Resources
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Crisis Links
Books and Internet Resources
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CRISIS LINKS
- Crisis Link - prevent crises from occurring; to intervene when they do: and to assist those who lose loved ones to suicide or another sudden and traumatic loss.
Website: https://prsinc.org/crisislink/services/
CrisisLink Regional Hotline: 703-527-4077 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7.
Website - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone: 1-800-273-8255
BOOKS AND INTERNET RESOURCES
Relationships
Books by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. & Helen LaKelley Hunt, Ph.D. (Co-creators of Imago)
Couples Workshop
For additional workshop leaders and locations visit Imago Relationships International
Relationships
Books by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. & Helen LaKelley Hunt, Ph.D. (Co-creators of Imago)
- A New Way to Love, by Harville Hendrix
- Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, 20th Anniversary Edition by, Harville Hendrix
- Giving The Love That Heals, by Harville PhD Hendrix
- Making Marriage Simple: Ten Truths for Changing the Relationship You Have into the One You Want, by Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelley Hunt, Published 2013
- Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved, by Harville Hendrix Ph.D. and Helen Hunt, Ph.D.
Couples Workshop
- Getting the Love You Want Workshop
For additional workshop leaders and locations visit Imago Relationships International
New Parents and Marriage Books
- And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance after Baby Arrives (2007), by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gotman
- Be Happy without Being Perfect: How to Worry Less and Enjoy Life More (2008), by Alice D. Domar, PhD and Alice Lesch Kelly
- Becoming Parents: How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows (1999), by Pamela Jordan, Scott Stanley and Howard Markman
- Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juice Box: Cut Yourself Some Slack (and Still Raise Great Kids) in the Age of Extreme Parenting (2007), by Ann Dunnewold, PhD
- Happily Married with Kids: It’s Not a Fairy Tale (2011), by Carol Ummel Lindquis
- Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child’s First Year (2009), by Cassandra Vieten, PhD.
- Mojo Mom: Nurturing Your Self while Raising a Family (2009), by Amy Tiemann, PhD
- Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood (2006), by Karen Maezen Miller
- The Balanced Mom: Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Self (2006), by Bria Simpson, MA
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (2010), by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
- The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life (1998), by Harriet Lerner, PhD
- The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life (2008), by Renee Peterson Trudeau
- Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind (2011), by Kristin Neff, PhD
- Self-Nurture: Learning to Care for Yourself As Effectively As You Care for Everyone Else (1991), by Alice D. Domar, PhD and Henry Dreher
- What happy Working Mothers Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Lead to a Healthy and Happy Work/Life Balance (2009), by Cathy Greenberg, PhD and Barrett Avigdor, PhD
Postpartum
Books
Books
- Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in MotherhoodKleiman, Karen, MSW and Wenzel, Amy, PhD
- Life Will Never Be The Same: The Real Mom’s Postpartum Survival Guide (2010), By Ann Dunnewold, PhD and Diane Sanford, PhD.
- The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions (2009), Weigartz, Pamela, PhD
- The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living, Kleiman, Karen MSW
- This Isn’t What I Expected (2013) Kleiman, Karen, MSW and Raskin, Valerie, MD
- What Am I Thinking? Having a Baby After Postpartum Depression With Postpartum Depression (2005) Kleiman, Karen, MSW
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Pregnancy and Postpartum Resources Websites
Postpartum Dads Websites
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Books
Books
- I Never Held You: Miscarriage, Grief, Healing and Recovery (2006), by Ellen M. DuBois
- Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion, and Other Pregnancy Loss (2000), by Kim Kluger-Bell
- Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby (1996), Deborah L. Davis, PhD
- About What Was Lost: 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope (2007), Jessica Berger Gross, editor
- A Silent Sorrow, Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support for You and Your Family (2000), By Ingrid Kohn, MSW, and Perry-Lynn Moffitt with Isabelle A. Wilkins, MD
- Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of Stillbirth and Healing (2004), by Lorraine Ash
- When Your Child Dies: Tools for Mending Parents’ Broken Hearts (2012), by Avril Nagel and Randie Clark, MA
- An Exact Replica of A Figment of My Imagination (2008), by Elizabeth McCracken
- All Seasons Pass: Grieving a Miscarriage (2000), by Martha Manning
- Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart (2003), by Alan Wolfelt, PhD
- Pregnancy after a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Or Infant Death (1999), by Carol Cirulli Lanham
- SIDS & Infant Death Survival Guide (2011), by Joani Nelson Horchler and Robin Rice
Support Groups in Northern Virginia
- www.misshare.org | meets one Thursday evening per month | 703-647-0911
- SIDS Mid-Atlantic | www.sidsma.org | 703-955-6899
- Subsequent Pregnancy after A Loss (SPAL) support group | CarolynMaraVA@comcast.net | 703-754-5836
- DC MISS Foundation | www.dcmissfoundation.org | meets one Tuesday evening per month | Roberta.quirk@missfoundation.org or Alicia.ward@missfoundation.org
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Resources
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Support
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Support
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