeon & Julie Wright
• The Postpartum Depression Journal, by Rachel Rabinor
• The Postpartum Depression Workbook, by Abigail Burd
• The Postpartum Husband, by Karen Kleiman
• The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook: The Guide to Surviving Your Emotions When Having a Baby, by Bethany Warren & Beth Creager Berger
• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John Gottman and Nan Silver
• This Isn’t What I Expected, by Karen Kleiman
• Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage after Postpartum Depression, by Karen Kleiman
• Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion and Other Pregnancy Loss by Kim Kluger-Bell
• You’ll Bounce Right Back, by Andrea Knox

Buying through Bookshop.org benefits Postpartum Support International.

Therapeutic Coloring Books

• A Year of Coloring Affirmations for New Mothers (& the pocket-sized version!) by Sarah Renae Clark
• Moods in Motion, by Karen Kleiman

Documentaries

• The Dark Side of the Full Moon
• When the Bough Breaks
• No Woman, No Cry