Books to learn more…

The Postpartum Period

  • What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood - by Alexandra Sacks and Catherine Birndorf

  • The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother - by Amely Greeven, Heng Ou, and Marisa Belger

  • The Postnatal Depletion Cure: A Complete Guide to Rebuilding Your Health and Reclaiming Your Energy for Mothers of Newborns, Toddlers, and Young Children - by Oscar Serrallach

  • Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood -- And Trusting Yourself and Your Body - by Erica Chidi Cohen

  • Sitting Moon: A Guide to Natural Rejuvenation After Pregnancy - by Jessica Chen and Maoshing Ni

  • Mothering From Your Center: Tapping Your Body’s Natural Energy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting - by Tami Lynn Kent  

  • Mother Shock: Tales From the First Year and Beyond -- Loving Every (Other) Minute of It - by Andrea J. Buchanan

  • The Little Book of Self-Care for Mums-To-Be - by Beccy Hands and Alexis Stickland

    Mental Health

  • Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers - by Karen R. Kleiman

  • This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression - by Karen R. Kleiman

    Mindfulness

  • Breathe, Mama, Breathe: 5-Minute Mindfulness for Busy Moms - by Shonda Moralis

  • Buddhism for New Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children - by Sarah Napthali

  • Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During pregnancy and Your Child’s First Year - by Cassandra Vieten

  • Mindful Moments for Busy Moms: Daily Meditations and Mantras for Greater Calm, Balance, and Joy - by Sarah Rudell Beach

    Breastfeeding & Lactation

  • The Breastfeeding Atlas - by Barbara Wilson-Clay

  • Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants - by Catherine Watson Genna

  • Breastfeeding and Human Lactation - by Karen Wambach and Becky Spencer

  • Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence - by Marsha Walker

  • Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care - edited by Suzanne Hetzel Campbell, Judith Lauwers, Rebecca Mannel, and Becky Spencer

    Returning to Work

  • Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women - by Kate Northrup

  • The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby - by Lauren Smith Brody

  • Work. Pump. Repeat.: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work - by Jessica Shortall

    Relationships

  • To Have and To Hold: Motherhood Marriage and the Modern Dilemma - by Molly Millwood

  • How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids - by Jancee Dunn

    Menopause

  • The Menopause Manifesto - by Jen Gunter

  • Perimenopause Power: Navigating your Hormones on the Journey to Menopause - by Maisie Hill

  • Estrogen Matters - by Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris

Podcasts

  • What about the Mama? with Occupational Therapist Karena Skibinski

  • Mom & Mind with Dr. Kat

  • Happy as a Mother with Psychotherapist Erica Djossa