Bare and Brutal Podcast

About Bare and Brutal Podcast

Bare and Brutal is a podcast for women and minority entrepreneurs who’ve turned trauma into transformation. Hosted by Michelle Mirza, each episode features unfiltered conversations on mental health, healing, identity, and resilience in entrepreneurship. Hear powerful stories from founders, creatives, and change-makers who’ve built purpose-driven businesses after navigating adversity — from childhood trauma and burnout to imposter syndrome and cultural identity struggles. If you’re building a business while healing, this podcast is for you. New episodes every Wednesday.

Publisher

Michelle Mirza

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Aug 2023

Latest episode

11 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jun 2025

   #27 | Living Beyond the Label: The Truth About BPD & Recovery ft. Ally Loyns

   Ally Loyns, a certified peer supporter, discusses Borderline Personality Disorder, challenges misconceptions, and shares her experiences of living and thriving with the diagnosis in an interview.

2. 

   4 Jun 2025

   #26 | You’re Not Broken: A Conversation on Wholeness, Abundance, & Self-Belief ft. Christian Johnson

   Host interviews Christian Johnson, mindset coach, about shifting from chasing healing from emptiness to living from abundance, exploring worthiness and reclaiming imagination as sacred tools.

3. 

   21 May 2025

   #25 | Surviving Abuse, Seeking Justice: Navigating a Failing System ft. Noelle Cope

   TW: Abuse, Trauma, Justice System This conversation contains discussions around emotional and psychological abuse, patterns of manipulation, and systemic injustice toward survivors. We encourage you to prioritize your mental well-being and pause if needed. This week on Bare and Brutal, Michelle sits down with Noelle Cope, writer and founder of Notes from the In-Between, to talk about what survivor advocacy really looks like. Noelle shares her story and unpacks the complexity of abusive dynamics—like future faking, financial manipulation, and emotional coercion—that the justice system still doesn’t know how to hold. They explore what it means to be believed, how creative outlets support healing, and how first-gen survivors often carry the weight of both survival and visibility. If you’re a first-gen founder or creative trying to build something powerful while healing from something painful, this episode will speak directly to you. FOLLOW NOELLE COPE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://noellecope.shop/) ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/noellacope/) FOLLOW THE BARE AND BRUTAL PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/bareandbrutalpodcast/) ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.tiktok.com/@bareandbrutalpodcast) ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFp5O6UXGwDPD1JXNRI-WiuvAWMPN0UWk)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,345

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

39 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.