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

TW: Abuse, Trauma, Justice SystemThis 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW THE BARE AND BRUTAL PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