Resources
A curated list of books, podcasts, and organizations for women who want to explore further. These are offered as a starting point, not a replacement for professional support.
Books
Women's Issues and Identity
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
On Our Best Behavior by Elise Loehnen
Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness by Elise Loehnen and Courtney Smith
Anxiety
First, We Make the Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson
The Worry Trick by David Carbonell
Unwinding Anxiety by Dr. Judson Brewer
The Anxiety and Worry Workbook by Clark and Beck
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
Depression
The Emotionally Exhausted Woman by Nancy Colier
High Functioning by Dr. Judith Joseph
Perfectly Hidden Depression by Dr. Margaret Rutherford
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zinn
Feeling Good by David Burns
Young Women, Identity and Life Direction
The Defining Decade by Meg Jay
How to Be Everything by Emilie Wapnick
Anxiety Around Relationships, Timelines, and Having Children
Maybe Baby edited by Lori Leibovich
Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Perinatal Mental Health
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman
What No One Tells You by Alexandra Sacks and Catherine Birndorf
The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson
Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
I Had a Miscarriage by Jessica Zucker
The Art of Waiting by Belle Boggs
Trying by Liz Swenson and Alessa Martin
Motherhood and the Loss of Self
Matrescence by Lucy Jones
And Now We Have Everything by Meaghan O’Connell
Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman
Caregiver Burnout
Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Set Boundaries Find Peace by Nedra Tawwab
Already Toast by Kate Washington
Holding it together by Jessica Calarco
Life Transitions
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna
Rebuilding by Bruce Fisher and Robert Alberti
Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher
Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Relationships, Boundaries and Finding Your Voice
Set Boundaries Find Peace by Nedra Tawwab
Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
The Emotionally Intelligent Marriage by John and Julie Gottman
Trauma and Healing
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
What Happened to You by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Self Exploration
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
Self Led by Seth Kopald
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Podcasts
The Mel Robbins Podcast. Practical, warm, motivating to those who feel stuck and need a push.
Where Should We Begin Esther Perel. Real couples in sessions. Illuminating for any woman trying to understand relationships more deeply.
Mom and Mind with Dr. Kat. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, postpartum depression, and everything no one tells you.
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle. Identity, relationships, and living honestly.
Unlocking Us with Brené Brown. Vulnerability, shame, courage, and connection.
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos. The science of well-being and what actually makes us feel better.
Good Inside with Dr. Becky Kennedy. Parenting, emotional well-being, and understanding behavior beneath the surface.
How I Built This with Guy Raz. Stories of people who walked away from one thing and built something entirely their own.
Organizations and Websites
Postpartum Support International at postpartum.net
Massachusetts Postpartum Coalition at mapostpartum.org
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association at resolve.org
MGH Center for Women's Mental Health at womensmentalhealth.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness at nami.org
