Resources
Dr. Yabko's Guided Meditations (Mindfulness and Self-Compassion)
- Mindfulness of Grounding Brandon Yabko 6:07
- Body Scan - short version Brandon Yabko 17:50
- Body Scan - long version Brandon Yabko 32:45
- Mindfulness of Breath Brandon Yabko 11:37
- Loving Kindness Brandon Yabko 10:56
- Three Minute Breathing Space Brandon Yabko 4:43
- Mindful Movement Brandon Yabko 12:08
Additional Mindfulness and Compassion Resources
- How to Practice Self-Compassion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqoUiEEtyTE&t;=1s - SLC Psych YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@SLCPsych - UCSD Guided Mindfulness Recordings
https://cih.ucsd.edu/mindfulness/resources - Self-Compassion Exercises led by Dr. Chris Germer
https://chrisgermer.com/meditations/
Family Building Resources
Making ART Family Building Feel Normal
- Let’s talk about egg donation: Real Stories from Real Women by Carole Liber-Wilkins
- EM Power with Moxi
https://www.empowerwithmoxi.org - We are Family: The Modern Transformation of Parents and Children by Susan Golombok
- Donor Conception Network
https://www.dcnetwork.org - SART Fertility Experts Podcast – Egg Donor Screening
https://startwithsart.libsyn.com/sart-fertility-experts-egg-donor-screening - Building Your Family with Lisa Schuman, LCSW
https://familybuilding.net/podcast/ - Huberman Lab: Female Hormones, Fertility & Vitality
https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-natalie-crawford-female-hormone-health-fertility-vitality
Resources for Men Using Sperm Donors
- The Society for Male Reproduction and Urology
https://connect.asrm.org/smru/for-patients - Society for the Study of Male Reproduction
https://ssmr.org/patients/default.aspx - MensFE
http://www.mensfe.net/ - DI Dad Blog
https://di-dad.blogspot.com/ - Men’s Fertility Support Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mensfertilitysupport - Books for Donor Kids
https://www.booksfordonorkids.com/
Childless Living Resources
- Living The Life Unexpected by Jody Day
- How Did We Get Here? Podcast
https://www.howdidwegetherepodcast.com - Live Childfree with Erik and Melissa
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/live-childfree-with-erik-and-melissa-live-JZ7IEyfWQHP/ - How Did We Get Here? Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-did-we-get-here/id1491735705 - I’m Taking My Eggs and Going Home by Lisa Manterfield
- The Pursuit of Motherhood by Jessica Hepburn
- Motherhood: Is It for Me? by Ann Davidman
LGBTQ Resources
- Men Having Babies
https://www.menhavingbabies.org - Transfertility
https://transfertility.co - Single Mothers by Choice
https://www.singlemothersbychoice.org
Childrens Books About Donor Conception and Surrogacy
- Sensitive Matters
https://www.sensitivematters.net/ - ASRM Mental Health Bookshelf
https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/bookshelf/mhpg-bibliography842 - You Were Made for Me by Sheri Sturniolo
- We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty
For Those Who Are Grieving
- London Is The Reason
http://www.londonisthereason.org/ - Resolve Infertility Support
https://resolve.org - Breathe, Baby, Breathe by Dr. Annie Janvier
- Something Happened by Cathy Blanford
Donor Conceived Peoples Stories and Support
- Donor Conceived Community
https://donorconceivedcommunity.org - Counseling Donor Family Members by Wendy Kramer
- Finding Our Families by Wendy Kramer
- Your Family: A Donor Kid’s Story by Wendy Kramer
- Donor Family Matters by Wendy Kramer
- Three Makes Baby by Jana M. Rupnow