Websites
Women’s Mental Health
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Health – http://womensmentalhealth.org/
Office on Women’s Health – http://womenshealth.gov/mental-health
Pregnancy and Postpartum
San Diego Postpartum Health Alliance – http://www.postpartumhealthalliance.org/
Postpartum Support International (PSI) – http://postpartum.net
Postpartum Depression Online Support Group – http://www.ppdsupportpage.com
Postpartum Depression Online Support Group for Dads –http://www.postpartumdads.org
Postpartum Progress (great blog) – http://www.postpartumprogress.co
Medicines in Pregnancy and Lactation
Mother to Baby – http://www.mothertobabyca.org/
Motherisk – http://www.motherisk.org/women/index.jsp
LactMed – http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT
The AED Pregnancy Registry – http://www.aedpregnancyregistry.org
Pregnancy Loss
The Center for Reproductive Psychology – http://www.reproductivepsych.org/trauma/
Share: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc. – http://www.nationalshare.org/
Advocacy
The Blue Dot Project – http://www.thebluedotproject.org
Books
Women’s Mental Health
Women’s Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health by Deborah Sichel MD and Jeanne Driscoll, MS, RN, CS
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup M.D.
Pregnancy and Postpartum
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression by Shoshana S. Bennett, Phd, and Pec Indman, Ed.D, MFT
The Postpartum Husband by Karen Kleiman PhD
This Isn’t What I Expected (2nd edition) by Valerie Raskin MD and Karen Kleiman PhD
Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings & Needs After Childbirth: A Support and Resource Guide by Sally Placksin
Motherhood
The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother Changes Our Lives and Why We Never Talk About It by Susan Maushart
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution by Adrienne Rich
The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women by Susan Douglas
The Making of a Mother: Overcoming the Nine Key Challenges–from Crib to Empty Nest by Valerie Davis Raskin
General
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D., M.D. Burns
Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression by James S. Gordon M.D.
The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson and Miriam Z. Klipper
Dancing in the Dark: How to Take Care of Yourself When Someone You Love Is Depressed by Bernadette Stankard and Amy Viets
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood and Jeffrey Brantley
Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment–and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Parenting
Babyhood by Penelope Leach
Without Spanking or Spoiling by Elizabeth Creary
The Attachment Connection: Parenting a Secure and Confident Child Using the Science of Attachment Theory by Ruth Newton PhD and Allan Schore PhD
Understanding Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurchinka
Parenting from the Inside Out: How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel Siegel, MD
Relationships
Getting The Love You Want by Harville Hendrix
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman’s Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships by Harriet Lerner
Menopause
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change by Christiane Northrup M.D.
The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause by Holly Thacker, MD
Sexuality
Great Sex for Moms: Ten Steps to Nurturing Passion While Raising Kids by Valerie Davis Raskin
Real Sex for Real Women by Laura Berman
For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality by Lonnie Barbach
The Clitoral Truth: The Secret World at Your Fingertips by Rebecca Chalker