Seriously Authentic

Larissa Victoria

The biggest regret dying people have is that they didn't have the courage to live an authentic life for themselves. Larissa is on a mission to change that one person at a time. Join Larissa as she asks the burning questions to founders, directors, entrepreneurs, musicians, and activists, teasing out the nuances of what it really means to live an authentic life. Larissa and her guests cover topics ranging from sexuality, grief, entrepreneurship, fame, breakups, divorce, and so much more. SA is the most authentic place on the internet.

  1. 2024. 05. 16.

    Molly McGlynn: Let’s stop pretending we are all fine

    This week Larissa chats with Molly McGlynn an award-winning writer and director. Molly’s second feature film Fitting in (fka Bloody Hell), starring Maddie Ziegler and Emily Hampshire, had its World Premiere at SXSW in the Narrative Spotlight section in March 2023. Molly has TV credits on Wonder Years and Big Door Prize. She also hosts a podcast called Hello My Mom is Dead with Molly McGlynn. Larissa & Molly chat: What Molly was like in middle school Molly’s Irish heritage and growing up the youngest of 5 girls in Pleasantville New Jersey How weird it is to have divorced parents A gut sense of not being like her peers Not being able to articulate the sense of uneasiness around her Making amends to our bodies after abandoning them Working out and mental health Molly’s sober journey How everyone suffers from some “-ism” Going on a silent retreat How intimidating meditating is When people think they know you, but they don’t, and how weird that is Alchemizing hardship Hello My Mom is Dead podcast Grief and the absurd How intense people are about labels and how it’s pointless Stopping pretending we are all fine Follow Molly: @MollyMaryMcGlynn (IG) Learn more about Molly at: mollymarymcglynn.com Listen to Hello my Mom is Dead podcast Follow Larissa: Sign up for Seriously Authentic Newsletter with resources, tips, insights on how to be your most authentic self to achieve your dream life. @larissavictoria (LinkedIn IG) Original music by Haile Meirow “inside your tears” Talent Advisor Serena Board

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  2. 2024. 05. 02.

    Mimi Munoz: Stop exhausting yourself trying to be like everyone else

    This week Larissa speaks with Mimi Munoz, Cannes Silver Lion recipient and Executive Producer. Mimi is a first-generation Vietnamese-American daughter of refugees. Mimi has produced award-winning social impact films “The Myth” and “Call it Covid.” Mimi is the Global Creative Producer for Wieden + Kennedy. Mimi tells stories of people and marginalized communities. She is an advisor for Asiancy, Wieden + Kennedy’s Asian ERG. Mimi and her work have been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Ad Age, and Adweek. Larissa & Mimi chat: Being a kid, being shy, and keeping your head down Wanting to make her parents proud more than anything else Growing up in a family that was in survival mode Mimi feeling it was necessary for her to experience being shy and withdrawn as a kid because her story resonates with people today How important it is for her to show her two daughters how to love themselves and embrace all the things that make them unique How Mimi moves through the world so unapologetically Making Call it Covid regardless of the consequences to help her community The angry late-night phone call that led to Call it Covid How exhausting it is to try and be everything for someone else Advocating for others and how Mimi’s love language is words of affirmation Imposter syndrome and how Mimi was approached to work at Wieden + Kennedy Trying hard to replicate what success looked like in the workplace, and how that never worked because she didn’t look like them or have their experience Fashion insecurities and role models Not apologizing for how you feel Elevating more voices not just celebrities Mimi’s Superpower and her new podcast “Hi Love with Mimi” Letting go of needing to give all parts of yourself to friendships Follow Mimi: @mimitieuvo (IG) Mimi Munoz (LinkedIn) Check out Mimi’s films callitcovid.com Follow Larissa: Sign up for Seriously Authentic Newsletter with resources, tips, insights on how to be your most authentic self to achieve your dream life. @larissavictoria (LinkedIn IG) Work with me (1:1 Coaching) Original music by Haile Meirow “inside your tears” Talent Advisor Serena Board

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  3. 2024. 04. 18.

    Marijke McCandless: Juicy practices for getting present in the now

    This week, Larissa speaks with Marijke McCandless, mindfulness Life Coach, and author. Marijke McCandless is a mindfulness life coach. Marijke’s second book, Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present, is a unique and playful guide for anyone feeling disconnected from their vitality and uninspired to make a change. It is coming out in July. She leads a popular online writing practice called Write Now Mind, which has been called out by media icons such as Arianna Huffington. She also leads guided awareness practice sessions, called Juicy Practices for Getting Present, plus other immersion experiences in meditation, writing, and enlivenment. Larissa & Marijke chat: The challenges Marijke faced in her 36-year marriage How she and her husband choose to get to know one another on a deeper level Experiencing childhood sexual trauma Shame and facing the parts of our lives that had unknowingly affected us What it felt like to talk about shame and secrets for the first time Writing a memoir under a pen name Why Marijke chose to write under a pen name and not her real name Feeling it was unfair to have her story affect her family How her pen name allowed her not to feel her identity was forever attached to victimhood Dealing with perfectionism as a writer When Marijke hit rock bottom at a silent retreat Marijke’s freeing moment of realizing she is inadequate and will always be Her book Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present Why use “naked” in the title of a self-help book Using nakedness as a metaphor for what it’s like to shed outdated identities Shaking up stigmas around body image and ageism How the self-help world can feel so serious and stuffy Adding more play to self-help The importance of not taking your job too seriously Follow Marijke: @MarijkeMcCandless (IG / LinkedIn) Learn more about Marijke at: marijkemccandless.com Check out Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present Link to Inner Striptease Starter kit Follow Larissa: Sign up for Seriously Authentic Newsletter with resources, tips, insights on how to be your most authentic self to achieve your dream life. @larissavictoria (LinkedIn IG) Work with me (1:1 Coaching) Original music by Haile Meirow “inside your tears” Talent Advisor Serena Board

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  4. 2024. 04. 11.

