Pregnancy & Birth
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong – and What You Really Need to Know – Emily Oster
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskine
The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth – Genevieve Howland
Give Birth Like a Feminist: Your Body. Your Baby. Your Choices. – Milli Hill
Birth Trauma
More than a Health Baby: Finding Strength and Growth After Birth Trauma – Dr Erin Bowe
Early Motherhood
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother – Heng Ou, Amely Greeven, & Marisa Belger
Nourished Postpartum – Shannon Hayes & Alana Milhall
The Motherhood: Australian Women Share What They Wish They’d Known About Life With A Newborn – Jamila Rizvi
Postnatal Depletion Cure – Dr Oscar Serralach (please note I do not agree with iron, vitamin D, and DHA supplementation)
Motherhood
Conscious Motherhood: Finding Yourself in the Beautiful Madness – Cathy Spooner
Days Like These: A comforting, practical companion for tired and terrific mums – Pip Lincolne
Mothering the New Mother – Women’s Feeling & Needs After Childbirth, A Support & Resource Guide – Sally Placksin
Beyond the Bump : A clinical psychologist’s guide to navigating the mental, emotional and physical turmoil of becoming a mother – Sally Shepherd
To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma – Molly Millwood
The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother Changes Our Lives and Why We Never Talk About It – Susan Maushart
Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood – Sarah Menkedick
Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength – Dr Jodi Richardson
Babies are the Worst: A Memoir about Motherhood, PPD, & Beyond – Meagan Gordon
Power of the Woman
Herstory: womanifesto – Jane Hardwicke Collings
The Whole Woman – Germaine Greer
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype – Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward – Gemma Hartley
Self
How to do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self – Nicole Lapera
Step into You: How to Rediscover Your Extraordinary Self – Lorraine Murphy
Untamed: Stop pleasing-start living – Glennon Doyle
Setting Boundaries: Care for Yourself and Stop Being Controlled by Others – Rebecca Ray
Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World – Eve Rodsky
Rushing Women’s Syndrome: The Impact of a Never Ending To-Do List on your Health – Dr Libby Weaver
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (And More Life to Live) – Eve Rodsky
Risk Forward: Embrace the Unknown and Unlock Your Hidden Genius – Victoria Labalme
More than a Body: Your Body is an Instrument, Not an Ornament – Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite
Girl, Wash your Face: Stop Believing The Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant To Be – Rachel Hollis
Girl, Stop Apologising: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals – Rachel Hollis
Comparisonitis: How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Be Genuinely Happy – Melissa Ambrosini
Own Your Self: Surprising Path Beyond Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue to Reclaiming Your Authenticity, Vitality, and Freedom – Kelly Brogan
A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives – Kelly Brogan
Parenting
Parenting Book Club with Holly – Facebook Group
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans – Michaeleen Doucleff
Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child’s Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore – Kent Hoffman
Rest, Play and Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one) – Deborah Macnamara
Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids – Hunter Clarke-Fields
Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain – Sue Gerhardt
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind, survive everyday parenting struggles, and help your family thrive – Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Raising Girls Who Like Themselves: In a world that tells them they’re flawed – Kasey Edwards and Christopher Scanlon
Podcasts
Dear Mama Project by Nikki McCahon
The Good Enough Mother by Dr Sophie Brock
Healthy Her by Amelia Phillips
Working Mumma by Corina O Brian
The Motherkind Podcast by Zoe Blaskey
Mommy Brain Revisited by Dr Jodi Pawluski
Respectful Parenting by Janet Lansbury Unruffled
Some of these I have not personally read, they have been recommended to me by others working in motherhood support.