Essential Phone Numbers:
Postpartum Support International Warmline: 1-800-944-4773
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255, available 24/7
MotherRisk Helpline: 1-877-439-2744 (for information about medications and breastfeeding)
Perinatal Mood Disorder Support Websites:
Postpartum Support International ( including free, live online support group sessions in English and Spanish on Wednesdays)
Maternal Mental Health NOW (Los Angeles)
Panic Attack Resources:
To share with someone who wants to support you
The Afterglow Handouts:
10 Tips for Couples Transitioning from Partners to Parents
My Go-To Cognitive Behavioral Coping Tools
Questions to Ask Yourself When Considering Medication for a Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder
Sleep Survival Guide & A Note on Nutrition
Support Group Description, Guidelines & Informed Consent Forms
The (New!) Afterglow Meditations:
Week One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six
The Afterglow Links:
Week Two: The Symptoms of Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders in Plain English
Week Three: Funniest Parenting Tweets & Buzzfeed Babies
Week Four: Dads get Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders too
Week Five: The Music of Motherhood
Perinatal Therapists in Northern Nevada, listed by insurance:
- Ashley Hanna-Morgan at Healing Home Counseling for EMDR trauma therapy (Hometown Health, Cigna & Tricare)
- Amanda Jo Bo (775) 254-1543 (United, Aetna, Cigna)
- Ann Edgington at Limina Counseling (775) 403-5214 (Anthem, BCBS, United, Aetna, Cigna, Optum, UMR)
- Caitlyn Wallace at Desert Bloom Wellness for EMDR therapy (775) 453-4149 (Anthem, BCBS, Hometown Health, United, Optum)
- Celia Zisman at Mount Rose Therapy (775) 232-3794 (BCBS, Prominence, Medicare, United, Cigna,Optum)
- Desiree Smith at Millenium Wellness (775) 252-3273 (United, Aetna)
- Tiffanie Sahlman at Memor Health (775) 827-2400 (Most insurances except United)
- Rachel Goforth (775) 204-3576 (Medicaid and most insurances, except United)
- Megan Kornbluth (Medicaid and most insurances, except United) (775) 378-2775
- Jillian & Alyson at Quest Counseling ((Medicaid and most insurances) (775) 786-6880
Connect with Local Parents!
Biggest Little Baby offers free groups, meetups and playtimes
Science-backed, Sane Breastfeeding Information:
Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (DMER)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21645333/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29115857/
If you’re having trouble soothing you’re baby, like we did:
The 5 S’s DVD, by Dr. Harvey Karp (it’s a lifesaver!)
Parenting Podcasts I love:
My Go-to Site for Parenting Advice:
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy—Book, Instagram, Podcast & Workshops!
Generation Mindful has free printables as well as feelings charts and stuffies! Offers retreats, webinars, and community
Perinatal OCD
Information about diagnosis and treatment
Pregnancy and Infant Loss:
RTZ Hope offers retreats, webinars, and community
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Organization of the Sierras (PILSOS) Support Group on Wednesdays
Get Involved:
Recommended Reading:
A Breastfeeding-Friendly Approach to Postpartum Depression, by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Becoming Us: The Couple’s Guide to Surviving Parenthood and Growing a Family that Thrives, by Elly Taylor
Beyond the Blues, by Pec Indman and Dr. Shoshana Bennett
Buddhism for Mothers, by Sarah Napthali
Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood, by Karen Kleiman
Postpartum Depression for Dummies, by Dr. Shoshana Bennett
Rising Strong, by Brené Brown
The Happy Sleeper by Heather Turgeon & Julie Wright
The Postpartum Husband, by Karen Kleiman
This Isn’t What I Expected, by Karen Kleiman
Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage after Postpartum Depression, by Karen Kleiman
Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion and Other Pregnancy Loss by Kim Kluger-Bell
Therapeutic Coloring Books:
A Year of Coloring Affirmations for New Mothers (& the pocket-sized version!) by Sarah Renae Clark
Moods in Motion, by Karen Kleiman
Documentaries: