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Perinatal Mental Health
Pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting all bring dramatic changes to women’s lives. While it can be an exciting and joyful time, issues such as infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, and the general process of transitioning to this new seasons of life can also be challenging.
Books
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman, MSW, LCSW & Valerie Davis Raskin, MD
To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma by Molly Millwood, PhD
What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood by Alexandra Sacks, MD & Catherine Birndorf, MD
I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy by Angie Smith
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Lactation Consultant - Jessica Koiner, IBCLC from The Milk Box
Grief and Loss
We all experience grief and loss in our lives. Our grief experiences can range from the death of a loved one, grieving a significant change in your life, divorce, or loss of your health or physical abilities.
Books
Getting Grief Right: Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss by Patrick O’Malley, PhD
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore, PhD
Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir by Jayson Greene
It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered by Lysa Terkeurst
Buried Dreams: From Devastating Loss to Unimaginable Hope by Lindsey R. Dennis
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Anxiety and Stress
Everyone experiences worries and fears from time to time, but what happens when these worries or fears becoming overwhelming, what happens when you can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right?
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Emotional Health
While we are all wired differently, our emotions and the ways in which we feel and react make us unique. Learn where emotions originate and why they manifest how they do.
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Relationships
Our closest relationships are often the playground - or battleground - upon which our deepest vulnerabilities, our most damaging behaviors, and our unresolved past hurt can be revealed. Relationship with our husband, in-laws, parent, family member, fiancé, close friend, co-worker - they require work and are bound to face challenges large and small.
Trauma and EMDR
If you experience intense levels of emotion, negative self-beliefs (such as unlovable, unworthy, not good enough, a failure), excessive guilt, or experience broken relationships, you may benefit from EMDR and trauma therapy.
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Parenting From Birth through Adulthood
While parenting is an incredible joy, it can also be one of the greatest struggles in life and presents unique challenges that many have never faced before. Seeking out counseling surrounding parenting simply means that you want the very best for your children and care about your family’s well being.
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Books
Are My Kids on Track?": The 12 Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach by Sissy Goff MEd, LPC-MMSP, David Thomas LCSW, and Melissa Trevathan MRE
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adopted Family by Karyn Purvis, Ph.D., David R. Cross, Ph.D., and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.