EP. 22 - Coffee, Anxiety, Escapism, Balance & More with Writer: Marina Crouse

Ep. 23 Dating Tyler - an Excerpt from My Memoir

Before I came out, I dated a handful of men. Tyler was one of them. Dating Tyler was a weird, annoying, and frustrating 3 months of my life. Listen now for how I grappled dating this baseball bro during my Junior year of college.    I'm Gay and Drink Water, the memoir, comes out August 23, 2024!

EP. 22 - Coffee, Anxiety, Escapism, Balance & More with Writer: Marina Crouse

Marina Crouse is a writer, editor and writing coach living in Los Angeles. Marina and Ally chat about their love for coffee, how they deal with anxiety and balancing their own writing with the work that pays the bills, allyship, what escapism looks like for each of them and much more.  Follow Marina on Instagram @marinacrousewrites [https://www.instagram.com/marinacrousewrites/] Check out her website here [http://www.marinacrousewrites.com].

EP. 21 - 7 Years Sober

Today officially marks 7 years sober for Ally. In this cute little episode, Ally shares some lessons, hard truths and important reminders as she reflects on what she's learned in the last 7 years.  If you're looking for some quick encouragement, this is definitely worth the listen!

EP. 20 - Weddings: Sober and Not So Sober

Just like baseball, Ally used to associate alcohol with weddings for such a long time that she declined invitations to several friends' weddings. Whatever it takes to not drink, right? In this episode, Ally talks about the only wedding she was drunk at and the weddings she attended sober. Guess which ones were better for her? :)    Resources corresponding to this episode:  5 Ways to Stay Sober at a Wedding [https://www.beachsiderehab.com/blog/5-ways-to-stay-sober-at-a-wedding/] 9 Tips For Going To A Wedding When You’re Not Drinking [https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-attend-a-wedding-sober-have-a-great-time-according-to-experts-18224852] SAMHSA’s National Helpline [https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline]

EP. 19 - Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, Queer Representation, Creative Balance & More with Filmmaker Justin Garascia

On this BONUS episode of IGADW, Ally chats with filmmaker Justin Garascia on everything from filmmaking to gay representation to alcohol and creativity and so much more. Justin's brand new short horror-comedy "Trip Upstate!" is currently in post production, and Justin's team recently hit over 100% on their crowdfunding campaign for their project!  Justin is also a director, writer and actor based in New York City. Before "Trip Upstate," his short film "Go Crazy With Crazy" premiered at the 2020 Big Apple Film Festival and subsequently went on to receive top mention at multiple international film festivals both virtually and in person. Justin currently co-leads the Manhattan Chapter of Filmshop. "Go Crazy With Crazy" serves as a proof concept for a feature film which is currently in development.    Support Justin further by checking out the following links: "Trip Upstate!" Crowdfunding Campaign on Seed & Spark [https://seedandspark.com/fund/trip-upstate?token=4128a1d2df8ebda35f59c7e294459cf45822d623ec00abc91daaa9f43b9a70b3#story] Follow Justin on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justingarascia/?hl=en] Follow Justin on Twitter [https://mobile.twitter.com/justingarascia] Filmshop Manhattan Chapter & Screener for "Go Crazy With Crazy" [https://www.thefilmshop.org/justin-garascia]