Resources
Pregnancy Support
Pregnancy can hold both joy and a surprising amount of worry — and if your mind has been running through worst-case scenarios more than you'd like, you're not alone and you're not broken.
Resources
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And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready — Meaghan O'Connell (2018)
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Baby Making for Everybody: Family Building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents — Marea Goodman, LM, CPM & Ray Rachlin, LM, CPM (2023)
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Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-to-Be — Kristin Liam Kali, LM (2022)
- Website
Fertility and family-building guidance written specifically for trans and non-binary people.
- Guide
When to Hire a Doula — Andrea Leon, Happy Family Happy Baby
A visual guide to when to start looking — she suggests the early second trimester — and what to weigh when choosing someone.
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The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook — Pamela Wiegartz, PhD & Kevin Gyoerkoe, PsyD (2009)
“New moms have a lot to be anxious about, and it's perfectly natural to have some fears during and after pregnancy... proven-effective strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy.”
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What No One Tells You — Alexandra Sacks, MD & Catherine Birndorf, MD (2019)
“Try saying it out loud: matrescence. It sounds like adolescence, a well-described developmental phase and another time when bodies morph and hormones surge.”
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Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression — Karen Kleiman & Amy Wenzel, PhD (2014)
- Article
Depression During Pregnancy — ACOG
- Podcast
- Podcast
Professionals worth knowing about
Some of these are practices and organizations our clinicians know of, mostly around Boston. They are starting points, not endorsements — we have no affiliation with them, and we don’t receive anything for listing them. Please confirm credentials, availability, and insurance coverage directly, as those change.
- reproductive psychiatry information, including medication in pregnancy and while nursing — MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
- a free Massachusetts program your OB or psychiatrist can consult about perinatal medication questions — MCPAP for Moms
- pelvic floor physical therapy, Boston area — PT in Cadence
- birth and postpartum doula support across New England — New England Doula Support
- birth doulas & childbirth educators — DONA International — find a doula
- certified nurse-midwives — ACNM — find a midwife
- pelvic floor physical therapists — APTA Pelvic Health — PT Locator
- trauma-informed lactation support, South Shore, Massachusetts — Made of Gold Lactation
Taking the First Step
Beginning Therapy
Starting therapy can feel like a big step. Many clients reach out after spending months — sometimes years — wondering whether they should seek support.
If you're considering therapy, we'd love to help you take the next step.