Sass & Small TALK

Sass & Small TALK

Deb Balino, of Sass & Smalls (www.sassandsmalls.com) brings on her "extra', infectious energy, and hard-to-miss enthusiasm to host Sass & Small Talk - my little corner of the web, to talk about "allllll the things" mommyhood, womanhood, and simply getting ones' sass back. From finding ways to integrate a creative, entrepreneurial spirit with family life, to friendships, to the chaotic and wonderful world of kids. The mess, the clean ups, the ups, the downs, chasing the kids while chasing the dream. Join me, as I continue to find perfection in the imperfection of family life while keeping things as sassy as they've always been, before the drool, meltdowns, and potty mishaps came into the picture. I'm always looking for a way to fight through the funk of mamahood, and find my SASS, and I know I'm not alone. If you're DONE with the hot MESS, and ready to cook up some hot NESS... Mama - I gotchu. Grab your poison, throw on your comfy and let's talk. Darling - I need my sass back.... The question is - Do you?

Episodes

February 11, 2023 51 mins

S2 EPISODE 012 :: It's VDay - celebrate the beautiful concept of loving ourselves as women and mamas!

In this episode, there's NO. HOLDING. BACK.
<Ahem... you may want to move away from little ears, as we dig deep into topics that made even your host blush in all shades> 

Jannine Mackinnon, a community builder and advocate for all women, specializes in Women’s empowerment and female sexuality. She offers a safe sp...

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S2 EPISODE 011 :: Chatting about all things Motherhood - the good, the bad, and the exhausting. Lacey shares her insight on how the Millennial Mom is torn between the allure of the internet as a source of information, inspiration, community, as well as a creative space to share and connect, and its addictive appeal leading to the inevitable pressures of having to "keep up". Fostering a culture of perfectionism, it's ...

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S2 EPISODE 010 :: (Trigger Warning) Part of getting our "sass" back as a mom, is finding that inner part of ourselves that drives, inspires, and reignites that creative part of our brain. As to be expected, once kids and responsibilities enter the picture, we often push our dreams aside with the intention of revisiting said dreams at a later time when life gives us the opportunity to do so.

Enter... Andrew Velázq...

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S2 EPISODE 009 :: (Trigger Warning) What happens when you get two diagnosed-as-adults ADHD Mamas on a Podcast Episode??

  • 2 Hours (don't worry, it's been cut to at least half) of boisterous bursts of laughter
  • Collective tears (thanks for making me cry, Claire)
  • Oversharing (or what social media refers to as just plain ol' sharing & storytelling)
  • a whole lotta banter, with a sprinkle of cooperative overlap (interrupt...
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S2 EPISODE 008 :: If you are on a health journey that could benefit from healing your relationship with food - you've come to the right place! In fact, if you're anything like me, and you have experienced:

  • struggling with diet restriction and deprivation
  • food guilt, fear of food, or body shame
  • yo-yo dieting
  • ignoring your hunger cues
  • binging on foods restricted before and after following the latest diet fads

or you simp...

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S2 EPISODE 007 :: I am so thrilled to introduce our very first guest on Sass & Small Talk. Knowledgeable, creative, and driven by passion, Renée Jordan of Early Bird, is my absolute go-to when it comes to all things early childhood.

Early Bird is a platform subscription, that takes the burden off parents when it comes to activity planning for our tiny humans, and putting an end to the endless scouring of Pinterest. The goal of E...

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February 28, 2022 43 mins

S2 EPISODE 006 :: Have you ever sat in front of your computer surfing the net, with over fifty open tabs staring at you, and you don’t even know where to begin because they’re all of equal importance?  You’re overwhelmed... so instead of doing something about it, you contemplate opening up a new tab, ultimately shutting the computer down altogether, and move on to the next thing?

Welcome - to my brain.

What I li...

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S1 EPISODE 005 :: Do you ever spend hours mindlessly scrolling through your social media account and feel overcome by a surge of envy - to the point where you spiral and end up hosting your own pity party?

Yeah... me too.

The voices in your head start telling you that you aren't good enough, smart enough, wealthy enough, worthy enough, fit enough. And it's plain madness. It's unfair to you, and un...

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S1 EPISODE 004 :: I think all of us mamas and caregivers can agree - there just aren't enough hours in the day. However, some {brilliant} people make the choice to follow the golden rule... sleep when the kids sleep.

And then... there's me.

On this episode, I'm sharing with you how habitually engaging in Revenge Sleep Procrastination finally took its toll on my health. Something pretty unexpected ha...

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S1 EPISODE 003 :: Have you ever been at the receiving end of discrimination, racism, hate, or overall disrespect? And for no good reason? Did it make you feel isolated? "Less than"? Small?

I experienced these moments far too many times to count throughout my life, but when it happened to my daughter during the pandemic, I was so stunned, I froze. For the first (and most inopportune) time in my life, I was at a lo...

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S1 EPISODE 002 :: Do you find you change the way you parent your child(ren) in front of others? Do you adjust your tone to satisfy what you believe is the expectation of how a parent "should" be with their kids - especially when they "misbehave"? In other words, do you find you become an Oscar winning actor when it comes to being around other Mamas? Do playdates, specifically those with seemingly perfect kids, s...

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May 4, 2021 2 mins

TRAILER :: The who, what, and why behind Sass & Small Talk. Nice to meet you! I'm Deb. I'm a WAHM of 2, Homeschool Mama, Mrs. Fix it (Mostly Booboos), extra as all get out, and exhausted.... like no other. I'm ready for our virtual hang out with a cuppa coffee in hand (double double pls) and ready share "allllll the things" about fighting through the funk of Mamahood and getting that "sass" ba...

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S1 EPISODE 001 :: We're getting a little deeper with what's behind Sass & Small Talk.

In this episode, I briefly touch upon the seemingly popular idea that we, as moms, are expected to give our own needs/interests/creativity/bucket fillers the proverbial shaft, in order to be a "good" or present mom. But the truth is, it's essential  for us to place value in our own needs as well - allowing ro...

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