If you’ve ever considered writing a book, this episode is for you. 

You might be questioning what to write about, where to begin, or even your own sanity. You might also be surprised to hear that all of your swirling is normal and necessary. 

Consider it a bit of an initiation. 

In this episode, I’ll walk you through what’s so important about the “liminal” time between idea and actual writing.

I’ll also make some suggestions for where and when to begin. 

So tune in and / or send this to your favorite aspiring author. 

Maybe 2027 will be the year that you finally get to write your book. 

 

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

If you&rsquo;ve ever considered writing a book, this episode is for you.&nbsp;
You might be questioning what to write about, where to begin, or even your own sanity. You might also be surprised to hear that all of your swirling is normal and necessary.&nbsp;
Consider it a bit of an initiation.&nbsp;
In this episode, I&rsquo;ll walk you through what&rsquo;s so important about the &ldquo;liminal&rdquo; time between idea and actual writing.
I&rsquo;ll also make some suggestions for where and when to begin.&nbsp;
So tune in and / or send this to your favorite aspiring author.&nbsp;
Maybe 2027 will be the year that you finally get to write your book.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Host: Ally Fallon // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

Your First Step to Writing a Book

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When you are in pain or crisis, there are three main ways that most people respond. 

Sometimes they pity you. 

Sometimes they judge you. 

Sometimes they try to fix you / your problem. 

And yet none of these responses inspire true connection, healing or growth. 

In today’s episode, I’ll share what does inspire connection, healing and growth — and it mostly requires you to avoid giving and receiving advice. 

Why? 

Because advice in all its forms — fixing, judging and pity — short-circuits what is trying to unfold through your beautiful story. 

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

When you are in pain or crisis, there are three main ways that most people respond.&nbsp;
Sometimes they pity you.&nbsp;
Sometimes they judge you.&nbsp;
Sometimes they try to fix you / your problem.&nbsp;
And yet none of these responses inspire true connection, healing or growth.&nbsp;
In today&rsquo;s episode, I&rsquo;ll share what does inspire connection, healing and growth &mdash; and it mostly requires you to avoid giving and receiving advice.&nbsp;
Why?&nbsp;
Because advice in all its forms &mdash; fixing, judging and pity &mdash; short-circuits what is trying to unfold through your beautiful story.&nbsp;
Host: Ally Fallon //&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

Stop Taking and Giving Advice—Here’s Why

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Have you ever considered giving your pain a voice? 

For most of us, this doesn’t even register. We think about curing our pain, side-stepping our pain, solving our pain, fixing our pain or numbing our pain.

Anything but allowing and listening to our pain. 

Let me ask you this: what if your pain is trying to speak to you?  

What if it has an important message to share? 

What if there is wisdom buried within your pain that you need in order to take your next step, to understand yourself or the world more fully, or to truly heal? 

If you believed that, would you lean in and listen?

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

Have you ever considered giving your pain a voice?&nbsp;
For most of us, this doesn&rsquo;t even register. We think about curing our pain, side-stepping our pain, solving our pain, fixing our pain or numbing our pain.
Anything but allowing and listening to our pain.&nbsp;
Let me ask you this: what if your pain is trying to speak to you?&nbsp;&nbsp;
What if it has an important message to share?&nbsp;
What if there is wisdom buried within your pain that you need in order to take your next step, to understand yourself or the world more fully, or to truly heal?&nbsp;
If you believed that, would you lean in and listen?
Host: Ally Fallon //&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

What Your Pain Wants To Say

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There is the story you want to tell with your life. And then there is the one that is asking to be told, through you. 

 

The one that’s asking to be told through you: 

 
Probably terrifies you
Challenges your sense of yourself
Makes you feel out of control 
Calls you past your old conception of yourself
Might feel embarrassing 
Overwhelms you when you think about it

 

And yet the story that’s trying to come through you is the reason you came here. 

 

Are you brave enough to allow it to unfold? 

