About Kelly Gawitt

Founder of Resurrecting Motherhood™

I didn’t set out to become “the mom who helps other moms heal.”

I was just a woman trying to raise her kids right and not fall apart.

I’m a follower of Jesus Christ, a wife, mother of three (now young adults), and a woman who has absolutely lost it more times than I care to admit. I’ve experienced great joy and blessings I do not deserve, and I've been through some dark seasons. Seasons where the anger, resentment, and mental torment were so heavy I honestly wondered if I'd ever see the other side.

So, if motherhood feels harder than it should…
Or if your temper or thought life scares you…
I want you to know, you are not a failure or a bad mom.
You are not unlovable, invisible, or a lost cause. 

God met me in the middle of my messes and darkest nights, and led me through to a place I never dreamed possible. And He wants to do the same for you. 

My transformation began as he resurrected my mind, one piece at a time. That impacted my marriage and kids in countless ways, as you can probably imagine. When I was doing better, so were they. 

Now I walk with other Christian moms through their own “I’m at the end of myself” moments into healing, self‑control, and a brand-new legacy.

Motherhood isn’t for cowards. But you don’t have to brave it alone.

The Home I Grew Up In

I’m the youngest of five kids, and I'm just going to say, home was… a lot.

On the outside, we looked like a typical New England family. A mom and dad, a bunch of kids, a German shepherd, a nice house with a pool in a nice neighborhood. 

On the inside, though, life was scary and unpredictable. The grown‑ups I depended on were busy, distracted, overwhelmed, and often emotionally unsafe.

I learned to:

• Walk on eggshells
• Hide what I really felt
• Take care of everyone else and ignore my own heart

I didn’t have words like “trauma,” “nervous system,” or “emotional safety” back then. I just knew my stomach hurt all the time, I felt small and scared, and I promised myself my kids would never feel the way I did.

Fast‑forward a couple of decades… and well, things didn't turn out like I thought they would.

Fast Forward: The Day I Kicked a Hole in the Wall

I married young, at 21, to a guy who was not good for me. Five years in, I wondered how long I could endure. I tried talking to him, but he blamed me for my own unhappiness. So I did what I could. I saw a counselor, attended recovery groups, and begged God to help me. 

Four years later, after an 'incident,' something inside me broke, and that was when I knew I could not keep living that way.

So I filed for divorce and moved out.

Within two years, I met another man, fell in love, and got married, believing that everything from there on out would be smooth sailing. We bought a nice house in a nice neighborhood, and we had a dog too. The only thing missing was kids. So we added them into our picture-perfect life. 

Now I was truly living a dream! Babies to love and chubby little hands to hold. I pictured a home full of laughter, Jesus at the center of it all, holidays and home-cooked meals.

Fast forward five years into being a full‑time stay‑at‑home, on-all-the-time mom, my life looked like:

• Three little kids pulling on me before my eyes opened
• A husband I loved, but felt deeply resentful toward
• Decision fatigue, no breaks, no paycheck, no appreciation
• A simmering anger I did not recognize in myself

I kept asking, “Why am I so angry? What’s wrong with me?”

Then one day it happened: under the weight of all that pressure, rage, and exhaustion, I snapped—and I kicked a hole in the wall.

I still remember looking at that hole thinking, “What have I become?”

That moment was my wake‑up call. Something had to change, and it wasn’t only about the endless demands of having young kids or my husband’s habits. It was me. It was what I was carrying. 

Old wounds. Old stores. Unhealed places from my past bleeding into my present.

What God Began to Resurrect

Over these last 20+ years of parenting, homeschooling, and marriage, God has walked me through:

• Confronting my own brokenness, anger, and “I’m losing it” moments
• Naming and healing the patterns I grew up with so they didn’t run my home
• Resurrecting a brittle marriage through forgiveness, boundaries, and surrender
• Raising a family with vision and intention instead of chaos and survival
• Partnering with Him to build a new legacy for my kids—and future generations

The first time I witnessed one of my Littles speak kind words of comfort and truth to another, I cried.  Because it was then that I realized God was answering my prayers.

The things I chose to deal with, God's way, were not just for my benefit.
They were benefitting my whole family.

Finally, I got answers to all my questions of how? How can I raise a strong family when I am so broken?

No person I asked, or program I completed was able to deliver me from the heaviness and confusion I lived with. 

But God did. That is when I determined that I would share what I received with other mothers in need.

Why I Created Resurrecting Motherhood™

I remember saying, if I could help just one woman get through problems and trials like these, without years of struggling alone and feeling hopeless, I could die satisfied. Just one woman. I couldn't stand the thought of someone just like me suffering needlessly. I wanted to help her. To share my story with her as a way to reassure her she is not crazy or alone. 

Drawing from my painful journal entries and years of learning things the hard way, I wrote the book, Resurrecting Motherhood: How to Conquer Your Past So Your Children Won’t Have To, because I couldn’t find what I needed when I was in the thick of it.

Most of what I saw was either:

• Shallow Christian fluff: “Just be more grateful and patient.”
• Or parenting tips that never touched the real issue: my unhealed heart and fried nervous system.

Resurrecting Motherhood exists to help you:

• Find language for what you’re actually feeling and fighting
• Calm your body and emotions in the middle of real‑life chaos
• Confront your past with Jesus so it stops running your present
• Build a strong family culture on purpose—not by accident
• Stop feeling alone and crazy, and start feeling supported and seen

The book isn’t about how to be a perfect mom or how to raise perfect kids, it's an invitation to heal.

And from that book, I’ve built a program for anyone who is seeking deeper transformation—the courses, live coaching calls, and private community—is designed for women who are ready to do the heart‑work with Jesus. 

If you loved Resurrecting Motherhood: The Book, you're really going to love what you get out of Resurrecting Motherhood: The Course!

What I Believe About You

Even if we’ve never met, here’s what I believe about you:

• You love your family fiercely.
• You are way harder on yourself than anyone else is.
• You’re terrified of repeating what you grew up with.
• You feel like you “should be able to handle it” but you’re tired, angry, and ashamed of how you sometimes act.

You are not a lost cause or broken beyond repair. 
You’re a mom carrying too much alone.

I also believe:

• Your husband isn’t the real enemy (even when he feels like it).
• Your kids aren’t the problem (even when they’re off the rails).
• Your story and your home can be resurrected.

And I believe God entrusted these kids to you on purpose, knowing your whole story—past, present, and future.

How We Can Walk This Out Together

Depending on where you are on our journey today, here are a few ways I can come alongside you:

• Download  5 Quick Wins to Calm the Chaos – a free PDF to help you de‑escalate anger and anxiety in under 5 minutes
• Read The Book - Resurrecting Motherhood: How to Conquer Your Past So Your Children Won't Have to
• Join Resurrecting Motherhood™: The Course – a 4‑section, 16‑lesson journey to heal your heart, strengthen your marriage, and reshape your family culture 
• Apply for 1:1 Coaching – private, faith‑based, tough‑love‑with‑compassion support for moms ready to go deeper
• Attend a live speaking engagement near you or invite me to speak to your group

Mama, you don’t have to stay stuck or keep asking yourself, “What’s wrong with me?”

You can learn what’s actually going on inside you, let God heal what needs healing, and start leading your family from a place of freedom, strength, peace, and spiritual authority.

He truly is Our Redeemer!