Mirror Mirror On the Mic

🎂 Mirror Mirror on the Mic is ONE! One year ago, we turned on the microphones with absolutely no idea where this thing would take us. A year later, we’re celebrating with the people who made it possible: YOU. For our first birthday episode, we’re answering listener questions about starting over, rebuilding your life, regulating your nervous system, doing things that scare the hell out of you, and...

One year ago, I sat down behind a microphone without knowing exactly what I was doing, where this podcast would go, or who would listen. I just knew I wanted to start. What I couldn’t have known was that while I was building Mirror Mirror on the Mic, it would quietly be helping me rebuild myself. Behind the microphone, life was LIFE-ING. I was navigating enormous personal changes, motherhood, a ca...

Parenting advice is everywhere. Do this. Don’t do that. Be more present. Set better boundaries. Hold the boundary. Regulate yourself. Regulate them. Make the memories. Pack the lunches. And whatever you do, DON’T SCREW THEM UP. No wonder we’re exhausted. In this episode, we’re talking about what actually matters in parenting, and spoiler alert: it’s probably a lot less than you think. We talk abou...

What happens when you’re raising kids, caring for aging parents, managing a career, keeping a household running… and somehow still expected to take care of yourself? Welcome to the sandwich generation. This week, we start with a little life catch-up and some laughs before getting into a very real conversation about what it feels like to be needed from every direction at once. But this episode is a...

I Don’t Know What I’m Building Yet. I’m Just Showing Up. This one is a little stream of consciousness. A little life update. A little gratitude. And maybe a reminder that you don’t have to know exactly where something is going to keep going. We’re talking about emotions and what happens when we stop treating every feeling like an emergency. Emotions are waves. They rise, they peak, and eventually,...

Have you ever convinced yourself that if you could just understand why someone hurt you, you could finally move on? Same. In this solo episode, Malissa talks about the mental rabbit hole of trying to solve another person: childhood trauma, attachment styles, psychological frameworks, relationship patterns… surely if you find the right explanation, your brain will finally close the case. Except eve...

We all know the strong friend. She’s the one who answers the phone. The one who shows up. The one who remembers what everyone else needs. She’s capable, dependable, and usually the last person anyone thinks to worry about. But who’s checking on her? In this episode of Mirror Mirror on the Mic, we’re talking about what it actually means to support the person who seems like they have it all together...

What if the feeling that something is “off” isn’t something you’re supposed to ignore? This week, I'm joined by Heather Schmid, creator of the film Voice of the Earth, for a conversation about awakening, intuition, and what happens when women finally start listening to themselves. We talk about the signs we’re often taught to dismiss, the exhaustion that can come from living disconnected from your...

This week, you asked the questions…and we’re definitely not sugarcoating the answers. 🎙️ Malissa and Inez are diving into real listener dilemmas about the things so many women are quietly trying to figure out: burnout, breakups, boundaries, friendship, and what happens when you realize you can’t keep carrying everything yourself. What do you do when you know you need to delegate, but no one does t...

What would change if we all got a little better at owning our stuff? In this episode of Mirror Mirror on the Mic, I'm joined by my business coach, mentor, and author of Own Thy Stuff, Joe Machicote, for a conversation about accountability, leadership, relationships, growth, and what it actually looks like to take responsibility for the way we show up. Joe shares why accountability isn't about bein...

What would happen to humanity if everyone knew exactly how much time they had left? And what if that time ended at 22? In this episode of Mirror Mirror on the Mic, Malissa sits down with T.A. Thompson, author of the dystopian novel The Mark, to explore a world where no one lives past the age of 22. It creates a fascinating question: What happens to a society when there is no long term? When life h...

There are some teachers on this planet who never learned our language...yet somehow understand us better than we understand ourselves. In this fascinating conversation, we welcome back coach and horse-guided facilitator Nell Debevoise Dewey to explore what horses can teach us about emotional regulation, leadership, healing, and being fully present. You'll learn why horses have survived for nearly...

What If Your Life Doesn't Follow the Script? From the time we're young, many women are handed the same blueprint: grow up, find a partner, get married, have children. But what happens when your life takes a different path? And why does that make so many people uncomfortable? In this honest and heartfelt panel discussion, Malissa and Inez are joined by two incredible women who have chosen lives wit...

