Talking Smack 415

What happens when two super competitive besties enter the same podcast hosting competition, and in the middle of all that fun, life reminds you just how precious it really is? This week on Talking Smack 415, Debbie Mink and Jamie the Great are back with another episode of Deep & Shallow, where laughter, friendship, and real life collide. First, the SHALLOW! Debbie and Jamie are BOTH competing...

Is AI coming for your job? And if it is, what the hell are we supposed to do about it? This week on Talking Smack 415 , Debbie Mink and Jamie the Great welcome back career coach, entrepreneur, and people powerhouse Kate Sargeant for an honest, funny, and eye opening conversation about artificial intelligence, job security, career reinvention, and the future of work. Kate is the founder of KJS Coac...

Welcome back to Deep & Shallow , the Talking Smack 415 series where best friends Debbie Mink and Jamie the Great talk about whatever is happening in our lives, from the genuinely hard stuff to the completely ridiculous. And this month? There’s a LOT happening. Debbie just dropped her daughter off at college, and while watching your kid spread her wings is exactly what you spend 18 years prepar...

Can your home actually make you feel calmer, happier, more focused — and maybe even more abundant? This week on Talking Smack 415 , Debbie Mink and Jamie the Great sit down with Lisa Morton , holistic interior designer, Feng Shui master teacher, host of the Feng Shui Living Podcast , and author of Aligned at Home . Lisa spent years designing ultra-luxury private jet interiors before burnout, anxie...

This month's Deep & Shallow gets a little deeper than usual.  Jamie the Great updates us on her oral cancer journey and the experimental treatment she’s currently undergoing for precancerous lesions in her mouth. The good news? The treatment is working. The not-so-good news? It hurts. A lot. Jamie talks candidly about what it’s like to live with ongoing oral cancer monitoring, travel to D...

Are muscles deep... or shallow? In this episode of Deep & Shallow, Debbie and Jamie the Great tackle a topic that's far more complicated than it first appears. They dive into the pressure women face around body image, the rise of GLP-1 weight loss medications, the difference between pursuing health versus chasing thinness, and why strength matters so much more than the number on the scale...

At just 16 years old, Hayden Laufgraven heard the words no teenager expects: "You have leukemia." What followed was hospitalisation, chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, remission, relapse, another transplant, months of isolation, and learning how to never give up.  In this deeply moving episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I sit down with Hayden to talk about what it&apo...

What does it mean to live in alignment with your truth? In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Debbie Mink and Jamie the Great sit down with writer, podcast host, actor, yoga teacher, and former corporate executive Kathryn Flaschne r to explore authenticity, personal reinvention, creativity, purpose, and what happens when you step away from the life you thought you were supposed to live. After buil...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I sit down with Nikki Pearl and Susannah Wallenstrom, founders of Menopausitive Workshop, to talk about one of our favorite (and most needed) topics: menopause, perimenopause, hormone health, and women’s wellness in midlife. Nikki Pearl, MA Integrative Health, wellness professional and yoga instructor, and Susannah Wallenstrom, MPH, RDN, re...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415 , we’re sharing our May 2026 Energetic Forecast: Maia’s take.  It’s  a  bittersweet moment because this is our final monthly forecast (for now) with our intuitive healer , Maia. Many thanks to  Maia who's  been with us for over a year sharing wisdom, perspective, fun, and energy forecasts! So what’s the vibe for May? Transformation is underway  You’re in t...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415 , Jamie the Great and I are keeping it in the family—my family. We sit down with my brother, Sam Mink, owner of Oyster House, who was just named a 2026 America’s Classics Award winner for the Mid-Atlantic region by the James Beard Foundation—one of the restaurant industry’s highest honors. Not only did he receive this incredible recognition, but Oyster House is...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415 , Jamie the Great and I are diving into the April energetic forecast with intuitive healer and therapist Maia Taub—and let’s just say… this month is a whole vibe shift. If March was about pushing, striving, and figuring it all out, April is asking something completely different:   Stop forcing. Start trusting. The message coming through loud and clear? Don’t gi...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415 , Jamie the Great and I dive into one of the biggest health conversations happening right now: GLP-1 weight-loss drugs . From celebrities like Oprah and Sharon Osbourne to friends, family members, and coworkers, medications like Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs seem to be everywhere. Nearly 10% of U.S. adults are now taking GLP-1 medications , and the cultural con...

