I will list any books/websites that I have found useful. Some of them I used right at the beginning when I first found out I had depression, others I continue to use or have recently found. I am also gonna list other blogs or youtube channels that have helped me in any way. Feel free to check these out!
Self assessment quiz:
This one is pretty short
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-symptoms-and-warning-signs.htm
This one is more detailed
https://smokefree.gov/quiz-are-you-depressed
Favorite Podcasts:
- Motherhood Sessions by Dr. Alexandra Sacks
- Birth Nurses by Shaina and Liz
- Selfish by Reagan Drake
- I Weigh by Jameela Jamil
- Unfiltered with Mark and Mia with Mia Findlay
Mental Health and Relationships Books:
- Women who run with the wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- Walking the tiger by Peter A. Levine
- Trust after trauma by Aphrodite Matsakis
- The courage to heal by Ellen Bass
- The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolfe
- The Body Myth by M. Maine and J. Kelly
- Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
- Buffering by Hannah Hart
- Family Constellation by Walter Toman
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- High Conflict Couple by Alan E. Fruzetti
- Self-care Depression Program by the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction(CARMHA) and BC Mental Health & Addiction Services (BCMHAS) Link to PDF: http://www.comh.ca/publications/resources/asw/SCDPAntidepressantSkills.pdf
Parenting & Postpartum:
- http://postpartum.org/ (Based in BC Canada)
- https://www.postpartum.net/ (International)
- http://runningintriangles.com/postpartum-rage/ (blog)
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/parenting/intrusive-thoughts-scary-images-child-dying.html (NY Times article)
- http://thevaginablog.com/ (Not exclusively about parenthood but amazing for women in general!)
- https://realgirlsfart.com/ (Not exclusively about parenthood but amazing for women in general!)
Breastfeeding Information
Explaining how baby’s saliva plays a role: 6 Magical Ways Breastmilk Changes to Meet Baby’s Needs & Breastmilk & Baby’s Saliva Shapes Oral Microbiome
How breastfeeding helps baby month-by-month: The Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Timeline for the Ages
Amazing blog that helped me big time get past mom guilt, here is the main link: KellyMom
And here is her entry on exclusively pumpimg: Exclusive Pumping
IG accounts:
- @advocatingmentalhealth
- @projectidefineme
- @s.e.l.fish
- @smilementalhealthfoundation
- @mentalhealthisapriority
- @thevaginablog
- @advocatingmentalillness
- @_happyasamother
- @aleksandrasacksmd
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@ownitbabe
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@postpartuminternational
- @postpartumstress
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@preparented
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@bub.appetit
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@babytalk.birthnurse
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@postpartumresourcegroup
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@iskra
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@ashleygraham
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@research4moms
- @postpartum_realtalk
- @momfreely
Docs, short films on Mental Health:
- “My Mind and Me” BBC Newsbeat
- “Desperately Hungry Wives”Only Human documentary
- “Living with a Mental Disorder” – Boldly (Buzzfeed productions)
- Simply Complicated – Documentary by Demi Lovato
- “Loving your body” – Adult Sh1t (Buzzfeed productions)
- “Bully” Documentary
- Interview on “Ellen” show about “Bully” documentary
- The day I snapped Real Stories documentary
- What they don’t tell you about mental illness (TED Talk)
- Lessons from the mental hospital (TED Talk)
- Let’s Get Real About PTSD! (EDucating Shanny channel)
- The fight against teen suicide begins in the classroom (TED Talk)
Docs, short films LGBTQ2S+:
- Paris is Burning (1990)
- Fag Bug (2008)
- Growing up Coy (2016)
- Krow’s Transformation (2019)
- Translating Beauty (2020)
- Disclosure (2020)
- Pray Away (2021)
Related to Suicide:
- I almost took my life (What Mia Did Next)
- How my failed attempts became my biggest success (TED Talk)
- I am not a monster (TED Talk)
- Why we choose suicide (TED Talk)
- What it’s like to lose someone to suicide (Buzzfeed Productions)
- Student Suicide (BBC Production)
Youtube Channels that have helped me:
Blogs:
Online Resource for Counseling:
License to Feel 