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Podcasts & Books We Love

Whether you’re looking for something to listen to during a feeding session or a book to reach for at night, these podcasts and recommended reads cover mindfulness, postpartum, birth, relationships, and grief.

Podcasts

Mama-centered listening for every stage

Mindfulness Books

Reads on presence & meditation

PMAD Books

Understanding perinatal mood disorders

Postpartum Books

Navigating the fourth trimester

Relationship Books

Strengthening partnership after baby

Childbirth Books

Preparing for labor & delivery

Grief & Loss Books

Healing after pregnancy or infant loss

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Podcasts

Mama-centered shows to listen to during a feeding, a walk, or a quiet moment to yourself.

Mom & Mind

Hosted by Dr. Kat, a psychologist and perinatal specialist, covering postpartum depression, anxiety, and PMADs.

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What Fresh Hell

Hosts Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables laugh through the realities of parenthood, careers, and relationships.

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The Birth Hour

Host Bryn Huntpalmer shares real, normalized childbirth stories from parents around the world. Inspiring, easy listening.

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Recommended Reading

Mindfulness Books

Books on presence, meditation, and staying grounded through motherhood.

Buddhism for Mothers

Sarah Napthali · 2003

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Aware

Daniel J. Siegel · 2018

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Mindful Motherhood

Cassandra Vieten · 2009

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Mindful Moments for Busy Moms

Sarah Rudell Beach · 2018

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The Miracle of Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh · 1975

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PMAD Books

Books on perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders — for parents and the people who love them.

Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts

Karen Kleiman & Molly McIntyre · 2019

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This Isn't What I Expected

Karen Kleiman & Valerie Davis Raskin · 2013

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The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook

Pamela Wiegartz & Kevin Gyoerkoe · 2009

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The Pregnancy Workbook

Katayune Kaeni · 2021

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Birth Trauma

Kim Thomas · 2013

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Heal Your Birth Story

Maureen Campion · 2015

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Daddy Blues

Mark Williams · 2018

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Postpartum Books

Honest, supportive reads on the fourth trimester and the transition into new motherhood.

The First Forty Days

Heng Ou, Amely Greeven & Marisa Belger · 2016

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Birth in Four Cultures

Brigitte Jordan & Robbie Davis-Floyd · 1993

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Zuo Yuezi

Whitley & Easlon · 2016

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What No One Tells You

Alexandra Sacks & Catherine Birndorf · 2019

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Strong as a Mother

Kate Rope · 2018

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The Fourth Trimester

Kimberly Ann Johnson · 2017

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The Postpartum Plan Workbook

Erin Huiatt · 2019

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Build Your Nest

Kestrel Gates · 2016

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Relationship Books

Partnership doesn’t run on autopilot after a baby arrives — these resources help you navigate it together.

To Have and to Hold

Molly Millwood · 2019

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How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids

Jancee Dunn · 2017

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Childbirth Books

Evidence-based and empowering reads to help you feel prepared for labor and delivery.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn

Penny Simkin et al. · 2018

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Expecting Better

Emily Oster · 2013

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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Ina May Gaskin · 2003

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Nurture

Erica Chidi Cohen & Kaeleigh Ditner · 2017

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Babies Are Not Pizzas

Rebecca Dekker · 2019

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Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering

Sarah J. Buckley · 2005

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Creating Your Birth Plan

Marsden Wagner · 2006

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The Positive Birth Book

Milli Hill · 2017

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Grief & Loss Books

Companions for the road of grieving a pregnancy or child loss, written by those who understand it.

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart

Deborah L. Davis · 2016

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A Silent Sorrow

Ingrid Kohn · 2000

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Beyond Tears

Mitchell et al. · 2009

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Healing After Loss

Martha Whitmore Hickman · 1994

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Pregnancy After a Loss

Carol Cirulli Lanham · 1999

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An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination

Elizabeth McCracken · memoir

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Hope for Today, Comfort for Tomorrow

Teske Drake · 2012

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I Will Carry You

Angie Smith · 2010

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