I’LL BE THERE (BUT I’LL BE WEARING SWEATPANTS)
Finding Unfiltered, Real-Life Friendships in This Crazy, Chaotic World
There are few things that can feel more challenging than making friends as an adult. Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston address common obstacles to true connection and offer a confessional, hilarious, and practical guide for building friendships in the middle of this crazy, rollercoaster life.
If you’ve ever wondered why it seems like such a struggle to make and maintain friendships as an adult–it’s not just you. The number of Americans who claim to have no close friends has drastically increased over the last few decades. Loneliness doesn’t care what age you are, how many Instagram followers you have,
There are few things that can feel more challenging than making friends as an adult. Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston address common obstacles to true connection and offer a confessional, hilarious, and practical guide for building friendships in the middle of this crazy, rollercoaster life.
If you’ve ever wondered why it seems like such a struggle to make and maintain friendships as an adult–it’s not just you. The number of Americans who claim to have no close friends has drastically increased over the last few decades. Loneliness doesn’t care what age you are, how many Instagram followers you have, or where you call home. It doesn’t care how “put together” you appear to the outside world. Women have a collective wound that only authentic sisterhood can heal.
In I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants), Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston, creators of the popular online community “Sister, I Am With You,” offer an-easy-to-follow road map to the place we all desperately want to be–standing beside other women who see us, know us, and love us for who we truly are. With hilariously relatable vulnerability and actionable steps we can all take today to build deep and satisfying friendships, Amy and Jess show us how to
- break free from unhealthy habits that block us from connection;
- find the confidence to live freely and without fear of rejection; and
- intentionally pursue friends in everyday life.
I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants) won’t talk down to us, or boss us around. It won’t give cliché or empty advice that leaves us feeling even more discouraged than before. This book will snuggle up beside us, grab a fuzzy blanket, and say “Let me show you how to do it. I’ve been there too. It’s hard, but it’s not impossible, and it’s so much better together.”
- Thomas Nelson
- Paperback
- January 2022
- 224 Pages
- 9781400226757
Buy the Book
$18.99
About Amy Weatherly & Jess Johnston
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.
Praise
“If there is anything that I truly believe in other than God and family, it’s the importance of female friendship in a woman’s life. It really is the thing that has helped me maintain my sanity over the course of my life. But it can be a tricky road to navigate, especially as we get older and our lives become more busy than they were before. That’s why I love what Amy and Jess have written in these pages. They are real and honest about what friendship means, how hard it can be, and yet they give practical, real advice on how to connect with the people around us. They are funny and engaging and this book will make you feel like you’re sitting at a table with friends you trust, breaking it all down. I promise you’ll turn the last page and be better for having read their words.” —Melanie Shankle, New York Times bestselling author of Nobody’s Cuter than You