We’re so excited about Mom Chats this week! We had a super special guest with us, author of Dear Universe, I Get It Now: Letters on the Art and Journey of Being Brave and Being Me, A.Y. Berthiaume aka Ally.
This week we chat all about her book, T.Swift’s latest album, all the latest streaming partnerships, and all of our favorite things!
Check out the video below and scroll down for links to anything and everything we talked about.
Mom Chats Show Notes
Meet Our Guest, A.Y. Berthiaume aka Ally (0:35):
She’s a writer (M.F.A.), mom (5 y/o son), business owner (The Write Place, Right Time), native Vermonter (read: lover of trees and all things Maple), and author! (finally!)
Drinks (3:41):
Chelsea is drinking a homemade White Russian, Julie is drinking her favorite, Barefoot Moscato, and Ally is popping bottles with some Cupcake Prosecco.
5 Questions with Ally (6:18):
We chat with Ally all about her brand new book release, Dear Universe, I Get It Now: Letters on the Art and Journey of Being Brave and Being Me. You can grab your copy of the book on Amazon, if you’re in Vermont, at Phoenix Books (or you can request it at your local bookstore) or you can order directly from Ally right here.
Ally is also holding a contest on her Instagram and Facebook pages. The winner of the contests will win FREE admission for yourself and a guest to a workshop in January. The goal of the workshop is to encourage women to tell their stories.
Celeb Gossip (28:41):
Taylor Swift is dropping her second surprise album of 2020, Evermore.
Jessica Simpson signed a development partnership with Prime to adapt her memoir. The Kardashians signed a streaming deal with Hulu. Warner Bros. will be releasing all of their 2021 movies directly to HBO Max.
On the Blog this week (44:02):
Julie’s 2020 Gift Guide by Julie
TV Shows, Books, + Podcasts (50:00):
Julie is watching Big Sky. She’s finished reading Dear Universe I Get it Now by A. Y. Berthiaume and Chelsea started reading it. Julie is also listening to Not Another True Crime Podcast from Betches.
Ally has been watching I’ll Be Gone in the Dark on HBO Max and How to Get Away with Murder on Netflix. She’s reading Untamed by Glennon Doyle and City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Favorite Memes (58:10):
Funny memes from @thetinderblog and @kalesalad