468: Larissa Maloney: How Racism in College Sports Shaped An Activist

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 7 a.m.

Larissa Maloney is a former professional beach volleyball player and owns an online fitness and wellness company that serves both home school and brick and mortar school families! Active Kids 2.0 specializes in kids classes(boxing, karate, yoga, cheer, gymnastics, ballet, jazz, hip-hop dance, toddler time, strength, cardio, and many more!) She\u2019s a kid fitness equality advocate as well as a mental health and human rights advocate!\nListen in to hear Larissa share:\n\nHow she is stepping up to #sharethemic during this cultural revolution\n\nThe specific steps she\u2019s taking to take care of herself as a black female leader, advocate, and mom during this time\n\nHow she has experienced racism throughout her life, often as the only black child and young woman in white spaces\n\nWhat microaggressions are and the ones she has experienced repeatedly\n\nThe deeply painful experience she had as a college freshman, experiencing loud and blatant racism, without any allies supporting her\n\nSpecific steps you can take to be a better ally\n\nThe debates she has been having with other moms about anxiety in parenting white kids vs black kids\n\nThe super successful company she built in the pandemic to keep kids active in the most fun and engaging ways\n\nLinks mentioned:\xa0\n\nEnroll in my Construct Your Core Values Workshop: shamelessmom.com/values\n\n\nSave on your Active Kids 2.0 membership: activekids2.com | code: SHAMELESSMOM10\n\nLarissa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/larissa.maloney/\n\n\nActive Kids 2.0 on IG: https://www.instagram.com/activekids2.0/\n\n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActiveKids2.0/, https://www.facebook.com/larissawitherspoon\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor:\n\nBetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless\n\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices