Meet the inspiration behind The Divergent Mom

Hi there mama, I’m so glad you’re here. Really.

I’m Keely, a Divergent Mom — not because I’m into unique and catchy titles (okay, maybe a little), but because I’ve spent most of my life trying to follow the script of what it means to be “normal,” and it never quite fit. I checked all the boxes, followed all the rules, and did my best to prove to society that I could do what they told me I “should.”

Still, I always felt like something was wrong with me, especially when I became a mother and life became so.much.harder.

Turns out, it wasn’t harder for me because I was broken. I was just different — neurodivergent, that is.

It took me a while to figure out my ADHD and autism traits were a lot of why I have struggled socially, emotionally and relationally with others for much of my life. And when I became a mom, even when it was right there in front of me, I still didn’t realize right away that the struggles I faced in motherhood had a name.

But ever since that discovery, I’ve been on a mission to learn ALL that I can about being neurodivergent. You might even say it’s become my new *extra* “special insterest,” to explore what it means to live as a woman and mother in a world and life season that totally floods your brain and nervous more than it does to others.

I also have been on a personal journey to unlearn all the old scripts and re-write my own so I can better love being a mom.

Even though all the years I struggled so much sometimes feel like a detour I never meant to take, at least today I have the map to help me navigate life with so much more acceptance, compassion, and joy. And its from this map that I created The Divergent Mom for other moms like me — the ones who’ve ever felt “too much,” or “not enough,” “different,” or even “weird.” And definitely for the ones who are always worried they’re a "bad mom.”

This space is for any mom waking up to the realization that you were never meant to do life (or motherhood) the way it’s been sold to us. And instead of feeling bad about it, you can actually start celebrating the unique ways you are the best mother your child could have — just as you are.

If you’re on your own journey of rediscovery, if you’re craving permission to live more like you, to embrace all the gifts and quirks and big feelings and chaos — and if you're finally ready to write your own damn rules too —

Welcome to the rebellion. 🖤 You’re in the right place.