Book Recommendations
Welcome to our curated book list at the Motherhood Wellness Clinic, where reading serves as a powerful tool for healing and growth. I believe that literature has the ability to illuminate our experiences and foster deep connections to our own stories. I often incorporate bibliotherapy into my work with clients, guiding them through transformative narratives that promote self-reflection and understanding. As an avid reader myself, I am excited to share these resources with you, hoping they bring comfort, insight, and inspiration on your journey.
Pregnancy & Birth Preparation
Pregnancy: The Psychological Experience
How to Eat with One Hand: Recipes and Other Nourishment for New and Expectant Parents
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
The Food Doula Cookbook: A Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy and a Nourished New Mom
Postpartum Mental Health
This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers
The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook: The Guide to Surviving Your Emotions When Having a Baby
Postnatal Depletion
Healing Your Body Naturally After Childbirth: The New Mom's Guide to Navigating the Fourth Trimester
Workbooks and Journals
Pregnancy After Loss: A day-by-day plan to reassure and comfort you
The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook: The Guide to Surviving Your Emotions When Having a Baby
Birth Trauma
How to Heal a Bad Birth: Making sense, making peace and moving on
More Than a Healthy Baby: Finding Strength and Growth After Birth Trauma
Healing from Reproductive Trauma
Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode
Loss and Infertility
At a Loss: Finding Your Way After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death
Healing from Reproductive Trauma
Becoming a Mother
Dear Mama, You Matter: Honest talk about the transition to motherhood
Mama, Bare: The Birth Of Mother
Work and Motherhood
The Good Enough Mother: Reimagining Motherhood and Work
The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby
Nutrition and Mental Health
Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks
Gut Feelings: Healing the Shame-Fueled Relationship Between What You Eat and How You Feel
Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself
Marriage and Relationships
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do
Parenting
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Are My Kids on Track?: The 12 Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
Women's Health
Sex Matters: How male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it
In the FLO: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life
Holistic Health
The Women's Guide to Overcoming Insomnia: Get a Good Night's Sleep Without Relying on Medication
The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response
Boundaries and Extended Family
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships
The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Sibling
Childhood Trauma and Neglect
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity
Healing From Childhood Trauma: How To Recover From Sexual, Physical, And Emotional Abuse
The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love
Mother Wounds
Judeo/Christian Books
Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow
The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child's Heart to the Beauty of Learning
M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood
Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments
Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
Friendships
Together Is a Beautiful Place: Finding, Keeping, and Loving Our Friends
Nordic Living and Lifestyle
Everyday Sisu: Tapping into Finnish Fortitude for a Happier, More Resilient Life
The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living
My Hygge Home: How to Make Home Your Happy Place
American Cozy: Hygge-Inspired Ways to Create Comfort & Happiness
Lagom: Not Too Little, Not Too Much: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life
The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World's Happiest People
Nordic Lifestyle: Embrace Slow Living, Cultivate Happiness and Know When to Take Off Your Shoes
Nature Therapy
Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life
Healing with Nature: Mindfulness and Somatic Practices to Heal from Trauma
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Coloring Books
A Cozy Coloring Cookbook: 40 Simple Recipes to Cook, Eat & Color
Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Coloring Book for Adults
Creative Haven Home Sweet Home Coloring Book
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