Marianne Williamson

A Course in Miracles

Aligned, Messy Action

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

There is the story you want to tell with your life. And then there is the one that is asking to be told, through you.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The one that&rsquo;s asking to be told through you:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Probably terrifies you</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Challenges your sense of yourself</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Makes you feel out of control&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Calls you past your old conception of yourself</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Might feel embarrassing&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Overwhelms you when you think about it</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
And yet the story that&rsquo;s trying to come through you is the reason you came here.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Are you brave enough to allow it to unfold?&nbsp;
<a href="https://marianne.com/">Marianne Williamson</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/course-Miracles-Foundation-Inner-Peace/dp/1883360269/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BY1AYHU4SENL&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G__SnoDVeNpf5Ea3BXPjwKfquzeKMn7dzYsPqLjdphKXtmCPAKn5o6mO0tT5ajtR238ULH_hlzxe4CBodxdqW1v1kQyjXFEJXugysoUceIc7BRODpKj7lUAocSmRGhFl1NZph3_lTzfRYcHdWX0tToxz0-h-E2qJ2HzozKl0RblvmzgBosovlsgZ5Ebv3e-hg7EedF24WepaiNcBg-wYM9-45-sp7uUmj8uPbMrkEQY.2DipOLjR3O9DznbeswNilUeZc9ChKW7WYRJcGvOJ8Og&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=a+course+in+miracles&amp;qid=1789499933&amp;sprefix=a+course+in+miracle%2Caps%2C206&amp;sr=8-1">A Course in Miracles</a>
Aligned, Messy Action
Host: Ally Fallon // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

This is for AFTER You Follow Your Bliss

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There is the story you want to tell with your life. And then there is the one that is asking to be told, through you. 

The one that’s asking to be told through you: 

 
Probably terrifies you
Challenges your sense of yourself
Makes you feel out of control 
Calls you past your old conception of yourself
Might feel embarrassing 
Overwhelms you when you think about it

 

And yet the story that’s trying to come through you is the reason you came here. 

Are you brave enough to allow it to unfold? 

Marianne Williamson

A Course in Miracles

 

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

There is the story you want to tell with your life. And then there is the one that is asking to be told, through you.&nbsp;
The one that&rsquo;s asking to be told through you:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Probably terrifies you</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Challenges your sense of yourself</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Makes you feel out of control&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Calls you past your old conception of yourself</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Might feel embarrassing&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-checked="false" aria-level="1">Overwhelms you when you think about it</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
And yet the story that&rsquo;s trying to come through you is the reason you came here.&nbsp;
Are you brave enough to allow it to unfold?&nbsp;
<a href="https://marianne.com/">Marianne Williamson</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/course-Miracles-Foundation-Inner-Peace/dp/1883360269/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BY1AYHU4SENL&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G__SnoDVeNpf5Ea3BXPjwKfquzeKMn7dzYsPqLjdphKXtmCPAKn5o6mO0tT5ajtR238ULH_hlzxe4CBodxdqW1v1kQyjXFEJXugysoUceIc7BRODpKj7lUAocSmRGhFl1NZph3_lTzfRYcHdWX0tToxz0-h-E2qJ2HzozKl0RblvmzgBosovlsgZ5Ebv3e-hg7EedF24WepaiNcBg-wYM9-45-sp7uUmj8uPbMrkEQY.2DipOLjR3O9DznbeswNilUeZc9ChKW7WYRJcGvOJ8Og&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=a+course+in+miracles&amp;qid=1789499933&amp;sprefix=a+course+in+miracle%2Caps%2C206&amp;sr=8-1">A Course in Miracles</a>
&nbsp;
Host: Ally Fallon // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

The Story That’s Asking to be Told

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I watched my two young kids have their first experience with monetizing their art and I walked away with one conclusion. 

Art deserves to be celebrated, sold and reciprocated (financially).

I haven’t always felt this way. 

I’ve wrestled with the question of what art is worth. Or rather, I’ve felt a strange need to keep my creativity and capitalism separated. 

But in today’s episode, I’ll share why I think it matters that you not just see your art as valuable in general — but as worth actual dollars.

In what ways can you sell your art without shame?  

Aime McKnee 

 

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

I watched my two young kids have their first experience with monetizing their art and I walked away with one conclusion.&nbsp;
Art deserves to be celebrated, sold and reciprocated (financially).
I haven&rsquo;t always felt this way.&nbsp;
I&rsquo;ve wrestled with the question of what art is worth. Or rather, I&rsquo;ve felt a strange need to keep my creativity and capitalism separated.&nbsp;
But in today&rsquo;s episode, I&rsquo;ll share why I think it matters that you not just see your art as valuable in general &mdash; but as worth actual dollars.
In what ways can you sell your art without shame?&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.amiemcnee.com/">Aime McKnee&nbsp;</a>
&nbsp;
Host: Ally Fallon //&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

Sell Your Art, Without Shame

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If you’ve been doing everything you know how to do to make a change, and nothing is changing, consider this: 

Maybe LESS is actually more. 

