Resources

Organizations & Hotlines

Postpartum Support International (PSI)

PSI SUPPORT LINE

  • Call 1-800-944-4773 (#1 en espanol or #2 English)

  • Text “Help” to 800-944-4773 (English)

  • Text en Espanol: 971-203-7773

For Emergencies and Crisis

NATIONAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE (free, confidential, available 24/7)

  • Call or text 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (1-833-943-5746)

SUICIDE CRISIS LINE

  • Call or text 988 

Reading Suggestions

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. (2015)

Women’s Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health, by Deborah Sichel M.D. and Jeanne Watson Driscoll, M.S., R.N., C.S. (2020)

Understanding Your Moods When You’re Expecting: Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness - Before, During and After Pregnancy, by Lucy Puryear, M.D. (2008) 

Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression, by Brooke Shields (2005)

FOR COUPLES:

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Sue Johnson, Ph.D. (2008) 

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, by John M. Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan Silver (2015)

Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by John Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., Doug Abrams, and Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D. (2019).