
Resources
Emergency Resources
Multnomah County Mental Health Crisis Line
503-988-4888
Washington County Mental Health Crisis Line
503-291-9111
Clackamas County
Crisis Line
503-655-8585
Perinatal Resources.
Websites:
Mother to Baby (despite a lack of gender-affirming language, excellent source of reading)
LactMed (info about medication during nursing)
Baby Blues Connection (Support groups and resources)
Postpartum Support International
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Health
Books:
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts
by Karen Kleinman
Another Twinkle in the Eye: Contemplating Another Pregnancy After Perinatal Mental Illness
by Elaine Hanzak
Mindful Motherhood
by Cassandra Vieten
Understanding Your Moods When You’re Expecting
by Lucy Puryear, MD
Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help you Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions
by Pamela S Wiegartz (Workbook)
LGBTQAI+ Resources.
Websites/Groups:
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Q Center (support groups and resources)
SMYRC Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center
Books:
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Trans Community
Edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth
Gender Born, Gender Made
by Diane Ehrensaft
Trauma Resources.
Books:
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
by Nadine Burke Harris
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
by Daniel Siegel
Other Resources.
Books:
Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief
by Claire Bidwell Smith
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think 2nd Edition
by Dennis Greenberger & Christine A Padesky (Workbook)
The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution
by David A. Clark & Aaron T. Beck (Workbook)
Discovering the Inner Mother: A Guide to Healing the Mother Wound and Claiming Your Personal Power
by Bethany Webster
Other:
Magnesium and Everything you Need to Know