Essays and images about motherhood, midlife, and becoming myself again.
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Hi. I’m Bridgette.
I’m raising children across seasons of life — from tiny hands to almost-grown ones — 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.
I lost my mom years ago, and since then I’ve been learning how to mother — and live — without a map. After decades of putting everyone else first, this is me finding my way back to myself, slowly and without apology.
This space is where I tell the truth as gently as I can.
In words. In images. In moments that don’t need fixing.
It’s not polished. It’s not performative.
It’s real, and it’s still unfolding.
Because I’m still me in here.
Latest from the Blog
Catch up on the most recent stories. I usually share something new each week — something honest, something lived-in. You’re welcome anytime.
- The High Road Is All UphillI almost didn’t post this week. Usually by Thursday I have a rough draft finished and I’m picking at sentences, moving paragraphs around and changing a word six times before inevitably changing… Read more: The High Road Is All Uphill
- Practicing Intentional MagicApparently, I’ve entered the part of my life where I’m making herbal tea, reading books about witches, finding old brass bells tucked away with things I’d forgotten about and paying attention to… Read more: Practicing Intentional Magic
- Turns Out, I Was Still in HereOne Year, 54 Posts, and a Promise I Actually Kept This Friday marks one year since I started Still Me in Here. One year. Fifty-three published posts behind me, and this will… Read more: Turns Out, I Was Still in Here
For every woman navigating perimenopause feeling alone in it. Without her mother, without answers, without anyone who gets it.
19 pages. Honest, personal, and actually useful. This is the guide I couldn’t find — so I wrote it myself.
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