Maybe making progress is less about how much you can add and more about how much you can subtract. 

There is a time for trying harder and doing more.

There is also a time for subtracting what no longer fits. 

So today’s episode comes with a challenge: what can you take away that might move the needle infinitely more than anything you could add? 

Fast Like A Girl by Mindy Pelz

Joe Dispensa


Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

If you&rsquo;ve been doing everything you know how to do to make a change, and nothing is changing, consider this:&nbsp;
Maybe LESS is actually more.&nbsp;
Maybe making progress is less about how much you can add and more about how much you can subtract.&nbsp;
There is a time for trying harder and doing more.
There is also a time for subtracting what no longer fits.&nbsp;
So today&rsquo;s episode comes with a challenge: what can you take away that might move the needle infinitely more than anything you could add?&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401969925?lv=shuf&amp;linkCode=ml1&amp;linkId=4b119425cffba1d43ab700c99251f69f&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;tag=allisonvescom-20&amp;channelId=704&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_9EDZVJ7CZTH0J4XE4WDZ&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback">Fast Like A Girl by Mindy Pelz</a>
<a href="https://drjoedispenza.com/">Joe Dispensa</a>
 Host: Ally Fallon // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

Subtraction > Addition

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Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to join us for The River Within, the new program I’m hosting with my friend Ruthie Lindsey.

In this episode, we’ll awaken your creative gifts and activate your life force!

One of the ways we’ll do this is through the topic of today’s episode: aligned, messy action. 

If you’re a thoughtful, deliberate, intentional person, you likely struggle with aligned, messy action. You probably prefer precise, perfect, effective action.

And yet what you need most might be permission to try and fail. 

Permission to move forward, even if it’s not the “right” move.

That’s exactly the permission I’m granting in this episode, and in The River Within. I hope you’ll join us. 

Third Coast Comedy Club

The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to join us for <a href="https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river">The River Within,</a> the new program I&rsquo;m hosting with my friend Ruthie Lindsey.
In this episode, we&rsquo;ll awaken your creative gifts and activate your life force!
One of the ways we&rsquo;ll do this is through the topic of today&rsquo;s episode: aligned, messy action.&nbsp;
If you&rsquo;re a thoughtful, deliberate, intentional person, you likely struggle with aligned, messy action. You probably prefer precise, perfect, effective action.
And yet what you need most might be permission to try and fail.&nbsp;
Permission to move forward, even if it&rsquo;s not the &ldquo;right&rdquo; move.
That&rsquo;s exactly the permission I&rsquo;m granting in this episode, and in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river">The River Within</a>. I hope you&rsquo;ll join us.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thirdcoastcomedy.club/">Third Coast Comedy Club</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/006223062X?lv=shuf&amp;linkCode=ml1&amp;linkId=00f7a7c174da675399259776c2ff9143&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;tag=allisonvescom-20&amp;channelId=704&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_NW3B4V3Y956PR8PF5YYC&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback">The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman</a>
Host: Ally Fallon // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

The Next Step in Your Creative Path

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I used to think celebrating myself was self-centered. Self-aggrandizing. 

A waste of time at best. 

An overextension of the ego at worst. If someone else wanted to celebrate me, I would let it happen. But letting it in was a whole different story.

When it came to celebrating myself, it used to be a non-starter. 

But I changed my mind and I want to tell you about it. 

Register for The River Within, a 12 week program with Ally + Ruthie: https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river

Somatic healing work w/ my practitioner, Allison: https://www.healwithallison.com/

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

I used to think celebrating myself was self-centered. Self-aggrandizing.&nbsp;
A waste of time at best.&nbsp;
An overextension of the ego at worst. If someone else wanted to celebrate me, I would let it happen. But letting it in was a whole different story.
When it came to celebrating myself, it used to be a non-starter.&nbsp;
But I changed my mind and I want to tell you about it.&nbsp;
Register for The River Within, a 12 week program with Ally + Ruthie: <a href="https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river">https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river</a>
Somatic healing work w/ my practitioner, Allison: <a href="https://www.healwithallison.com/">https://www.healwithallison.com/</a>
Host: Ally Fallon // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

Here’s Why You Should Celebrate Yourself

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The dominant cultural narrative says that truth lies in data, rational thinking and logic. 

And so when we set out to heal, we think we need to alter the thoughts, reframe the story, and get the mind under control (and for a while this may even work). 

But then there comes a point where the body begins to disagree with the mind. 

The body doesn’t care about “right” answers.

The body doesn’t care how you’re “supposed” to feel. 

