Episode 298 - Davia Esther Bunch & Miranda Sturce Turning Care Into Careers: Holding Space & Healing Skin

About this episode

The episode features a deep conversation with Miranda Sturce and Davia Esther Bunch about ambition, healing, and personal journeys in the beauty industry.

Episode 298 of Where Brains Meet Beauty is one of the most emotional and human conversations of the season. Celebrity Esthetician Miranda Sturce and creator, former Miss South Carolina and Bachelor alum Davia Esther Bunch join the show for a raw discussion on ambition, burnout, healing and finding your way back to yourself. Miranda shares how caring for others has been part of her identity since childhood, soothing her father’s hands after long labor-filled days. That instinct led her into luxury hotel spas and ultimately her own practice, where touch becomes both artistry and therapy. She talks openly about the emotional weight of being a solo esthetician, the pressure to hold everyone together and the importance of slowing down long enough to feel your own feelings. Davia’s story mirrors Miranda’s in surprising ways. She trained for years to become a professional ballet dancer, performed in Russia, then had to walk away after injury. That loss spun into pageants, where she won Miss South Carolina and went on to compete at Miss America. Then came The Bachelor, a move that gave her visibility but also forced her to face everything she had been running from. Now she balances…

People in this episode

Host: Jodi Katz

Guests: Miranda Sturce, Davia Esther Bunch

Topics covered

• ambition
• burnout
• healing
• self-discovery
• beauty industry
• storytelling

Keywords

• esthetician
• self-care
• mental health
• career transition
• memoir writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miss South Carolina, Miss America, The Bachelor

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