Writing the Next Chapter: Toby Myles & Ally Berthiaume on Following the Work That Lights You Up

**Check Out These Highlights:** What do you do when the path you've carefully planned no longer feels like the one you're meant to follow? In this episode, Ally Berthiaume shares how her lifelong love of writing kept calling her back, even as she explored careers in psychology, forensic work, and mental health. Although she was fascinated by understanding people and human behavior, she realized that writing was the thing that truly lit her up, and ultimately built a business around helping others tell their stories through memoir, editing, and book coaching. Toby and Ally talk about navigating entrepreneurship as a single mom, raising a son who already sees his mother as both an author and a business owner, and the beautiful full-circle moment of publishing her first memoir when her son was the same age she had been when she first dreamed of becoming a writer. They also explore the realities of building a business that evolves over time and why flexibility has become one of Ally's greatest measures of success. Ally opens up about the difficult seasons that made her question entrepreneurship, the freedom that keeps her committed to it, and the importance of supporting both family and community while creating a life on her own terms. Her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs is refreshingly honest: try things, gather data, embrace pivots, and trust that where you begin doesn't have to be where you end up. This conversation is a powerful reminder that the work we're meant to do often leaves clues throughout our lives, and that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is follow what continues to call us forward. **About Ally Berthiaume:** Ally Berthiaume is an author, memoir coach, editor, and the founder of The Write Place Right Time. She helps aspiring authors transform their stories into meaningful books while empowering them to embrace the natural evolution of both their writing journeys and their lives.  **Connect with Ally:** 🌐 Website: http://thewriteplacerighttime.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayberthiaume/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayberthiaume/ 📹Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewriteplacerighttime 🎁 Free Resource: My free 30-minute call (Story Stroll) https://bit.ly/3HPIQkK **Stalk Me Online!** About Me: https://tobymyles.com/about/ Free Gift: The Nashville Method: 5-Day Storytelling Mini-Course Subscribe to *Her Origin Story* on your favorite platform. New episodes every week with real, raw stories about the moments that started it all. ### Episode Notes Footer: *Her Origin Story* is produced by Toby Myles Copywriting, and podcast editor Ilorah Dela Cruz All content © 2026 Toby Myles. All rights reserved.