{"id":30,"date":"2025-09-16T15:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:01:54","slug":"still-me-in-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Me in Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Essays and images about motherhood, midlife, and becoming myself again.<\/p>\n\n\n<nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-center wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive items-justified-center wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/?page_id=49\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/?page_id=125\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Stories<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/?page_id=255\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/?page_id=278\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-401b7a8a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">Jumping In!!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi. I\u2019m Bridgette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m raising children across seasons of life \u2014 from tiny hands to almost-grown ones \u2014 while learning what it means to begin again in midlife. I make things when I can. I notice light. I try to stay honest. Some days I hold it together beautifully. Other days, I cry in the car and call that progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I lost my mom years ago, and since then I\u2019ve been learning how to mother \u2014 and live \u2014 without a map. After decades of putting everyone else first, this is me finding my way back to myself, slowly and without apology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This space is where I tell the truth as gently as I can.<br>In words. In images. In moments that don\u2019t need fixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not polished. It\u2019s not performative.<br>It\u2019s real, and it\u2019s still unfolding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because I\u2019m still me in here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E4571F09-D4C7-4182-97E2-333A604C69AF-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E4571F09-D4C7-4182-97E2-333A604C69AF-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E4571F09-D4C7-4182-97E2-333A604C69AF-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E4571F09-D4C7-4182-97E2-333A604C69AF-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E4571F09-D4C7-4182-97E2-333A604C69AF-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E4571F09-D4C7-4182-97E2-333A604C69AF-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/E4571F09-D4C7-4182-97E2-333A604C69AF.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcdf3663 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-549b0c86 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What This Space Holds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Real Talk <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Grief, marriage, perimenopause, burnout \u2014 nothing is off limits. If it\u2019s part of living in a body and a life like this, it belongs here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Rediscovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Creative healing, new routines, and the slow work of learning how to mother myself, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Raw Motherhood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">From toddler meltdowns to the evolution of mother\u2013teen relationships \u2014 the heartaches, the joy, and everything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stillinherebackground-767x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7490434391177132;width:238px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stillinherebackground-767x1024.jpeg 767w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stillinherebackground-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stillinherebackground-768x1026.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stillinherebackground.jpeg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4083-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499269588313413;width:594px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4083-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4083-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4083-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stillmeinhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4083.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Latest from the Blog<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Catch up on the most recent stories. 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