Resources

Crisis Phone Support: 

• Crisis Text Line: an additional resource for crisis support
• King County 24 Hour Crisis Line: 866-4-CRISIS- (866-427-4747)
• All-Options: Pregnancy, Parenting, Abortion, and Adoption Support (1-888-493-0092)
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1800-273-8255

Videos I Love:

• Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
• Brene Brown: Sympathy and Empathy
• Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life
• Guy Winch: Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
• Elizabeth Lesser: Say Your Truths and Seek Them in Others

Individual and Couple Support:

• Self Compassion and the work of Kristen Neff, including a self-compassion assessment
• Atlas of Emotions
• What is EMDR? As well as The EMDRIA Website
• The Gottman Institute, including subscribing to The Marriage Minute
• The Power of a Weekly Marriage Meeting, by The Art of Manliness
• Weekly Questions for Couples, by Today’s Letters
• Annual Reflections for Couples
• At Home Date Nights, by The Dating Divas

Fertility, Perinatal and Parenting Resources:

• All Options (formally: Backline): Online resources and toll free support line at 1-888-493-0092
• Perinatal Support International of Washington and warm line 1-888-404-7763
• Risk Assessment in Pregnancy from the Postpartum Stress Center
• Postpartum Progress: Comprehensive and approachable site focused on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• PMAD Symptoms in “Plain Mamma English” from Postpartum Progress
• New Mom Checklist for Maternal Mental Health from Postpartum Progress
• Fussy Baby Network: An organization dedicated to working with parents struggling with a fussier than normal baby; home visits are available and encouraged
• Postpartum Dads: This website is dedicated to supporting dads whose partners are struggling with a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder
• The Dad Project: Supporting fatherhood development for new and young fathers

Perinatal Loss (Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Neonatal Loss)

• “I will be a better mother” Poem, Unknown Author
• The Stone Poem, Four Plus An Angel Blog
• Knox Blocks Foundation: Organization dedicated to providing support to families after perinatal loss
• Healing Hearts: Providing resources, words of comfort, and information for friends and family following the loss of a baby or pregnancy; including a “What do I Say” section for friends and family
• Empty Arms Bereavement: Phone, email, and virtual support for perinatal loss
• First Candle: Resources specifically around stillbirth and sudden losses
• Share: Pregnancy and Infant Loss resources and readings
• PS of Puget Sound: Support for Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss; including a list of local support groups
• CLIMB: Center for Loss in Multiple Births; online support articles and resource for losses of multiples
• Still Standing Magazine: Online articles and blogs written by parents who have survived a loss
• Modern Loss: Candid Conversations About Grief
• International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, October 15th

Books I Refer to Often:

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
• Rising Strong by Brene Brown
• Self Compassion by Kristen Neff
• The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
• Why Won’t You Apologize? by Harriet Lerner

• Resilient Grieving by Lucy Hone
• It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok by Megan Devine
• Unsung Lullabies by Janet Jaffe, Martha Diamond, and David Diamond
• One and Only by Lauren Sandler
• There is No Good Card for This by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell

• Zero to Five by Tracy Cutchlow
• Raising a Secure Child by Hoffman, Cooper, and Powell
• Mama Zen by Karen Maezen Miller
• Parenting from the Inside Out by John Gottman
• The Whole Brained Child by Daniel Siegel