Power of Authenticity when Hosting

Arjun Sundararajan: I think authenticity is something that we hear a lot about, and we say that, like, hey. There is a power to authenticity and how important it is and it comes more when it comes to hosting your own show. Tell us why and tell me how you be authentic on your shows.

Kira Dorrian: I mean, that's a really big question. I think, I think that because I'm in the mental health world and have been you do develop an ability to be open and be a sharer and what I have heard a lot from the people in my life is that because I'm open, because I'm authentic, because I share, they feel safe to do the same. And that's really hard because the that is hard to cultivate. That's not something you're gonna just get overnight. Right? Again, I'm I'm going into therapy land here, but, you know, based on our family of origin and how we were raised and our school experience and our life experience, not everyone feels safe to be open and vulnerable. So it's asking a lot of a host to be like, hey, I know you had that tragic upbringing that taught you to shut yourself down. But if you could just open yourself up, that'd make this show a lot better.

Arjun Sundararajan: But but the truth is the more that you can let yourself be present and shine and be real.

Kira Dorrian: The just the more comfortable your guests are gonna feel. And that means not being perfect and not being shiny and not being the best. And, again, that's I I keep harping on this curiosity thing, but one of the things that curiosity shows is a space of unknowing. You can't be curious and know. So the more you're curious, the more you're you're being vulnerable and you're being authentic, even if you're not sharing you know, about the the trauma you experienced as a child, you are sharing who you are by creating space for the things you don't no. So my favorite questions are tell me more about that. I'm curious about, you know, those are things that get people talking. So you hear one little thing that interests you.

Arjun Sundararajan: You can say, tell me more about that. I've never heard that before, or tell me more about that.

Kira Dorrian: I've heard that a lot. I'd like to hear your take on it. I I think that's a a way of bridging this gap between you need to be a completely authentic individual. Well, not everyone is in a space to do that, but I think curiosity opens opens us up just enough for our audience to feel like we're real and relatable.

Arjun Sundararajan: Yeah. This is pretty powerful. I I think this also helps that you come from, like, the mental health world because, yeah, I think what I heard you say, and I really resonate is that I think it's one thing about being authentic in general in your world. And when you are, then it automatically comes to, like, the show as well, but there is one thing. If you are welcoming the work, then you just bring that to this and be natural as you can in this space. I really like that. I'm curious about, like, sort of shifting topics to