“Shoshana and Pec have designed an easy-to-use format for all practitioners who work with childbearing women. While the topic is extremely complex, their book provides the most essential information in a concise manner. This is a long overdue contribution to the field of maternal mental health. Thank you Shoshana and Pec!”

– Jane Honikman, MS, Founder Postpartum Support International

“In Beyond the Blues, Bennett and Indman offer a compact yet surprisingly comprehensive manual on prenatal and postpartum depression. Readable and practical, they systematically address screening and assessment, finding a therapist, myths about nursing and bonding, and treatment. Interesting and helpful are suggestions for family and friends. For health professionals, there is detailed diagnostic and treatment information. Beyond the Blues is a quick read with an easy-to-handle format. Recommended for consumer health and health sciences collections.”

– Library Journal

“As a nonprofit advocate and leader, my go-to book about maternal mental health disorders is Beyond the Blues. We promote the book through our work with hospitals, insurers, clinicians and advocates. Our followers find the book is a page turner and provides just the right amount of information about maternal mental health disorders.”

– Joy Burkhard, MBA, Founder and Director, Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

“I love this book! It is easy to read and use as an informative reference for all aspects of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I recommend this book to all the OB care provider offices in my hospital system. It’s an excellent book for my clients and required reading for providers I train. Thanks to Pec and Shoshana for the recent updates which make this great book even better.”

– Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, Indiana Coordinator, Postpartum Support International, Past President, Postpartum Support International

“Refreshingly easy to read and understand. Informative, concise and truly user friendly. A valuable tool for clinicians and consumers alike.”

– Joyce A. Venis, RNC, Past President, Depression After Delivery, Inc., Director of Nursing, Princeton Family Care Associates

“Succinct yet informative, a useful guide for the busy practitioner or overwhelmed mother.”
 

– Valerie Raskin, MD, Psychiatrist, Author of This Isn’t What I Expected and When Words Are Not Enough

“I lost my wife, Kristin Brooks Rossell, to suicide following afour-month battle with postpartum psychosis. All the things one should not do in the treatment of this deadly disease were done to Kristin. Beyond the Blues is a step-by-step guide that would have saved her life. Beyond the Blues is not long, yet its
content is comprehensive and well written. I cried reading each page, knowing at each turn how this information could have been used to save Kristin, myself, and our families the pain and
needless suffering we experienced.”

– H. Reese Butler II

“An indispensable guide to understanding and treating prenatal and postpartum depression. This book is a gift not only to healthcare providers but also to family and friends of mothers suffering from these devastating perinatal mood disorders.”
 

– Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, Professor, University of Connecticut, School of Nursing, Coauthor of Postpartum Depression Screening Scale

“After reading Beyond the Blues, I immediately ordered several copies and shared them with colleagues. It is a wonderful resource, easy to read and full of practical wisdom. I’ve worked with postpartum families for many years and learned a great deal reading this book.” 

– Maggie Muir, LMFT, IBCLC, Nursing Mothers Counsel

“As a psychotherapist treating postpartum women, I have referred to the information in this book over and over. Drs. Indman and Bennett are two reliable sources who have checked all their facts while intelligently turning this very complex topic into something so clear and understandable.”
 

– Kim Richardson, MA, LCPC

“Beyond the Blues by Shoshana Bennett and Pec Indman is a very insightful, concise, informative manual that should be in the hands of all providers and new mothers dealing with postpartum depression. It is a fantastic book containing all the necessary questions and answers.”

– Shirley Halvorson, Past President, Depression After Delivery (North Carolina), Past Coordinator, Postpartum Support International (North Carolina)

“This valuable treatment manual should be in the pocket of every practitioner who works with women. It is well researched and indexed for quick and easy reference by healthcare providers as well as clients and their families. As a registered nurse and lactation consultant, I have found it invaluable in assisting new mothers to comfortably achieve the breastfeeding experience they want with their babies. Thanks for dispelling so many of the old myths!”

– Pat Ross, RN, IBCLC, Kaiser Permanente