Talking Smack 415 is the podcast for women navigating midlife, motherhood, menopause, mental health, and personal growth-with real talk, big laughs, and honest stories biweekly. Hosts Debbie Mink and Jamie the Great (Jamie Roseman), longtime best friends and Jersey girls, ( with Debbie now living in San Francisco hence the 415 in the title) dive into topics like friendship, sobriety, cancer journeys, beauty obsessions, burnout, and more. Each episode blends humor, heart, and smart smack talk,…
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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. The…
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's really like…
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…
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,…
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 the build…
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 give…
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…
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,…
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…