Episode 307: Ally Fallon

 

I am happy to welcome Ally Fallon to the show. I’ve been interested in having her on the show for a long time so when I saw her name come through my inbox, I was very excited. Ally is an author, speaker, and founder of Find Your Voice, a community that supports anyone who wants to write anything. She is a self-described writing coach. I read her most recent book titled Write Your Story: A Simple Formula to Understand Yourself, Your Story and Your Purpose in the World. 

In this conversation, we talk about how and why writing your story is so important and powerful—even if you only write for your own eyes. We also talk about how we’ve been in a creative drought and overall burnout as people and even a country. Her thoughts on creativity and how to get out of burnout were very helpful.

 
 

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Takeaways:

  • Writing is so powerful as a tool when you are going through something difficult—for growth, change, reflection, discovery.

  • Writing is a great way to understand the deep need in us to find who we are and why we exist

  • Where do we start? Start by writing what happened.

  • If you are in a creative drought, then lean into creativity.

  • Creativity vs productivity - Surrender to the part of you that wants to be creative over productive; tiny moments of joy and pleasure

  • Order Ally’s book: Write Your Story: A Simple Formula to Understand Yourself, Your Story and Your Purpose in the World. 

  • Survival Kit:

    • Chai tea from her favorite local coffee shop

    • American Idol

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Connect with Ally:  Instagram // Website // Podcast

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