I Took Myself to Italy

Going to Italy alone was one of my life’s greatest acts of self-love. It took a million different decisions and mishaps and mistakes to bring me to this opportunity, but to say being in Italy changed me is an understatement. If you swipe you can see the exact second I committed to pursuing my dreams. I took this picture on May 14, 2021, at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. My grandma had passed away 3 days before, and I didn’t even cry until I found myself on the Wynn floor that morning, deeply unhappy with where I was at in my life. In my grief, I felt like I had accomplished nothing meaningful. Here I was, 30 years old, still having never been in a real relationship, making great money but still feeling deprived and really confused around how I felt about alcohol. I had made so many positive changes to my life in the previous 2.5 years, only to find it still wasn’t enough. I started to meditate, then began to pray, and then I cried harder than I have ever cried in my entire life. I howled, more accurately. “You can’t have both” a voice finally responded. “You can’t have the drinking and the partying and the unaligned life and reach your full potential- you’re going to need to decide.” In that moment, I made a commitment to myself that I was going to do whatever it took to bring Allison Ziggy to life- there was too much at stake to keep drifting through my life fine on the surface but secretly unhappy. The price of staying stuck had finally gotten too high. A few weeks later, I got certified in Life and Success coaching, NLP and other techniques, and along with my Reiki and Breathwork training, I started working with a few clients and launched my business behind the scenes. After taking myself on a solo weekend trip to the beach in August, I felt a strong calling to go to Italy, where my grandma originated. I booked my entire trip in less than 2 weeks.

I’ll be outlining the lessons I learned in Italy over the next week or so, highlighting each day of my trip in hopes someone finds it meaningful. I still have a ways to go to creating my dream life, but I’m a hell of a lot closer than I was in May much less 2.5 years ago. We’re all in this together ✨❤️🇮🇹