Mom, you were born to be different.
Dare to love the mess.
Hey you! The messy one feeling like motherhood isn’t going the way it’s “supposed” to, or worrying you’re “not enough.” The one over there trying to hold it all together but feeling like you’re always falling apart. The one pissed off that being a mother feels so damn hard.
I see YOU. And you are not alone.
If you’ve ever felt like motherhood wasn’t built for a brain and body like yours, you’re in good company here. The Divergent Mom is a space for women like us who think differently, feel deeply, and are ready to rewrite the script on what it means to be a “good mom.”
Here, we don’t chase perfection. We honor our true experience, the good, the bad, and the messy. We unmask, and let it all hang out. We love ourselves compassionately and profoundly, just as we are. We rage a little, laugh a lot, and we always give ourselves permission to rest. We even put ourselves first sometimes (gasp)!
The truth is, traditional motherhood rules don’t fit every woman — in fact they weren’t even written by a woman.
So isn’t it about time we create something better for ourselves?
Come as you are. Stay for the rebellion.
Come as you are. Stay for the rebellion.
The journey of discovering you’re neurodivergent as a mom can be a slow, scary process. You feel ambivalent, afraid to acknowledge there may be parts of yourself that are stigmatized and “weird” to the rest of the world. Suddenly nothing and everything makes so much sense, all at the same time. It feels like the ground beneath you is completely shifting or even breaking open, and it might just swallow you up.
But, as it all steadily begins to come together — why motherhood feels harder for you; why the noise, the chaos, and the constant demands seem to overwhelm you more than others — there is such a tremendous wave of relief, like the first real calming exhale you’ve taken since becoming a mom.
You’re not broken.
Then also comes the work. Because there’s also grief to move through, for all the years you thought you were. And there’s unlearning to do, old scripts to rewrite. To start showing up as the mom you want to be — authentically AND without shame — you have to design new beliefs about and love yourself more than ever before. It’s a journey of self-compassion and reclaiming your worth, which can be messy but so worthwhile. Because as you do, ever so surely you too will realize being different doesn’t make you less — it makes you amazing in ways you’re only just beginning to understand.
Are You a Divergent Mom Too?
If you think you too are a different kind of mom and feel ready to start exploring what that means for you, check out my first few posts below. And be sure to sign up for my newsletter for more education, tips, resources and offers, including my free love letter to the neurodivergent mom!
Mom, I’ll be here with you all the way.
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Neurodivergent, Not Broken.
This is my story of learning I am highly sensitive, late-diagnosed ADHD, and different from other moms because of it. Motherhood is harder for me because I’m neurodivergent - not broken. It just might be the discovery you’ve been waiting for too.
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6 Signs You Might Be a Divergent Mom
Ever feel like motherhood is way harder than it “should” be? Like you’re constantly overstimulated, maxed out, and wondering if you’re the only one? You might be a neuroDivergent mom — and that realization is the first step to becoming the mother YOU want to be.
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The First 4 Motherhood Scripts to Burn
Tired of trying to be a “good mom” and feeling like you’re constantly failing? When I stopped trying to be the perfect mom, everything for me changed. Here are the first 4 motherhood scripts I burned when I decided to start loving the mom I am.