In March’s energetic forecast, Maia share’s with Jamie the Great and myself, that we’ve come full circle at the end of our 1 year cycle.  And ,this March it’s about claiming radical responsibility — for our choices, your reactions, your resilience, and your lives.  The messages came through loud and clear: You’re going to get knocked down — and you’re going to get back up again. Resilience, resili...

What does it take for a friendship to last from sixth grade to midlife? In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I we dive deep into the origin story of a forever friendship that belongs to Caryn and Jen and began at Brett Harte Elementary School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey — back when Guess jeans, first bras, and hours-long phone calls ruled the world. This is a story about growin...

February is here and in Talking Smack 415’s Energetic Forecast: Maia’s Take it’s a continuation.  We’re still moving through the energy of 2025 and carrying January with us… until things begin to shift mid-month, right in alignment with the Lunar New Year. The energy of Feb is all about:   Presence  Paying attention.  Returning—again and again—to now .  February asks us to deepen (or begin) a medi...

Happy New Year and welcome to Talking Smack 415’s 2026 Energetic Forecast: Maia’s Take. We love that 2026 arrives with a very low tolerance for BS , and Jamie the Great, Maia, and I are already feeling it. This year is all about shedding, cleansing, and letting go —of people, patterns, places, and habits that drain you instead of replenish you. Think of it as an energetic detox for your life. Impo...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I sit down with someone very special: Jamie’s nephew… but also kind of her son… brother… all rolled into one — Shai Gilmore. Shai’s story blends resilience, humor, and the fierce love that only family  can provide. He takes us back to when he was about 4 years old in Florida, where his Pop-Pop stepped in when life got complicated. Shai open...

December is here and when Jamie the Great and I sit down with Maia in Talking Smack’s 415 Energetic forecast Maia’s take, we learn it’s giving  “horse sprinting at full speed” energy… but the actual message? Slow. Down. The year flew by, the holidays are chaos, and it’s tempting to keep galloping so you don’t have to feel your feelings — but nope. December wants you to pause and actually process t...

Laughter and friendship feeds the soul — and in this Talking Smack 415 episode, we’re kicking off our Friendship Series with longtime besties Keri Fishman and Beth Amabile, who have shared 27 years of love, laughter, loss, motherhood, and magic. Hosts Debbie Mink & Jamie the Great sit down with Keri and Beth to talk about what it really means to be friends in midlife — from saying “I love you”...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415 , Jamie the Great and I sit down with Maia for November’s energetic forecast — and November sounds like it’s gonna be a good month for all of us!  Maia sees tornado energy — things are getting shaken up! The first half of November may feel messy and inconvenient, but this disruption is good. It’s clearing the path so the dust can settle in a way that’s far more...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I sit down with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf, a leading expert in menopause, perimenopause, and andropause health. Dr. Greenleaf is a board-certified urogynecologist, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and founder of the International Pause Institute, where she helps women and men reclaim their energy, confidence, and hormonal balance through holisti...

In this episode, Jamie the Great and I chat with Maia as she breaks down the October 2025 energy forecast — exploring how to move with purpose, embrace new beginnings, and refresh your spirit. October’s energy feels like a quiet new beginning. Even though we’re moving into fall, the month carries a spring-like renewal — soft, feminine, and deeply intentional. It’s about surrendering and allowing,...

In this episode of Talking Smack 415 , Jamie the Great and I get real about matchmaking for marriage, dating apps, and what it takes to build meaningful connections in today’s world with Matchmaker Kami. Kami is a matchmaker and dating coach who has been trained by the Aleeza Ben Sholom from Netflix Jewish Matchmaker fame.   We explore why matchmaking starts with creating connections at its most b...

This episode is like no other.  In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the great and I sit down with Dawn Geller.  Dawn recently experienced every mother’s worst nightmare, the sudden tragic death of her 20 year old son Dylan. This interview is raw, the pain cuts through your soul, and Dawn is beyond courageous to share her story.   We retrace the phone calls and the experience the day of Dyl...