Resources

Trauma & Nervous System Work:

  • Waking the Tiger - Peter Levine

  • In an Unspoken Voice - Peter Levine

  • The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van der Kolk

  • My Grandmother's Hands - Resmaa Menakem

  • Polyvagal Theory in Therapy - Deb Dana

Pregnancy & Birth:

  • Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin

  • Birthing from Within - Pam England

  • Birth as an American Right of Passage - Robbie Davis-Floyd

  • When Survivors Give Birth - Penny Simkin & Phyllis Klaus

  • The Continuum Concept - Jean Liedloff

Postpartum & Motherhood:

  • Matrescence - Lucy Jones

  • The Fourth Trimester - Kimberly Ann Johnson

  • The First Forty Days - Heng Ou

  • Like a Mother - Angela Garbes

Loss & Grief:

  • An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination - Elizabeth McCracken

  • Empty Cradle, Broken Heart - Deborah Davis

LGBTQ+ & Alternative Paths:

  • Baby Making for Everybody - Ray Rachlin

  • Labor of Love - Cara Terreri