    Sam Mirpoorian: Sacrifice, success, and Greener Pastures

    This week, Larissa speaks with Sam Mirpoorian , an award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker. Sam explores societal themes at the intersection of time, isolation, health, and science. Sam has been busy promoting his first documentary feature, Greener Pastures, which follows 4 farmers across the Midwest. It documents their day-to-day lives on small multigenerational farms over the course of 5 years. The film is about mental health, industry nation, food production, and climate change. Sam started out doing everything: producing, directing, and driving hundreds of miles. Along the way, he got funding and support from Emmy-nominated producers. Greener Pastures was acquired by PBS and is now being screened. Larissa & Sam chat: Growing up under pressure to excel, influenced by his father's Iranian heritage His father, a tech supervisor, exposing Sam to technology and filming everything with a camcorder, which kickstarted Sam’s love for hands-on storytelling Whether it was worth it to have a childhood so focused on the hustle and grind Sam championing mental health during the making of Greener Pastures Mental health’s connection to shame and secrecy The importance of “just listening” The 5 years making greener pastures, crashing on farmers’ couches, starting with no money Thinking Greener Pastures was never going to get finished When a mentor told Sam his characters were not compelling Driving across the Midwest alone: Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin Social sacrifice, not seeing friends or dating Submitting Greener Pastures to 18 film festivals, rejected by all of them Starting with no money to linking up with David & Linda Cornfield Emmy Award-Winning Producers and getting funding money Sam’s pitching story, and being honest that he was 25 years old, had no producer, and was shooting sorority videos on the weekends Self-comparison on social media Future filmmaking dreams. Top of the list, making a high school basketball story Letting go of over-promising under-delivering Feeling like an adult for the first time Follow Sam: @WorkofSam (IG) Check out Greener Pastures Screen Greener Pastures on PBS Follow Larissa: Sign up for Seriously Authentic Newsletter with resources, tips, insights on how to be your most authentic self to achieve your dream life. @larissavictoria (LinkedIn IG) Work with me (1:1 Coaching) Original music by Haile Meirow “inside your tears” Talent Advisor Serena Board

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  5. 2024. 04. 04.

    Lauren Yoshiko: The most outspoken woman in the weed industry

    This week, Larissa speaks with Lauren Yoshiko, the cannabis author and journalist. Lauren Yoshiko is a cannabis journalist who just published her first book, Green Scenes: A Guide to Legal Cannabis Destinations, in the US. Lauren got her start writing about weed under a fake name at Portland alt-weekly Willamette Week in 2014. Lauren was afraid she would lose her finance day job if anyone found out. After weed was legalized in Oregon, Lauren was on the front lines of reporting about weed before it was mainstream and went on to cover all facets of legal cannabis. She has been published in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Condé Nast, Thrillist, and Broccoli Magazine. Larissa & Lauren chat: Growing up in a small town playing dress up with her little sister and needing to create your own fun Being 5th generation Japanese American in a majority white small town Lauren wanted to be "popular" in student body government, ran for homecoming queen Having friends with different political views taught Lauren not to be afraid of having disagreements with friends and respecting her friend's different POVs The feeling of being culturally "white" with zero sense of Asian identity outside of the bi-annual trip to an Asian food store Smoking weed, allowed Lauren to be more introspective Moving out of Roseburg to Santa Cruz for college and feeling so un-asian for the first time and wanting to fit in to the western expectations of beauty and be blonde Lauren lived with her Grandma after college, and realizing she has a legacy of Japanese American life in Portland, OR Labels and nationalism are overrated and create division Lauren recounts how scary it is to be a woman who is outspoken about the weed industry; a lot of women don't talk about smoking weed Lauren has bonded more with people because of shared interests & and not solely shared heritage In 2014, Lauren shared writing about weed under a fake name for Willamette Week while still working a day job The mentorship & master class in editing Lauren received at Broccoli Mag and the evolution of Sticky Bits News The red tape around cannabis advertising and marketing Lauren's book Green Scenes, the first-ever travel guide to cool, ethically-operated legal cannabis destinations across the US Lauren talks about the reward of telling people's stories, from family weed lounges in Boston to horse healing and weed Follow Lauren: @laurenyoshiko (IG / LinkedIn) Sign up for Sticky Bits News Check out Green Scenes: A Guide to Legal Cannabis Destinations in the US Follow Larissa: Sign up for Seriously Authentic Newsletter with resources, tips, insights on how to be your most authentic self to achieve your dream life. @larissavictoria (LinkedIn IG) Work with me (1:1 Coaching) Original music by Haile Meirow “inside your tears” Talent Advisor Serena Board

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The biggest regret dying people have is that they didn't have the courage to live an authentic life for themselves. Larissa is on a mission to change that one person at a time. Join Larissa as she asks the burning questions to founders, directors, entrepreneurs, musicians, and activists, teasing out the nuances of what it really means to live an authentic life. Larissa and her guests cover topics ranging from sexuality, grief, entrepreneurship, fame, breakups, divorce, and so much more. SA is the most authentic place on the internet.