Got a minute?

You are not alone.

It feels vital to remind you of this in case you’re feeling isolated in motherhood right now, an emotion that I’m fairly certain grows around the time we grow a placenta and then never wants to leave.

My name is Chanel Riggle and I’ve been a writer for the past decade, contributing to faith and nonprofit publications online. Since 2022, I've published the "Motherhood Minute" newsletter, which started as a way for me to shout productively into the void about motherhood and has since grown into a close-knit community of women dedicated to discussing maternal mental health.

The Mission

Motherhood can be beautiful one minute and full of screaming the next minute. My mission is to support mothers by creating a digital space where they feel seen and understood, especially regarding the often tough conversations around mental health. I don’t have a degree in psychology but I do have an intimate relationship with my own mental health struggles, which compounded once I became pregnant with my daughter. I work in the nonprofit field for youth services, specifically on the marketing and community development side of things, which means I’m also in touch with various mental health professionals.

Through my newsletter, I aim to validate mothers’ experiences and offer insights into navigating the complexities of parenting with compassion and grace. Motherhood is messy. We need all the compassion we can get.

Key Topics We Explore

Motherhood: Obviously being a parent but also the complexity of being a mother and needing to mother ourselves as individuals.
Mental Health Care: Breaking the stigma, finding the help you need, and looking at why it is so difficult to get help in the first place.
Finding Peace in Chaos: Thanks be to God I can do all things through Him because otherwise I would not be alive.
Chronic Illness and Depression: Personal stories about a year of pain and a decade of fighting depression.

None of these topics are exclusive or detached from one another because the idea that we are easily identified and not hot messes is silly to me. But the niche monster demands topics for you to know what’s in store. I hope that list satisfies.