Here is a list of books that we found to be helpful & encouraging.
Please note: All views and opinions expressed do not necessarily state or reflect those of Yad Rachel.
A) Waves of Blue by: Shoshana Kagan
“A Frum Women’s Personal Experience with Postpartum Depression”
B) Delivery from Darkness by: Rabbi Baruch Finkelstein & Michal Finkelstein, RN, CNM with Doreen Winter, MSW
“A Jewish Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Depression”
Great for Husbands!
C) The Postpartum Husband by: Karen Kleiman, MSW
“Practical Solutions for living with Postpartum Depression”
D) This Isn’t What I Expected by: Karen Kleiman, MSW
“Overcoming Postpartum Depression”
E) Down Came the Rain by: Brooke Shields
“My Journey through Postpartum Depression”
NOTE: THIS BOOK MAY CONTAIN OBJECTIONABLE MATERIALS
F) Getting Up When You’re Down by: Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD
“A Mature discussion of an Adult Malady- Depression and Related Conditions”
G) The Happiest Baby on the Block by: Harvery Karp, MD
“The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer”
NOTE: THIS BOOK MAY CONTAIN OBJECTIONABLE MATERIALS
H) Living Beyond Postpartum Depression by: Jerusha Clark
“Help and Hope for the Hurtling Mom and Those Around Her”
NOTE: THIS BOOK MAY CONTAIN OBJECTIONABLE MATERIALS
I) The Mother to Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book by: Sandra Poulin
“Real Stories from Women Who Lived Through It and Recovered”
NOTE: THIS BOOK MAY CONTAIN OBJECTIONABLE MATERIALS
J) Postpartum Depression for Dummies by: Shoshana S. Bennett, PhD
“Reassuring, Positive Guidance to Help You Understand and Recover From PPD”