Summer Should be Fun! Talking Motherhood, Family Travel & Summer House Tea with Ashley McAtee!

About this episode

Sarah Merrill Hall and Ashley McAtee discuss motherhood, family travel, and the dynamics of reality TV.

As the cultural phenomenon that is the Summer House Finale airs this week, Sarah is joined by one of her best friends (and former Summer House cast member) Ashley McAtee for a candid catch-up on motherhood, reality TV, and everything in between! Ashley takes us back to the early days of Summer House , what it was like stepping away from reality TV to start a family, and the unique experience of navigating postpartum while your friend group is still in their party era. The two also dive into Ashley's recent cross-country move, why she and her family decided to slow things down, travel hacks for surviving family trips, and so much more! And yes, we get into the current Summer House drama 👀 So grab your Loverboy and LETS SEND IT Want more from our guest this week? Follow Ashley on Instagram! @AshleyMcAtee Want more from Sarah? Personal Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahMerrill_Hall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share some Laughs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bigkidproblems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new Show IG! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bottleserviceBKP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Sarah's Pregnancy/ Postpartum Must Haves on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bottle Service MERCH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !  As always, email your questions to Sarah@bigkidproblems.com for a chance to be featured on the show…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Merrill Hall

Guest: Ashley McAtee

Topics covered

• motherhood
• family travel
• reality TV
• postpartum
• Summer House

Keywords

• Summer House
• motherhood
• family travel
• postpartum
• reality TV
• travel hacks

Sponsors

Quince, RULA, Little Spoon, Kindred Bravely

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