The body is unconvinced and unconcerned with positive affirmations. 

The body has one objective and one objective only: to express what is inside. What’s true. 

And a repressed body will eventually get louder. Much louder. 

Are you willing to listen to the truth of the body?  

 

Register for The River Within, a 12 week program with Ally + Ruthie: https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river

Onsite workshops: https://experienceonsite.com/

Somatic healing work w/ my practitioner, Allison: https://www.healwithallison.com/

 

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

The dominant cultural narrative says that truth lies in data, rational thinking and logic.&nbsp;
And so when we set out to heal, we think we need to alter the thoughts, reframe the story, and get the mind under control (and for a while this may even work).&nbsp;
But then there comes a point where the body begins to disagree with the mind.&nbsp;
The body doesn&rsquo;t care about &ldquo;right&rdquo; answers.
The body doesn&rsquo;t care how you&rsquo;re &ldquo;supposed&rdquo; to feel.&nbsp;
The body is unconvinced and unconcerned with positive affirmations.&nbsp;
The body has one objective and one objective only: to express what is inside. What&rsquo;s true.&nbsp;
And a repressed body will eventually get louder. Much louder.&nbsp;
Are you willing to listen to the truth of the body?&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Register for The River Within, a 12 week program with Ally + Ruthie: <a href="https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river">https://www.ruthielindsey.com/the-river</a>
Onsite workshops: https://experienceonsite.com/
Somatic healing work w/ my practitioner, Allison: <a href="https://www.healwithallison.com/">https://www.healwithallison.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Host: Ally Fallon //&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/">@allyfallon</a> // <a href="https://allisonfallon.com">allisonfallon.com</a>

To Learn the Truth, Listen to the Body

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We are all creating the stories of our lives each day. Sometimes it’s hard to believe in a happy ending when were in the middle of chaos – or to understand the transformation we are undergoing when we're being tested over and over again – but I believe we are all here to learn, grow, and discover more of who we are in this life and I want to help you do exactly that. Let’s uncover the meaning of our stories together. The stories we tell ourselves about our life matter – and only we have the power to edit, upgrade or re-write them altogether. Only we have the power to become the hero we want to be. Only we can change the narrative of the story we’re telling ourselves. If we’re sick of being the “girl who got dumped” or the “guy who lost his job” or the “villlan,” the “helper”, etc — what choice do we have? We get creative and we write a new story. As a bestselling author, I’ve learned the principals that make stories tick and I've taken many of my life stories and put them to paper. What I have learned is that stories have a lot to teach us about what matters in life; and that one of the most powerful things you can do to heal is to face your story head-on. To co-create the ending. To uncover the thread that holds the whole thing together. To become the hero you would want to see on the screen. I’ve taught many others how to do this and I want to share these insights with you, too. Everyone wants to make meaning of their story (me included) and it’s never too late. You can become a completely new person with a whole new story in just a few short years. So let’s go on this journey together. Come with me as we explore how to become our authentic selves and live our true stories. We’ll explore personal growth, self-help, psychology, spirituality, and so much more. It’s never too late to rewrite your story.

We are all creating the stories of our lives each day. Sometimes it’s hard to believe in a happy ending when were in the middle of chaos – or to understand the transformation we are undergoing when we're being tested over and over again – but I believe we are all here to learn, grow, and discover more of who we are in this life and I want to help you do exactly that. Let’s uncover the meaning of our stories together. The stories we tell ourselves about our life matter – and only we have the power to edit, upgrade or re-write them altogether. Only we have the power to become the hero we want to be. Only we can change the narrative of the story we’re telling ourselves. If we’re sick of being the “girl who got dumped” or the “guy who lost his job” or the “villlan,” the “helper”, etc — what choice do we have? We get creative and we write a new story. As a bestselling author, I’ve learned the principals that make stories tick and I've taken many of my life stories and put them to paper. What I have learned is that stories have a lot to teach us about what matters in life; and that one of the most powerful things you can do to heal is to face your story head-on. To co-create the ending. To uncover the thread that holds the whole thing together. To become the hero you would want to see on the screen. I’ve taught many others how to do this and I want to share these insights with you, too. Everyone wants to make meaning of their story (me included) and it’s never too late. You can become a completely new person with a whole new story in just a few short years. So let’s go on this journey together. Come with me as we explore how to become our authentic selves and live our true stories. We’ll explore personal growth, self-help, psychology, spirituality, and so much more. It’s never too late to rewrite your story.

Write Your Story with Ally Fallon

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