Book: I’ll Be There
““Nobody gave us a handbook on how to deal with friendships when we became adults,” so we decided to write our own.””
Jess Johnston and Amy Weatherly met through the beauty of the internet three years ago. After bonding over queso and the Enneagram, their friendship easily moved from surface-level to deep, raw and authentic. Their conversations seemed to always end on the topic of friendship – the source of some of their highest highs, but also their lowest low. Together they created the Sister, I Am With You online community, a space where millions of women get real about friendship. No topic is left off the table; Jess & Amy pour their hearts daily into encouraging women across the globe to engage in authentic connection with each other.
In their debut book, I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants): Finding Unfiltered Real-Life Friendships in This Crazy, Chaotic World, Jess & Amy offer an-easy-to-follow road map to the place we all desperately want to be—authentic friendships. The message of the book is simple: let’s not do life alone; let’s do it together. Jess & Amy share real life examples and actionable steps we can all take to build deep and satisfying friendships.
“Nobody gave us a handbook on how to deal with friendships when we became adults,” write Jess & Amy, “So we decided to write our own. We didn’t write this book because we’ve always had deep friendships. We’ve done the obligatory half laughs. We’ve eaten food we hated, wore pants that were too tight and we’ve tried for so long just to belong somewhere— anywhere, and now, we just want to be with people who feel comfortable. We want friendships that feel secure and safe and made to last. We want to be there. But this time, we’ll be wearing sweatpants.”
Amy Weatherly is a Texas girl through and through, which is where she lives with her husband, three kids, and two rescue dogs--Lou and Brewster. She is passionate about helping women embrace courage, confidence, and purpose for their life, and she does it with a quick wit and down-to-earth sense of humor. She has written for the Today Show, MSN.com, Good Morning America, Yahoo.com, and Love What Matters.
Jess Johnston lives in Southern California with her husband and four kids who are the loves of her life. Her favorite thing to do is to sit around a table with her best friends, eating nachos and laughing until her stomach hurts. She has been a top contributor to publications such as HuffPo, Scary Mommy, and Motherly, and has been honored with Motherly's Writer of the Year Award.