A Splash More

At 43 and 45, Daina Trout and Sharzad Kiadeh began receiving auditions that reduced women in their forties to a narrow set of stereotypes—roles that didn’t resemble their lives or the women they knew. So the best friends decided to create the story they wanted to see. Daina co-founded and served as CEO of Health-Ade Kombucha, helping build it from a startup into one of the country’s most recogniza...

In the final part of this three-part conversation, the focus turns to the life Melissa Wolmarans has built since coming home—and the faith, love and sense of purpose that continue to guide her forward. Melissa reflects on what grace has meant in her life, why she feels called to keep sharing her story and the responsibility she carries in connection with Will. She also opens up about meeting the m...

In Part One, Melissa Wolmarans shared the choices that led to the crash that resulted in Will’s death. In Part Two, she reflects on what came after. Melissa recounts being sentenced to six years in prison and saying goodbye to her father, knowing it might be the last time she saw him. Two months into her incarceration, he died from the same brain cancer that had taken her mother when Melissa was i...

Season Two of A Splash More begins with one of the most complex and remarkable stories we have ever shared. In the first installment of this special multi-part conversation, Melissa Wolmarans takes us back to the life she was living before a fatal crash took Will’s life and permanently changed the course of two families. Melissa speaks candidly about an earlier alcohol-related driving incident tha...

What does it really mean to stand up for what’s right—especially when speaking out feels uncomfortable? In this Worth Another Listen episode, Hayley reconnects with writer, editor and community advocate Tanya Monaghan for a timely conversation about using your voice with courage and conviction. They discuss the allegations at Cornell and the larger questions the situation raises about supporting s...

What happens when the thing that made you exceptional—the career, talent or identity you built your life around—is no longer the whole story? In this Worth Another Listen episode, Hayley revisits her powerful conversation with WNBA legend and Olympic gold medalist Angel McCoughtry. Angel opens up about the identity shifts that come when the game changes, learning to see herself beyond basketball a...

Sometimes you don’t understand the detour until you get to see where it leads. Earlier this year, Hayley sat down with Stephanie Shim and Shira Lazar for a conversation about the lives we plan, the timelines we're handed, and what can happen when we stop measuring our lives against where we think we're supposed to be. Now, that conversation feels even more meaningful. Stephanie has built a tremend...

What does having a home really mean after you’ve experienced what it feels like not to have one? In this special Worth Another Listen episode, Hayley revisits her conversation about The Pen + Napkin Project, a nonprofit transforming empty houses into homes for families rebuilding their lives. But this time, there’s a new chapter. After recently helping furnish and transform a home for a family of...

From Young Celie in The Color Purple to stepping onto the Broadway stage as Nala in The Lion King, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi has had quite a journey. Phylicia is back on A Splash More for a brand-new catch-up before we revisit our original Season One conversation. Hayley and Phylicia catch up on where life has taken her, what it feels like to be back on Broadway, what success means to her now, what she...

What are you willing to walk away from when something that once felt right no longer does? Sara Happ is back on A Splash More for a brand-new catch-up before we revisit one of our favorite conversations from Season One. Since we last sat down, life has continued to evolve. Hayley catches up with Sara about what has changed, what she’s saying no to, what she’s excited to say yes to, and what she’s...

Between seasons, we’re going back to a few conversations from Season 1 that have stayed with us—the ones that made us laugh, think, feel seen, or look at something a little differently. And there was only one place to start. New York Times bestselling author Josie Balka was the very first guest on A Splash More. In this conversation, originally recorded with Hayley and Bailey, Josie joins us for a...

Megan and Gretchen are partners in just about every sense of the word. They're married, former collegiate basketball players, and the founders of SandSpa—a modern wellness brand born from their belief that high-quality self-care shouldn't be reserved for special occasions. What began as a single beachside spa has grown into a Southern California wellness collective spanning SandSpa locations, Poli...

