Resources


Organizations: 

  • Postpartum Support International - https://www.postpartum.net 

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233 www.thehotline.org 

  • Rape Abuse and Insest National Network (RAINN)- 1-800-656-4673 www.rainn.org 

  • Love is Respect - Text loveis 22522 

  • Birth Monopoly www.birthmonopoly.com 

  • Evidence Based Birth www.evidencebasedbirth.com 

  • Improving Birth www.imporvingbirth.org 

Books: 

General Trauma

  • Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel M.D.

  • The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships by Bonnie Badenoch

  • What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

  • What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, et al.

  • The Tender Parts: A Guide to Healing from Trauma Through Internal Family Systems Therapy by Ilyse Kennedy

  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine

Polyvagal Theory 

  • Pocket Guide to Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe by Deb Dana

  • Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation by Deb Dana

  • Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices by Deb Dana

IPV/SA

  • When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin and Phyllis H. Solomon

  • Helping Her Get Free by Susan Brewster

  • Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft

Race-based Trauma

  • Birthing Justice by Marilyn McHugh, R. Shakti Butler, and a collaboration of various authors

  • Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington.

  • My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

  • Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts

  • The Pain Gap by Dr. Elizabeth A. R. Johnson

LGBTQIA+

  • Where's the Mother?: Stories from a Transgender Dad by Aidan Key

  • TRANS+ - Teddy Dunn and a collection of various authors

Neurodiversity

  • We're All Neurodiverse by Sonny Jane Wise

  • The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills by Sonny Jane Wise

  • Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price PhD

Feeding

  • Breastfeeding Doesn't Need to Suck: How to Nurture Your Baby and Your Mental Health (APA LifeTools Series) by Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett PhD

  • Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters, 17) by Amy Brown

Secondary Trauma & Self-Care 

  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily & Amelia Nagoski 

  • Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

  • Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

  • Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey

  • THE NAP MINISTRY’S REST DECK: 50 Practices to Resist Grind Culture

  • Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity by Tracee Stanley

  • Radical Self-Care Video

Films: 

  • Aftershock

  • Born Free: Birth in America

  • Business of Being Born 

  • Fair Play

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