Write Your Story with Ally Fallon

This is a time of year that seems to move at lightning speed. it can feel like, if we don’t also move at lightning speed, we’ll fall behind and miss something truly important. What if moving fast isn’t the flex you’ve been told it is? It might seem like FAST is the way to get more out of life. Think of all the magic we can experience and things we can accomplish if we move...

I’ve been practicing something recently that I want to share with you. It’s pulling me out of survival mode and into pure presence. It’s asking me to drop the ego I barely knew I was carrying. It’s helping me get more honest about who I am and what I really need. It’s not flashy or impressive (quite the opposite). It’s grounding and simple.  And in case you...

What if you’re not stuck or blocked in your writing? What if you’re just confused about where the writing process actually begins?  In this episode, I address the common feeling that come at the start of a writing assignment or creative process and help you see that what feels like “stuck” might actually be the very progress you’ve been longing for.  Before...

If you’re a high-achiever who has built your life on hard work, dedication and getting difficult tasks done, you probably can’t imagine what it would be like to allow your life to happen in a way that is organic and easy.  Just let things happen however they happen??? It might even sound kind of “wrong”.  You might think to yourself that everything good in your li...

If you’re feeling stuck in your writing or in your life, it’s very possible your body and mind are telling two different stories.  In today’s episode I talk not only about why this happens but also how to reconcile the two, and even share a simple writing exercise to help you do it.  When you integrate the story your mind and body are telling, deep healing takes place....

If you’ve ever stopped yourself from doing something because you were afraid, I have a question for you.   What is *under* your fear? This might not be the first question you think to ask yourself about your fear. But I recently started looking *behind* my fear and I found something unexpected.  What I found is dissolving my fears in a way I couldn’t have predicted.&nbsp...

What do astrology and storytelling have in common?  Both have an amazing way of taking the seemingly disconnected events of our lives and giving them meaning and order.   On this week’s episode, I interview author, teacher and world-renowned astrologist Debra Silverman and dig into the power astrology offers to organize the experiences of our lives. Together we discover just h...

If you’ve ever considered writing a book, you’ve also probably asked yourself this common question: is my idea any good?  Is the story or topic I want to write about interesting to anyone other than me?  There are many ways to answer this question and unfortunately, how you answer might determine whether or not you write your book. Imagine if the author of your favorite book...

We hesitate to tell our stories for a thousand reasons. It’s vulnerable, for starters, and we hate the feeling of giving others power over us.  We decide ahead of time that our story isn’t that interesting, that nobody else would care besides us, and that our situation is 100% unique to our experience.  But what if wisdom is buried inside of your personal story?  What if...

When someone asks, “how are you doing?” Do you smile and say “I’m fine”?  Or do you tell the truth?  You might have a thousand reasons for holding back your truth in the face of a relatively benign question like “how are you doing?” — some of which may even be justified. But I suppose a better question is: do you know what is true for you?&...

Do you believe there’s more to life than what you can see?  If so, how does this affect the way you move through the world?  Does it impact how you make decisions; how you deal with disappointment; how you make meaning from your story?  What about not getting what you want?  In today’s episode, I share a message that came to me through my yoga practice and talk abou...

My five year old daughter recently asked me why sometimes we ask God for things and she doesn’t give them to us (I secretly love that she refers to God as female, even though we’ve never gendered God in our house).  As I processed the answer to her question — and thought about all the things I’ve wanted in my life but never gotten — I recorded this episode. ...

When life is confusing and you don’t have the answers, what is your first response? Do you get tied into knots trying to figure it out?  Or are you comfortable with the open-ended nature of things? Last week I unpacked the power of “I don’t know” and this week I’m continuing the conversation about how life improves when you let it be ok that you don’t know....

Human beings don’t deal well with uncertainty, which is why a mystery draws you in and why a cliffhanger on a TV show can keep you watching well past your bedtime.  Your brain is wired for answers.  Yet life is full of uncertainty. So how do we manage this tension?  When a story is unfolding and you wonder, “how will this end?” Or when the big questions of life go...

What if your life was meant to feel good? I don’t mean that in a “if you can dream it, you can do it!” kind of a way as much as I mean… what if your life— as it is— was meant to be pleasurable?  What if you could learn to slow down enough to see every single day, every breath, every new opportunity, every inconvenience, every hiccup, even every heartbreak...

When you’re in the middle of your story and it appears that no resolution is on the horizon, it’s easy to assume that you must be doing something wrong.  Maybe if you were stronger, wiser, or more "positive" you would be able to find a solution and bring your story to resolution.  But what if the point of the story is not to resolve the story? What if the unresolved, chaotic,...

Do you ever get the feeling like you’re telling the same story over and over again? The details may change (new boss, new partner, new hometown) but the cycle of the story stays the same. In today’s episode I talk about what to do when you seem to be stuck in the same frustrating story on repeat. I’ll share my own experience with finding myself in this rut and talk about how to m...

Have you ever felt derailed by failure in your life?  Perhaps it was the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, a public embarrassment, or a mistake that cost you more than you felt ready to lose.  Or maybe you don’t experience failure much. It’s possible you tiptoe around failure, making sure that you’re never too far out on a limb so as not to fall.  In that c...

What do disciplining a child, teaching preschool and taking good care of yourself have in common? The answer might surprise you.  This week’s episode is inspired by a parenting technique that seemed too simple to actually work. But as soon as I watched this alarmingly unsophisticated tactic have wild success with my four and five year olds—and their friends—I had to ask myse...

Do you ever feel an inherent tension between the pull of your creative passions and the need to pay for groceries?  When you think about developing the more creative parts of your life and yourself, do you get stuck worrying if it's selfish, entitled, or unwise to give into these desires?  Do you feel that your spirit gets deadened or dulled sometimes by the monotony of day to day living...

More than a year ago, someone recommended I read the memoir called How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key. It reminded them, in some ways, of my memoir from 2017 about a marriage crisis, called Indestructible . It took me more than a year to hit “play” on the audible file, but by the time I started it, I also finished in a matter of a few days.  The speed at which I consumed th...

Does your life ever feel like it moves at an absolutely break-neck pace?  Maybe that pace works well for you or maybe, over time, you start to feel like you’re drinking from a fire hose.  Like you’re overwhelmed with experiences and information, unable to integrate and disconnected from everything that is happening. If that sounds true for you, today’s episode offers a...

Is inspiration a luxury? A privilege? Do we have to go without inspiration in times of war or chaos or change? Or, is inspiration an absolutely vital part of life? In this episode, I share why I think inspiration is essential to human existence and talk about the simple things we can do to stay inspired.    How do you stay inspired? I’d love to hear from you. Write your list of 10...

Do you ever get the feeling like everybody else is thriving and you’re the only one struggling? Maybe you’re scrolling social media and see a hundred smiling faces. Or maybe you bump into a friend at the grocery story who says they’re doing great! Everything is going great! All is well with their world! You might start to wonder if maybe it’s just you that is struggling fin...

This week, I want to offer some straightforward writing and publishing advice that might hurt your feelings; but I’m willing to hurt your feelings since it is in service of awakening your inner artist (see: last week’s episode).  Even if you’re “not a writer” or don’t have any aspirations for publishing, this advice is for you. It’s for any creative p...