Talking Smack 415

In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I chat with our friend from high school, JT Birds.  JT 's a bird watcher who goes birding every day.  He leads tours and is on a mission to share as much about birds as possible.   He'll inspire you to tune in and care about your habitat and the planet to change the way you move through the world.  We fly right in with lots of bird puns as JT shares his metamorphosis and perspective shift that emerged from the pandemic.   

We talk about: 

• Being present
• Meditation 
• Photography
• Videography
• Barry Manilow
• His future plans or birding

And we even fly way back to our past lives and roots and chat about our Yiddish names.  

Grab your earbuds and binoculars and head outside to listen and tune in to the birds.  

Please share with your nature-loving friends and family. 

You can find all things JT Birds  on jtbirds.net and on insta @JT_Birds 

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Hit the gym, jump in your car, or get in the kitchen and listen to this episode!

Jamie the Great and I are interviewing Dr. Erika Siegel.  

Dr. Siegel is a: 

• Naturopathic Physician 
• Acupuncturist
• Mom 
• Juggler of life's abundance 
• She has been practicing Functional Integrative Medicine for over 20 years 

And, she just launched her first 2- volume book set, "Nourish Me Kitchen",  which offers essential health wisdom and wholesome everyday recipes.  

As you can imagine with all the naturopathic advice and a new book there's a ton to chat about.  Which creates lots of juicy takeaways for you. 

We chat about: 

• Aging gracefully 
• Anti-inflammatory foods
• Limiting beliefs 
• Why you may wanna add Himalayan salt to your water… pure hydration! 
• Soup - lots and lots of soup 
• Answer a listener's q on intermittent fasting and how it affects cancer cells
• Having grace and trusting your own body 
• Sauce on the side 
• Air fryers 
• Bone broth 

Of course, we LOL and get back to colonoscopies and breast health. 

Please share with friends and family who need to learn about aging gracefully! 

You can find all things Erika at www.nourishme.com and on instagram, @nourishmekitchen

• The other book Erika references in this episode is written by 
  Dr. Jason Fung and it is either, "The Complete Guide to Fasting " or "Life in the Fasting Lane."

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In this episode of Talking Smack 415, we meet one of Jamie the Great's healers,  her therapist, Gregory Garber.  We chat about: 

• The emotional rollercoaster of cancer 
• Normalizing the feelings around it 
• Jamie as a  patient
• Cycles patients go through
• We try and make some jokes but cancer isn't that funny

Listen in to hear where Jamie is in her process.  And, please share with anyone who wants to keep up with Jamie's progress and or who may be learning how to live with cancer.  

PS: Shout out to Oyster House for being the most consistently delicious restaurant in Philly according to Gregory Garber! 

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Jamie the Great is back on Talking Smack 415 a mere five weeks post major cancer surgery.  To remind you, they removed part of Jamie the Great's jaw and rebuilt it with a bone in her leg.  Now she's back on the mic, recording her story to share with you.  

In this episode, we chat about: 

• How phenomenal her husband Andy has been 
• How awesome her entire family has been
• All the love from you that is helping heal her
• Last day of work 
• Surgery & feeding tubes 
• TV
• Surrender, a total relaxing of the nervous system &  calmness 
• Throat & third eye chakra
• Healing with her dogs 

And, in the spirit of doing it messy, we continue recording through our technical glitch. 

Leaving you with this.... all Jamie the Great needs right now is space for her to heal along with your continued love.  Keep sending those love vibes because she feels it! 

xo,
Talking Smack 415 
Debbie Mink & Jamie the Great

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On May 18Th Jamie the Great turns 50.  On May 19Th Jamie the Great goes in for major surgery to remove the top left side of her jaw to get rid of cancer in her mouth. The recovery time will be close to 6 months. As you listen to this episode send her love and healing vibes.  

I  Love you Jamie the Great! 

PS - We're pausing the podcast until Jamie is ready to record again! 

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If you're like Jamie the Great and myself, you're close to 50 give or take a few years.  And, a hot topic amongst your friend group is colonoscopies.  

After my first one, I had so many questions and knew we had an opportunity to share our experiences, demystify the colonoscopy, explain the why behind them - spoiler alert - colon cancer prevention - and of course LAUGH about it all.   Enter our next guest, Gastroenterologist, Dr. Kevin Skole.  We go deep sharing our colonoscopy experiences and discussing everything from:  

• Types of procedures  
• Prep 
• Different sedation 
• Dr jokes  
• And more…  

Please share this informative episode with all your friends, coworkers and family members who are about to have a colonoscopy and or who have had one recently. 

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If you're looking for inspiration and love hearing about artists’ processes and purpose then this episode is for you.  Jamie the Great and I interview commercial photographer, actor, musician, and creator of the “One a Day” photo documentary project, Brian Molyneaux.   

We dive deep into the, "One a Day” project and it’s evolution.  “One a Day” project started as a response to the political divide in our country and world in 2016, a handshake, a picture, and “maybe I’ll try this for a month” and has turned into an intuitive daily practice for over 7 years.   

We talk about: 

• Process 
• Stories 
• People 
• Cognitive decline  
• Light  

And, Brian shares ideas for his next project & all of his creative endeavors that he keeps exploring.   

And, naturally, there are plenty of interruptions!  

You can check out Brian’s, "One a Day" project on his Insta @Brianmolyneaux 

Grab your earbuds or headphones head outside for a walk and get inspired by this episode and share with someone who needs some inspo! 

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If you're looking for some inspiration then this episode of Talking Smack 415 is for you!  Jamie the Great and I interview artist, comedian, influencer, content creator, and healer, Toni Nagy.  

We laugh and absorb so many mic drop moments on these topics: 

• Perpetual dissatisfaction 
• Speaking your truth
•  Duality
•  Co-Dependent Personality Disorder
• Patriarchy
• Play 
• Time & creativity 
• Healing 

You can find all things Toni on insta @toninagy

And you can find her Somatic movement classes at sidestreamstudio.com  

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In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I interview health and wellness coach, Joanne Schell, from Blueberry Nutrition.  If you are thinking about bringing a new mindset to your health and wellness in the new year, this episode is a great place to start.  
We chat about alignment and how it affects your health and wellness goals.  And we debunk the:

• diet industry
• menopause marketing to women
• meditation myths.  

Joanne teaches us about the 5-minute sit, which she's developed to help her clients connect with themselves.  She also shares her favorite phrase, "how's that working for you" and why she loves lifting heavy weights.  We also touch on nutrition for child athletes.  

You can find all things Jo on insta
And her website

And, you can find out more about the book Jo recommended, Ethan Kross's Chatter here.

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Hi !  We're sharing a work in progress as you catch up with your two besties,  talking a whole lotta smack about nothing and  everything! 

Listen up as we chat about Jamie the Great's: 

• Decaf Crystal Light Iced Tea addiction  ( it's a thing in NJ)
• Fibromyalgia  healing regime 

Plus we reminisce and sing some 90s ballads while chatting about the upcoming intuitive retreat we are attending hosted by @carolynflyerintuitive.  

Debbie shares :

• A major life milestone- condo ownership in SF
• Working and parenting is no joke

And we want to remind you to put your oxygen mask on first. 

#laughterandfriendshiptofeedyoursoul 

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