Otherly

About Otherly...

Connection • Community •
Culture

There is contagious magic, and great comfort, in community…
In knowing that you do not walk alone.

Otherly is a new, private community and studio for late-diagnosed neurodivergent women. In fact, play your cards right and you could be the first one through the door. (Yes, we’re that new.)

I’m creating Otherly because, since my own diagnosis at 64, I’ve joined a lot of support groups. And in every single one, I found a few crucial elements missing:

Community... Connection.

There were plenty of members. But people would pop in when they were in crisis or struggling with something, share what was happening, get some support and then—poof. They’d disappear for months until the next challenge came along.

I think we need much more than that.

Sure, it’s great to be heard. But we need connection. We need our people. We need understanding, guidance, practical solutions, and a place to belong while we figure out what the devil comes next.

Because the question I hear most often from women after a late diagnosis is:

“I got my diagnosis. Now what?”

Now what, indeed.

There’s surprisingly little out there to help us answer that question—or figure out how to actually live once we finally understand why we are the way we are.

That’s what I want to create here.

Welcome to Otherly.

You don’t have to arrive confident, fearless, fabulous, or even ready. Come curious. Come uncertain. Come exhausted. Come exactly as you are.

Here, we'll share what we know, learn from each other, and untangle ourselves from a lifetime of expectations about who we were supposed to be.

There’s nothing to prove here and no particular way you need to be.

Show up where you are, as you are. You belong here.

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Private, Babe

We're not on Facebook anymore, Dorothy. Otherly is a private, intentionally moderated, supportive community, created by neurodivergent women, for neurodivergent women. No ads, no trolls, no unkind behavior — ever.

What You Get

Respect. Compassion. Understanding. Insight. Inclusion. Support. Knowledge. Acceptance. Connection. And the tremendous relief of spending time with otherly women who truly get you.

Upfront

At Otherly, all women are welcome. We embrace women of every race, religion, sexual orientation, background, and gender history. This is a space grounded in inclusion, compassion, and mutual respect.

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For those who have always felt a little… otherly. We're creating a quiet
corner of the internet where difference is honored and welcomed.

What We're Creating

Otherly is a private online studio. No ads. No distractions. No trolls. And we never sell your data.

We’re creating something more meaningful than a community of thousands of strangers quietly passing one another in the hall. Otherly is a place where women know one another, care about one another, and understand that none of us was ever meant to figure all of this out alone.

Here, we share what we know, talk honestly about what we’re living, question the expectations that were never designed for us, and celebrate the wonderfully otherly women we have always been.

Translation: This is a living, breathing community—and you are warmly invited to become part of it.

Jump into the conversation when you want to. Tell us how your day was. Share the challenges. Celebrate the wins. Highlight what’s working. Laugh. Cry. Ask questions. Get messy. Or sit quietly with us until you feel ready. There is room for all of it here.

Maybe you'll learn some new sh!t. Maybe you'll try some new sh!t. Or maybe you'll simply experience the tremendous relief of realizing that you are not the only one. However you choose to participate, you are welcome here.

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About You

You. Are. Welcome. Here.

You don’t have to arrive confident, certain, fearless, or ready to charge into a fabulous new life. You may still be trying to understand what your diagnosis means. You may be relieved, angry, grieving, curious, overwhelmed—or all of the above before breakfast.

Come as you are.

This is a place to explore your neurodivergence, question what you have been taught to believe about yourself, and discover who you are when you are no longer trying quite so hard to be someone else.

Welcome to Otherly—where your differences are understood, embraced, and celebrated.

Meet Your Host

Meet your host, Morgana—founder of Otherly.

At the age of 64, Morgana was finally diagnosed with ADHD—more than five decades after a childhood misdiagnosis profoundly shaped the way she understood herself and her place in the world.

Morgana is a former behavioural interventionist whose work focused on preschool-aged autistic children. Over time, she began recognizing parts of her own childhood in the experiences and behaviours of the children she supported. That recognition eventually led her to understand herself as AuDHD—and to look back at her life through an entirely new lens.

When Morgana went searching for a community that offered the kind of understanding, connection, and support she had longed for, she couldn’t find what she was looking for. So she created it.

Otherly was born from that vision.

Morgana is a mother and grandmother, a writer, and a lifelong solopreneur. She describes herself as a dopamine-hunting mask-master, and an extroverted introvert. She looks forward to welcoming you to Otherly—a place where you don’t have to explain, disguise, or apologize for the wonderfully otherly woman you are.