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We all long to do life together with people who really "get" us. Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston, bestselling authors and founders of the wildly popular "Sister, I Am with You" online community, simplify some of the trickier aspects of friendship and give readers practical ways to deepen the friendships they already have.Making friends as an adult is hard! It's weird and it's tricky and it can feel overwhelming. Maintaining those friendships and taking them to a deeper level can be even harder. Just as Amy and Jess gave readers a road map for finding real, authentic relationships with I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants), they now provide a toolkit for building up and building on those friendships. Here For It (The Good, the Bad, and the Queso) will dig deeper into the hows and whys of doing life together in a culture that constantly tries to keep us separate. Readers will learn how to distinguish between different types of friendships and recognize when a seasonal relationship has run its course; understand the importance of self-awareness, healthy confrontation, and differing love languages in friendship; and maintain long-distance friendships, foster real relationships with your neighbors, and establish traditions that strengthen your connections. With this new book, Amy and Jess give readers the tools they need to continue laying a strong foundation and building relationships that are steady, secure, and made to withstand whatever life throws their way.

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The perfect "sister" to the long-awaited book, I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants) from Sister, I Am With You founders, Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston, this workbook is your personal account of getting to the place you most want to be—standing beside women who encourage you, lift you, see you, and remind you that you aren't alone in this crazy, messy, rollercoaster life. Addressing the incredible value of friendship, this workbook provides space and structure and focus for the practical steps on how to get there. Inside these pages, you will apply the thirteen most common obstacles to connection as well as actionable steps to solve each one.Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston offer an-easy-to-follow road map to the place of relationship we all desperately want to be. With hilariously relatable vulnerability 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 intentionally pursue friends in everyday life Designed specifically to be used while reading the book. This pack contains one book and one workbook.

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The perfect "sister" to the long-awaited book, I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants) from Sister, I Am With You founders, Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston—this official workbook addresses the value of authentic friendships and helps you develop them.Many women today feel trapped in an epidemic of loneliness. But it shouldn't feel like this...and it doesn't have to! You can stand beside those who encourage you, lift you up, see you, and remind you that you aren't alone in this crazy, messy, rollercoaster life (and you can do the same for others).This workbook provides the practical steps on how to get there. Inside these pages, you'll apply the thirteen most common obstacles to true connection and discover actionable steps to solve each one.With hilariously relatable vulnerability, Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston offer an-easy-to-follow road map to reach the kind of lasting friendships we all desperately need. Amy and Jess show us how to: Break free from unhealthy habits and insecurities that distance us from others. Find the confidence to live freely without fear of rejection. Intentionally pursue friendships in everyday life and all sorts of situations. The I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants) Workbook is designed specifically to be used while reading the main book. It's structured to provide ample space for notetaking and jotting down your insights and ah-ha! moments.

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In a challenging world, making friends as a kid is tough. Luckily, authors Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston are back with a new spin on their successful friendship book for women--this time to help tween and teen girls struggling with those awkward adolescent years gain their courage and confidence by learning to make real and lasting connections with friends.An honest and humorous take on the connection between self-acceptance and community, I'll Be There (And Let's Make Friendship Bracelets) is a how-to for practicing time-tested skills to establish quality friendships and navigate their ups and downs. For any girl who's ever felt uncomfortable in their own skin or is still healing from "friendship hurt," this book will teach them how to find and keep friends who accept and love them for who they are' the importance of making friends off screen; to stay confident and kind in the thick of mean-girl culture; and how to "break up" with comparison and become a cheerleader for their friends. I'll Be There (And Let's Make Friendship Bracelets) will encourage and reassure girls by showing them the value and importance of healthy friendships. Whether breaking it down page by page independently or in a friend group, they're guaranteed to connect with the book's insightful activities and candid content, including thoughtful prompts, infographics, and coloring pages; fun quizzes, word searches, real-life challenges, and hidden messages; true stories from Amy's and Jess's own childhood experiences; and a how-to guide for creating DIY friendship bracelets. From the supermom team that brought you I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants) comes a compulsively readable and highly interactive map for girlhood and friendship with a clear message: life in our crazy and chaotic "plugged-in" world is more fulfilling surrounded by real-life friends.

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