What do aliens, stand-up comedy, mental illness, and chasing impossible dreams have in common? More than you'd think. This week on Mirror Mirror on the Mic, I sit down with comedian, writer, and creator Rosie Tran for a conversation that starts with one ridiculous question ("How would you explain humans to aliens?") and somehow turns into one of the most honest discussions we've had about resilien...

Do the stars determine how we handle heartbreak...or do they simply give us another way to understand ourselves? In this solo episode of Mirror Mirror on the Mic, we're taking a lighthearted (and slightly unhinged) tour through all 12 zodiac signs to explore how each one might navigate divorce, breakups, and life's biggest endings. From Aries booking a flight before the ink is dry to Taurus emotio...

What if the goal isn't to be perfectly okay? This week on Mirror Mirror on the Mic, I sit down with forensic psychologist and author Amanda Landes to talk about perfectionism, authenticity, resilience, and what it means to embrace the messy middle of being human. Amanda shares stories from her personal life, insights from her work with women navigating professional, romantic, and personal challeng...

What if your emotions aren't the problem?? In this deeply personal episode of Mirror Mirror on the Mic, Malissa sits down with her own therapist, Dr. Kimberly Vay, to explore the life-changing principles of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) If you've ever felt overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, anger, shame, heartbreak, or simply the weight of being human, this conversation is for you. Together, th...

What happens when a family mystery refuses to let go? This week on Mirror Mirror on the Mic, we sit down with author and violinist Brigid Kennedy to discuss her captivating novel, Lost: The Lost City of Incan Gold, a story inspired by her own family's history and a question that lingered for generations. When Brigid’s great-grandfather disappeared into the Amazon and never returned, he left behind...

Making friends as an adult feels weird... and somehow nobody warns you about it. One day you're surrounded by classmates, coworkers, roommates, and spontaneous plans. Then suddenly you're juggling careers, kids, relationships, aging parents, and a calendar that somehow still has no room for meaningful connection. In this follow-up to one of our most popular episodes, Friendship Audit, we're taking...

Swipe right at your own risk. 😳 This week on Mirror Mirror on the Mic, I sit down with author and storyteller Bren Marrick to talk about her hilarious, shocking, and sometimes downright terrifying experiences navigating the world of online dating. Inspired by her book, Dicks I've Met Online, Bryn shares the stories that made her laugh, cringe, question humanity, and ultimately learn more about he...

In this episode of Mirror Mirror on the Mic, we unpack the pressure that often comes with the season: the expectation to create magical memories, keep the kids entertained, look a certain way in a swimsuit, take the perfect vacation, and somehow enjoy every minute of it. We talk about the realities that don't always make it onto social media, including summer anxiety, body image struggles, parenti...

Grief is not always loud. Sometimes it looks like scrolling your phone while trying not to cry. Sometimes it looks like laughing with friends and then breaking down in the car afterward. And sometimes it looks like grieving people who are still alive, the family you thought you’d have, or the version of yourself you thought you’d be by now. In this episode of Mirror Mirror on the Mic, Malissa and...

How do the beliefs we formed about ourselves years ago quietly shape the relationships we choose, the pain we tolerate, and the stories we continue to repeat? In this episode, I sit down with clinical psychologist and Awareness Integration Theory founder Dr. Foojan Zeine for a deep conversation about toxic relationship dynamics, emotional conditioning, trauma bonds, narcissistic tendencies, identi...

Somewhere along the way, being chosen became the goal. The invite. The approval. The seat at the table. And you got really, really good at it. Reading the room. Saying the right thing. Being who they needed you to be so you could stay. From the outside, it looked like high achievement. But inside? It felt like pressure. Like performing. Like slowly drifting further away from yourself. Because here...

What if everything you’ve been taught about money is… incomplete? In this episode, I sit down with David Nassief to unpack one of the most surprising wealth contrasts you’ll ever hear: why a professional athlete earning millions can end up broke within a few years… while a blue-collar worker quietly builds lasting wealth. This isn’t about income. It’s about behavior. We dive into: Why high earners...