{"product_id":"you-werent-born-to-fit-michelle-stupski-9780997932836","title":"You Weren't Born to Fit In: Midlife Rediscovery: Remembering Who You Are Beyond The Roles, The Roots, and The Rules","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eYou Weren't Born to Fit In is the kind of book that makes you finally exhale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kind that wraps around the parts of you that have spent years holding everything together-the parts that learned how to survive, perform, care for everyone else, and quietly disappear in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is for the woman who spent her life trying to fit into roles, expectations, or places that never truly felt like home while quietly holding it all together-the woman who wasn't always seen in her fullest capacity, who felt silenced at times, and carried her pain quietly for years. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a deeply emotional and transformative exploration of identity, belonging, adoption, ancestral healing, spiritual awakening, and remembering the woman beneath the roles, responsibilities, and expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe come into this world searching for connection-to family, belonging, and a place where our soul feels at home. But for many women, that connection has felt fragile, uncertain, or just out of reach. \u003cstrong\u003eSo we adapt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe shape ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe become who the world needs us to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil something inside begins to whisper: There has to be more than this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough raw and heartfelt storytelling, Michelle Irene Stupski shares her powerful adoption story, the lifelong search for identity and connection, and the life-changing experience of reconnecting with her birth mother later in life. 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True belonging does not come from fitting in. It begins the moment you remember who you are.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Stupski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099793283X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997932836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wing It Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Michelle Stupski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659857211647,"sku":"9780997932836","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/you-werent-born-to-fit-michelle-stupski-9780997932836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}