More Than a Size: Ella Halikas on Family, Grief, and Self-Love
Let's Try This Again with B. Simone
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🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
This week on Let’s Try This Again, I sit down with the amazing Ella Halikas for one of the most openhearted conversations yet. We dive deep into childhood resilience, the impact of family trauma, body confidence, and fighting to love ourselves beyond what the world wants us to be. Ella gets real about navigating her parents’ brutal divorce, losing her brother to addiction, and how being the “fixer” as a child shaped her healing journey. We laugh about crazy family moments, get honest about dealing with internet trolls, and uplift those who feel pressure to fit in. Through every twist—therapy breakthroughs, plus-size modeling setbacks, and letting go of the “B. Simone” persona—I’m reminded that our stories matter, not just for us but for everyone walking a similar path. No matter what season you’re in, this episode reminds you: your pain, joy, and growth are all valid, and you never have to walk it alone.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up you guys. |
| 0:14.4 | And welcome to the Let's Try This Again podcast. |
| 0:18.4 | Let's just try again. |
| 0:25.4 | Okay. Try This Again podcast. Let's just try again. Hey, you guys, welcome back to another episode of Let's Try This Again. I don't know if you can |
| 0:30.7 | hear it, but baby, if you hear the cars, you might hear some honking, you might hear some |
| 0:36.7 | city noise. |
| 0:39.2 | Why? |
| 0:39.6 | Because I am BK all day New York City. |
| 0:43.7 | I came to New York because I had to come to CultureCon. |
| 0:48.7 | Oh my goodness. |
| 0:50.0 | I have never been to CultureCon. |
| 0:51.7 | And it was absolutely amazing. |
| 0:54.2 | Shout out to my girl Imani. |
| 0:55.7 | I met her in Atlanta at the Emigree dinner. |
| 0:58.8 | And CultureCon is one of the biggest, fastest growing conferences for just black creatives, |
| 1:05.6 | people of color. |
| 1:06.6 | And it was so freaking dope, so impactful. |
| 1:09.8 | Her and her team took great care of me. |
| 1:11.5 | I got here Friday, went to CultureCon, and it was amazing. |
| 1:16.2 | A two-day conference of just black creatives. |
| 1:18.6 | I got to see Tarashi P. Henson and Jennifer Hudson and Morris Chestnut and Joey Badass and all of these amazing people on the stage. |
| 1:26.8 | I was in the VIP area, and I was like, you know what? |
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