What if the hardest chapter of your story became the foundation for everything you built? In this episode of A Splash More, Hayley sits down with entrepreneur, community builder, and founder Nina Caviggiola for a heartfelt conversation about identity, resilience, motherhood, and the power of creating spaces where women truly belong. After fleeing war in the former Yugoslavia as a young child and e...

Co-parenting is hard. Blending families can be even harder but you don't have to figure it out alone. In Part 2 of this special two-part series, Hayley continues the conversation with Lauren Denham and Tabitha Qassom, joined by Ashley Noelle, founder of Blended Bond. After hearing Lauren and Tabitha's personal stories in Part 1, Ashley helps unpack many of the questions their experiences raise—off...

Single motherhood isn't one story, it looks different for everyone. In Part 1 of this special two-part series, Hayley sits down with Lauren Denham and Tabitha Qassom for an honest conversation about navigating motherhood after relationships end. Although their journeys into single motherhood were different, both Lauren and Tabitha found themselves navigating the challenges of co-parenting, rebuild...

What happens when the life you've worked so hard to build suddenly changes in an instant? This week on A Splash More, Hayley sits down with entrepreneur, filmmaker, artist, and technology pioneer Taryn Southern for a conversation about what it really means to live well. After being diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer, Taryn was forced to confront more than her health. She began questioning how...

When Dr. Roohi Jeelani first joined me on A Splash More, we had one of the most meaningful conversations we've ever had about fertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, and the reality that family building doesn't always happen according to plan. Since then, both my own journey and the conversations happening among women have evolved. As I've begun navigating hormones, perimenopause, and HRT, I wanted to rec...

Born and raised on California's Golden Coast, Chloé has built a thriving career as an independent artist, songwriter, actress, and storyteller whose music has reached hundreds of thousands of listeners around the world. But long before performing at iconic venues, earning Grammy consideration, and building a loyal global audience, she faced a life-threatening illness that left her isolated as a ch...

This week on A Splash More, Hayley sits down with Katie Lilly, founder of BÜNDA Strength + Stairs, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, community, motherhood, and the power of helping women discover their strength. Katie shares the story behind building BÜNDA and how her vision evolved from creating a workout to creating a movement. Together, they discuss the realities of entrepreneurship, b...

This week on A Splash More, Hayley sits down with Catie Bouchard, founder of Pen & Napkin, an organization that transforms empty spaces into fully furnished homes for individuals and families navigating significant life transitions and rebuilding their lives. After years of witnessing the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, Catie found herself asking a question she could no longer ignore: What...

This week on A Splash More, Hayley sits down with Meghan Judge, creator and host of Judging Meghan, a Top 25 Mental Health podcast ranked among the top 1% of podcasts worldwide. Drawing from years of conversations about grief, loss, healing, and resilience, Meghan shares what she's learned about navigating life's hardest seasons and finding a way forward when so much feels outside of our control....

Sara Civian is a sports reporter, podcast host, and one of the most recognizable voices to emerge from hockey media — known for her quick wit, sharp perspective, and ability to build a career in traditionally male-dominated spaces. But in this episode, we explore something much more personal. As cousins from a loud, close-knit Italian family — separated by 12 years and shaped by very different bir...

We’re revisiting one of the early conversations that helped shape A Splash More — and honestly, this episode feels even more relevant now. Bryana Kappadakunnel is a licensed marriage and family therapist, founder of Conscious Mommy, and author of Parent Yourself First. In this conversation, we talk about emotional regulation, generational patterns, motherhood, identity, and the pressure so many wo...

We’re revisiting one of the earliest conversations that helped shape A Splash More — and honestly, it feels even more relevant now. Nicole Travolta is an actor, comedian, and writer whose one-woman show, Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright, has toured across the U.S., Europe, and the U.K. In this conversation, Nicole opens up about shame, identity, financial struggle, and the pressure of trying to li...

Jamie Lovelynn may seem like someone who has it all together on the outside but in this conversation, she opens up about the struggles that existed underneath: disordered eating, stress, perfectionism, loneliness, and the fear that life wasn’t unfolding the way she hoped it would. We talk about relationships, feeling disconnected from yourself, and the pressure so many women carry to keep performi...