-: Mothers Together is an online support community for moms
specifically raising neurodivergent outta-the-box kids.
Neurodivergence is a very, I don't know,
kind of a loose term, but basically,
for a child who doesn't fit in the box
in whatever that looks like, they are a bit ostracized.
The moms feel that same way as well.
Moms with low self esteem, low confidence.
They're just really struggling,
because their kids are struggling.
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I did not have anybody that I could talk to at all
who understood what I was going through.
And so I wondered, is there anybody else out there
in the world who has a kid like mine?
And that was the beginning of it.
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-: I was immediately put into a pod squad of other women
who were facing the same types of struggles that I was
as a mom of a neurodivergent kid.
-: I just felt this instant understanding,
like I didn't have to explain myself.
I didn't have to explain my kid.
That validation was everything, everything.
-: It was clear to see that the friendships that started
to form within these pod squads,
they were happening over Marco Polo.
-: I'm definitely the type of person
that craves those deep conversations.
It takes a lot more than a few sentences
written as a text message.
-: It's a really safe space.
It's a judgment-free zone
where you can go in and you can go, this is hard.
I am struggling.
And I think the ability to just say that out loud
and have people come back and go, we get it.
That's hugely impactful on your mental health.
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-: And so finding your people
means that when you are having that next tough moment
that you're not just letting it stew
or filling you with anxiety and stress and guilt,
but instead, you're picking up your phone
and getting a Marco Polo and connecting with your pod squad.
Finding your people
means that they understand you to your core,
and so those relationships are going to be lifelong.