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A resource list for supporting mothers as they struggle with perinatal mood and anxiety, including postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, and all adjustment challenges to the arrival of their child and role as mother.
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The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
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Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide to Your Emotional Well-Being During Pregnancy and Early Motherhood
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Jennifer Louden (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 66 ratings
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How to Heal a Bad Birth: Making sense, making peace and moving on
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
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Daniel J. Siegel (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 56,527 ratings
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Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood
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Karen Kleiman (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 100 ratings
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No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
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Daniel J. Siegel (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 24,193 ratings
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Mothering the New Mother: Women's Feelings & Needs After Childbirth: A Support and Resource Guide
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3.98 avg rating — 197 ratings
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The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book: Real Stories from Women Who Lived Through It and Recovered
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3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Reclaim The Joy Of Motherhood
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Depression in New Mothers: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives
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What Am I Thinking: Having a Baby After Postpartum Depression
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Karen Kleiman (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Struck by Living: From Depression to Hope
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Julie Hersh (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 173 ratings
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This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
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Karen Kleiman (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 444 ratings
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Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
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Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression
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Karen Kleiman (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution
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4.24 avg rating — 2,766 ratings
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The Year After Childbirth: Enjoying Your Body, Your Relationships, and Yourself in Your Baby's First Year
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3.82 avg rating — 94 ratings
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Mama Tried: Dispatches from the Seamy Underbelly of Modern Parenting
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3.77 avg rating — 472 ratings
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What Mothers Do: Especially When it Looks Like Nothing
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The Milk of Female Kindness: An Anthology of Honest Motherhood
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4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Nursing Mother's Companion
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
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Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 25,978 ratings
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Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
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Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
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50 Things to Know About Surviving the First Year of Parenthood: Simple Advice for New Parents
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Lisa M. Rusczyk (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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After Birth
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birth, mental-health, mothering, pmad, postpartum, postpartum-anxiety, postpartum-depression, ppa, ppd
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