Patience Riley

About Patience Riley

I am the Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Speaker, and Writer behind WHOA MAMA. Through my platform, I equip women with simple but effective ways to incorporate mental health techniques in their day-to-day life. With a decade of experience as a Licensed Therapist, I use my personal and professional experiences to advocate, empower, and work with expecting & current mothers/birthing people, professionals, and the public to equip them in dealing with mental health issues throughout life and motherhood. I have been featured in Vanity Fair London, and Shoutout Atlanta and contributed articles & blog posts to Mantra Wellness Magazine, Military Spouse Magazine, and the Wounded Warrior Project. In addition, I have partnered with organizations like Maternal Mental Health Policy Center, Service Women Action Network, Project NICU, and Brazelton Touchpoints Center. Organizers praise my practical approach to explaining complex techniques, while audience members highlight the comfortable environment I create to explore mental health issues. My prior professional experience includes serving as a mental health counselor within a juvenile detention center, intake clinician at a psychiatric hospital, call center clinician for a 24-hour crisis line, behavioral health therapist/care manager for a community health agency, and counselor at a military installation. Throughout my career, I have learned the importance of education, prevention, and seeking assistance for one\'s mental health before it becomes a crisis. This has fueled my mission of equipping people with simple and sustainable mental health tools to improve their day-to-day life. If you are interested in connecting with me further visit my website or email me at i•••@whoamamas.com.

Experience

1. Communications Manager Pmha-poc

   Postpartum Support International

   Aug 2022 — Present

   As the Alliance Communications Manager, I oversee the internal and external communications for the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color, a program within Postpartum Support International. I lead and collaborate with other staff to develop, create, and execute the written copy and images across all communication channels including social media, email, website, written and digital products, etc. Skills: Develops targeted communications initiatives on perinatal mental health to support and implement the organization’s strategic goals Supports efforts to maintain consistent messaging throughout the organization, including the Board and network of volunteers Leads a mixed team of part-time and contracted team members in creating, planning, and implementing all communications initiatives in English and Spanish Collaborates with other internal communications staff and programs to plan and implement content for timely campaigns Maintains a content and editorial calendar Leads content creation and design of all communication initiatives Manages online platforms such as social media, email, newsletter, website, blog, and eCommerce storefront Creates monthly newsletters and blog articles for internal and external audiences in English and Spanish Delivers SEO-friendly content Analyzes social media and website analytics and changes content strategy accordingly Uses platforms such as Sprout Social and Canva to design and plan online content Maintains a strong social media presence across Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube Responds to community engagement across all social media platforms Develops strategic partnerships and relationships with other organizations and perinatal providers Pursues in-kind donations and financial support from brands and organizations If you are a provider, researcher, policy maker, community member, etc. subscribe to our monthly newsletter by visiting

Education

• Clark Atlanta University

  M.A, Community Counseling

  2010 — 2012

• Winthrop University

  Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, Sociology

  2006 — 2010