So many of us are so focused on getting our stories out there that we forget that becoming "known" has consequences. When you decide to publish (or share your story in any public way), what was once personal and private becomes open for discussion....

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Maybe you doubt if you really have what it takes to write a book. On this episode, Allison Fallon names five common myths about how books get written—misconceptions that SO many people have about this process.  After debunking these myths, she reveals...

Is it worth writing even if no one will pay attention?Melissa wrote a best-selling cookbook back in the height of the Paleo movement called Well Fed. But now, ten years later, she wants to write about something new, and she's not sure her audience will...

Sometimes, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. But what do we do when we feel hopeless?On this episode, author, speaking coach, and founder of the Don't Give Up Movement Amy Wolff speaks with us about mental health, writing, and how living a...

As we approach the anniversary of the 2020 shutdown, we all need a place to process. Author and writing coach Allison Fallon often praises journaling as a tool for personal growth and a form of self-therapy. But what exactly are the parallels between...

There's no getting around it: over time, we change.  As the world shifts and as you change with it, you might find that your creativity is what grounds you to yourself and what connects you to others too. This episode, Ally sits down with singer and...

Do you feel like you're living in an unstable world? (We sure do!)Today's guest,  poet and a creative coach Mark McGuinness, outlines how we can find stability and assurance in our own creativity. Listen to this conversation to learn:how to use the...

Mothers notoriously have no time in the day and no grace for themselves. Bunmi Laditan, writer and mother living in Quebec, Canada, does it differently. On today's episode, she shares about what a writing practice has meant for her, as a mother. She...

In the face of collective, systemic problems—where does one start? Poet, entrepreneur, tech hybrid investor John Gaston Lee White has a suggestion: start with yourself.John is working on a book on what it’s like to be Black in America and how trauma is...

Sometimes we get what we want in life ... and it's not what we imagined. Despite the fact that there were a lot of glamorous elements to her work in Hollywood, Alex Hudgens found herself feeling more and more distant from her true self the longer she...

Do you feel like you matter? Like—really matter? If you do feel like you matter, how do you know? Today’s guest is a man who argues that one way to know that we matter—really know—is to do a thing that we tell you to do all the time: it’s to write. But...

Most people go their whole lives without ever actually saying what's on their hearts. Yet we all have something we want to say. What's getting in our way?It's launch week for Allison Fallon's book, The Power of Writing It Down: a Simple Habit to Unlock...

In this final episode of our special podcast series called The Power of Writing it Down, I talk with my friend and someone you probably have heard about — her name is Ruthie Lindsey. This episode is the perfect capstone to what we’ve been talking...

Maybe you want to write — but life gets in the way. You’re busy, you’re tired. You don’t have a cabin in the woods. How do all of these people actually get writing done? This is the fifth episode of a special series that’s all about the power of a...

Who gets to be a writer? It’s a question so many people ask themselves. On today’s episode, I chat with some voices you’ll recognize, including Science Mike and therapist Elyse Snipes as well as a new voice: Rafik Wahbi, whose program with hip hop...

If your life was a movie, what kind of story would it be?Do you ever wish you could... pick a new story? (hint: you can!)This week you’ll hear, again, from therapist Elyse Snipes and also from singer and songwriter Audrey Assad. You’ll get a sense of...

The big secret about writing is: it doesn’t actually have to be that hard. It’s really simple to tap into the therapeutic aspects of writing. This week you’ll hear from our favorite experts, Journal Therapist Deborah Ross and the infamous Science Mike,...

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You know how sometimes no matter how hard you try to write, you just can’t seem to get any words on the page? Hello 2020. Today,  poet, writer, two-time author and writing coach Nicole Gulotta shares why that can sometimes be a good thing, how...

Do you consider yourself a confident person? If not, what's getting in your way? Not only has Hilary Billings interviewed some of the biggest celebrities out there on the red carpet, she's been in the spotlight herself as Miss Nevada.  Hilary is a self...

The chaos of 2020 can make us feel like our lives are going off track. But what if the frustrating detours of life weren't detours at all? Christine Owenell is the woman behind Alchemy of Chaos: a group program experience for leaders, a podcast and a...

No matter who you are, it's sometimes difficult to access your intuition. Kim Chestney, author, creative business incubator, and intuition expert, joins us on this episode to dive into what intuition is, what keeps us from trusting ourselves, and how to...

What happens when the story we've been working towards takes a sharp turn? What do we do when, despite our best attempts to prepare, difficult and painful moments come our way anyways? What do we do when we think to ourselves, "This is not how this...

Why are some people happier and more successful than others? And is there anything we can do to move ourselves from here (discontent, striving, always looking for the next thing) to there? Tim Schurrer, COO of StoryBrand and author of an upcoming book...