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Here, you'll find a list of my favourite ever resources - ones that I refer to when working with clients and in my own time.

Just so you know - this blog post contains affiliate links. However, my opinions are entirely my own. If you decide that you love the sound of these resources and purchase using the link below, The Postnatal Project receives a commission. I use this to subsidise my services. Pretty cool, huh? Thanks for supporting my movement.

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Buddhism for Mothers
​Sarah Napthali

Become a calmer and happier mother with The Complete Buddhism for Mothers. Parenthood can be a time of great inner turmoil for a woman yet parenting books invariably focus on nurturing children rather than the mothers who struggle to raise them. These books are different. Together for the first time, these three bestsellers - Buddhism for Mothers, Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children and Buddhism for Mothers of Schoolchildren - explore the joy of being with your children in the all-important present moment. In these books, mothers have found the inspiration to be more patient, loving and attentive towards their children, other family members, other parents, but most of all, themselves.

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Becoming Mum
​Dr Koa Whittingham

In Becoming Mum Dr Koa Whittingham, a clinical and developmental psychologist, parenting researcher and mother, draws on the latest research, her clinical experience and her own experiences as a mother. In each chapter you will find suggestions on how to apply the concepts presented in Becoming Mum to your unique situation, including coping with challenges such as miscarriage, postnatal depression and preterm birth.

Discover:
- your unique parenting values, and how to harness these to become a confident and happy mother 
-how to use mindfulness and acceptance to create a loving bond with your baby and support your baby's emotional development
- techniques for coping with criticism, unhelpful advice, distressing emotions and physical pain 
-how to keep your romantic relationship healthy and your support network strong
- flexible, step by step strategies for facing major challenges that can be adapted to your personal circumstances ​

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The Fourth Trimester
Kimberly Ann Johnson

Pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum offer women some of the most emotionally enriching and satisfying experiences of their life. But many women entering motherhood are shocked at their lack of preparation or awareness about what that actually means for their bodies, minds, spirits, and relationships. Kimberly Johnson, a doula, postpartum recovery expert, and yoga instructor has created a wise and supportive illustrated guide that offers women a roadmap to this very important transition that can last a few months--or even a few years. 

The book offers advice for pregnant women on how to prepare their body for birth; how to organise themselves and their households for the best possible transition to motherhood; simple practices to facilitate healing and restore energy; and how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex. Johnson also explores the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum, and explores the profound nature of childbirth and new motherhood. She helps women contextualise their experience and tap into the spiritual opportunities it can provide. ​

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How to Heal a Bad Birth
Melissa J Bruijn
​Debby a Gould

How to Heal a Bad Birth is a straightforward guide for women who have experienced a difficult, disappointing or traumatic birth, and want to gain understanding and clarity about 'what happened' and why they feel so bad...and move on. 

Written by the founders of Birthtalk (TM), this book works double-time as an indispensable resource for partners, family and health professionals, enabling them to offer meaningful support for a woman in this situation.

Do people keep saying 'you should be grateful'? 

Often women are told to 'just get over it', or 'healthy mother, healthy baby... that's all that matters.' We know it's not that simple, and that your emotional health matters too.

This book offers ideas and tools to:
explore & process the emotional impact of your birth
strengthen your relationship with your partner
reconnect with your child
deal with feelings such as failure, guilt, sadness, or anger
begin to plan for a better birth next time

​Join the hundreds of women who have used these tools to make sense, make peace, and move on from a bad birth.

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