Explore & Reflect
These are books, podcasts, groups, and tools I recommend to clients. Take what helps and leave the rest. Items marked Local are specific to Indiana.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Grief after losing a pregnancy or baby can feel isolating. These resources offer company, language for what you're feeling, and practical guidance.
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Star Legacy Foundation: online and in-person groups for stillbirth and infant loss
Postpartum Support International: free online groups for parents
Hannah's Wish: in-person group in Greenwood— Local
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The Worst Girl Gang Ever, Season 8, Episode 63: Baby Loss and the Unbreakable Bond of Motherhood
The Worst Girl Gang Ever, Season 8, Episode 53: Overcoming Pregnancy Loss, Grief, and Finding Strength in Community
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The Baby Loss Guide: practical, compassionate day-to-day support
Find Me There: grief poems to honor and connect
How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: a grief journal
Unexpecting
I Had a Miscarriage: a memoir and a movement
The Miscarriage Map
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@heylossmama
@cradlingmemories
@lossmomclub
@adalynrosefoundation
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Dad's Still Standing: a podcast about baby loss from a father's perspective
LGBTQ+ Family Building, Loss, & Community
Queer parents often face loss and pregnancy without resources that reflect their families. These offer inclusive support and connection.
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LGBTQ Non-Bio / Non-Carrying Parent Support (Facebook group)
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Your Birth Plan: inclusive language edition
Mind-Body Birth
How We Do Family
Books by Angela Garbes
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Queer Coffee Club (day and night versions) — Local
Sapphic Club Indy — Local
BoysNightIndy — Local
Sapphic Social Book Club — Local
ADHD & Autism
Understanding how your brain works is often the first step toward being kinder to yourself. Start with the website, then pick a podcast that fits your style.
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Neurodivergent Insights: a large library of ADHD and autism resources
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ADDitude ADHD Experts
How to ADHD (Jessica McCabe)
The Neurodiversity Podcast
Neurodivergent Insights
Divergent Conversations
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ADHD basics: Divergent Conversations, What is ADHD (Part 1 of 4)
Autism basics: Divergent Conversations, What is Autism (Part 1): Understanding Autistic Communication
Parenting with ADHD: ADDitude, A Parenting Toolkit for Moms and Dads with ADHD; Mom Well, Advice for Moms with ADHD
Task paralysis and executive function: ADDitude, Conquering ADHD Procrastination and Task Paralysis; ADDitude, Executive Function Strategies
Men with ADHD: ADDitude, Solutions for Dysregulation, Shame, and Anger
Series: How to ADHD
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ADHD is Awesome: the audiobook is read by the author, who has ADHD, and his neurotypical wife
How to ADHD: practical strategies plus education on why symptoms happen
Neurodivergent DBT Workbook
Healing Family Patterns
For parents and young adults working to break patterns they grew up with, and to set boundaries without guilt.
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Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Recovery
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Self-Care
My Grandmother's Hands
Set Boundaries, Find Peace
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The Grey Rock Method: how it works
Nervous system & movement
Gentle ways to understand your stress response and settle your body between sessions.
Window of Tolerance graph: see when you're regulated, overwhelmed, or shut down
Black Yogi Nico: yoga playlist
Hormones & Menstrual Health
Hormones affect mood, energy, and the whole body. I recommend Period Repair Manual (under 40) or Hormone Repair Manual (40 and over) to anyone with a period. They cover diet, supplements, lifestyle, and how synthetic hormones and birth control affect your health.
Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual
Fifth Vital Sign: what a healthy cycle looks like