A Splash More

Healing doesn’t mean blaming the past — it means understanding it.
In this episode of A Splash More, we’re joined by Bryana Kappadakunnel, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, founder of Conscious Mommy, and author of Parent Yourself First, for a thoughtful conversation about how our childhood experiences shape the parents we become.
Together, we explore how to reflect on family dynamics with honesty and compassion, how to acknowledge emotional wounds without resentment, and how awareness can help us break cycles gently and intentionally. This episode offers reassurance for anyone navigating the balance between honoring their parents’ humanity and tending to their own healing.
A meaningful listen for parents committed to growth, connection, and doing the best they can — with what they know now.

In this special mini episode of A Splash More, Hayley sits down with Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Bryana Kappadakunnel, founder of Conscious Mommy and author of Parent Yourself First, for an honest conversation about grief during the holidays.
Together, they explore what it means to hold space for both joy and sadness in a season that often expects constant happiness. Bry offers gentle insight into why grief can resurface this time of year, how to navigate complicated emotions without judgment, and why allowing yourself to feel it all can actually create deeper connection and healing.
This episode is for anyone moving through the holidays with a full heart — whether you’re grieving a loss, honoring old memories, or simply learning how to make room for emotions that don’t fit neatly into the season.

In this episode of A Splash More, Bailey and Hayley sit down with Shira Lazar — Emmy-nominated digital culture expert, founder of What’s Trending, and longtime voice in the creator economy — for a candid conversation about rejection, resilience, and staying true to yourself when the path forward isn’t clear.
Shira opens up about navigating years of “not yet” moments, career pivots, and the emotional toll of putting yourself out there in highly visible spaces. Together, they unpack what it really means to persevere without burning out, how to celebrate the wins you do receive, and why gratitude and alignment matter just as much as ambition.
This episode explores the quiet strength it takes to keep going, the importance of honoring your North Star, and how trusting the process can create momentum even when outcomes feel uncertain. Honest, grounding, and deeply motivating, this conversation is a reminder that success isn’t built overnight — it’s built by showing up, staying open, and believing that what’s meant for you will meet you where you are.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Whitney Burrell of Southbay Plastic Surgeons, whose expertise and care guided Bailey through her breast reduction. Together, we explore the emotional and psychological realities of navigating the healthcare system as a patient, particularly as women.
Hayley shares her lifelong fear of medical procedures and how her anxiety around surgery and death quietly shapes her daily life and holds her back from feeling fully free.
Bailey opens up about a different kind of fear: not the procedure, but the experience of being seen in a body that has evolved through intentional choices, including her breast reduction. Having built a deeply connected community around her plus-size identity, she’s now exploring what it means to show up authentically, embrace her growth, and hold space for all versions of herself.
Dr. Burrell helps unpack the emotional complexity behind body changes, identity shifts, and what compassionate care really looks like.
This conversation is grounding, eye-opening, and deeply human.

This week on A Splash More, Bailey and Hayley sit down with Phylicia Pearl Mpasi — actress, writer, manifestation coach, and daughter of Congolese immigrants whose breakout role as “Young Celie” in The Color Purple earned her the NAACP Image Award for Best Breakout Performance. You’ve seen her on screen, you’ve heard her words on Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, and right now you can catch her on Broadway in The Lion King.
But today, Phylicia joins us for a conversation that goes far deeper than credits.
In this episode, we explore the realities of race, identity, and the expectations placed on Black women — and the fear many white women feel around “saying the wrong thing.” What starts with humor (“Wait… I’m Black?!”) opens the door to an honest, grounded, and deeply human conversation that encouraged us to move past the kind of uncomfortable caution that keeps people from really showing up.
We also talk about the inner magic that shaped Phylicia’s path — her childhood obsession with Raven Symoné, the joy of making people laugh, and how she now helps others step into their power as a manifestation coach.
It’s vulnerable, it’s real, it’s unexpectedly light in all the right moments — and it’s a conversation that matters.

Nicole Travolta is an actor, comedian, and writer whose hit one-woman show, Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright, has toured for nearly three years across the United States, Europe, and the U.K., with another Off-Broadway run coming soon. In this episode, Nicole opens up about what it really takes to step into the most powerful version of yourself — even when you’re carrying the weight of past mistakes or moments you wish you could redo.
She reflects on triumphs, missteps, and seemingly impossible moments, from the challenges of being related to a Hollywood icon and the pressure to live up to the name, to the financial struggles that forced her to rebuild herself from the inside out.
This conversation reminds you that the past doesn’t define you — your courage and resilience do. And trust us, there’s plenty of laughter in between.
If you’ve ever struggled to release self-doubt, trust yourself again, or find purpose in painful moments, this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air. 

In this first episode of A Splash More, Bailey and Hayley sit down with New York Times bestselling author Josie Balka for a raw, heartfelt conversation about body image, self-acceptance, and learning to love yourself through every season of life.
Josie opens up about the surprising disconnect between how people perceive her online versus in person — and the pressures that come with being constantly seen, judged, and compared. Together, they unpack what it really means to feel confident in your own skin, even when the world seems determined to define you by how you look.
Bailey and Hayley bring their trademark mix of honesty and humor as they share their own experiences with confidence, self-worth, and identity, reminding listeners that growth doesn’t mean perfection — it means showing up as your full, unapologetic self.
This is a must-listen episode for any woman who’s ever felt misunderstood or underestimated. Grab your glass and join us as we toast to self-love, self-awareness, and giving ourselves a splash more grace.