Sass & Small TALK

Deb Balino
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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?

  1. Jul 28

    Modern Motherhood: Redefining Success Without Losing Yourself

    Send us Fan Mail What does success look like in this season of motherhood? Deb sits down with Victoria photographer Nina Sinclair for an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, ADHD, burnout, creativity, and the invisible load of modern motherhood. Together they explore what it means to pursue meaningful work while staying deeply connected to family, why asking for help is a strength rather than a weakness, and how letting go of perfection creates more room for presence. From building a trusted team and relying on her village to protecting her family's privacy while growing a successful business, Nina shares how she's learned to embrace this season with intention, authenticity, and grace. A thoughtful conversation about redefining success, choosing presence over perfection, and creating a life that's aligned with what matters most. Real parents. Real stories. Because it takes a village to raise a child — and a community to raise their parent. Let's Talk :: NINA SINCLAIR, Of Ocean and Earth Photography IG - https://www.instagram.com/of.ocean.and.earth.photo/ (Main)        https://www.instagram.com/the.laneway.studio/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/la.lilly.ann.photo "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    Modern Motherhood: Redefining Success Without Losing Yourself

  2. Jul 2

    The Invisible Load of: PARENTING PROFOUND NEEDS & MULTIPLES AS A FULL TIME HOMEMAKER

    Send us Fan Mail When life doesn't look the way you once planned, how do you decide what matters most? What does success look like when your priorities change? Deb sits down with Rowena Brykin to discuss her family's move from Abu Dhabi to Canada, her decision to leave a successful career to become a homemaker, and the realities of raising four boys, including triplets, two of whom are autistic - one profoundly so. Together they explore caregiving, marriage, identity, and the invisible load many parents carry while creating a life that better supports their family's needs. A powerful conversation about redefining success, choosing peace, and discovering that sometimes the greatest act of love is simply being present. Real parents. Real stories. Because it takes a village to raise a child — and a community to raise their parent. WATCH THIS EPISODE on YOUTUBE HERE The Guest: ROWENA BRYKIN IG - @mama_brykin  (Main)        @mama_uniquorns TIKTOK - @victoriagood.ca "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    The Invisible Load of: PARENTING PROFOUND NEEDS & MULTIPLES AS A FULL TIME HOMEMAKER

  3. Jun 26

    The Invisible Load of: PARENTING IN A BLENDED FAMILY

    Send us Fan Mail Blending a family is about much more than combining households—it's about building trust, creating stability, and learning to carry life's invisible load together. Deb sits down with Carly for an honest conversation about what has helped her blended family flourish. From partnership and communication to clearly defined roles and mutual support, they explore how putting the relationship first can create a stronger foundation for the entire family. A thoughtful conversation about intentional parenting, teamwork, and redefining what family can look like. Added to that, healthy boundaries, faith, letting go of shame, and dancing around in the kitchen, to help ease some of that Invisible load. Real parents. Real stories. Because it takes a village to raise a child — and a community to raise their parent. WATCH THIS EPISODE on YOUTUBE HERE "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    The Invisible Load of: PARENTING IN A BLENDED FAMILY

  4. Jun 26

    The Invisible Load of: PARENTING AFTER THE RAINBOW BABY (Introducing Our Egg Donor After Losing 10 Pregnancies)

    Send us Fan Mail What happens after the rainbow baby arrives? Deb sits down with her friend and egg donor, Jenn, for an honest conversation about infertility, pregnancy loss, parenting after grief, neurodivergence, and the pressure many parents feel to be grateful while still struggling with the realities of everyday parenting. A powerful conversation about chosen family, resilience, and the invisible load that remains even after long-awaited dreams come true. Real parents. Real stories. Because it takes a village to raise a child — and a community to raise their parent. WATCH THIS EPISODE on YOUTUBE HERE "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    The Invisible Load of: PARENTING AFTER THE RAINBOW BABY (Introducing Our Egg Donor After Losing 10 Pregnancies)

  5. 2025-08-04

    Let's Talk :: FROM BURNOUT TO BODY CONFIDENCE: FITNESS, BEAUTY & MENTAL WELLNESS | Emily Bowman, TELUS Storyhive

    Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Welcome to Sass & Small Talk: Reclaiming the Joy of Parenthood Beyond Burnout — Season 3, originally created with support from TELUS StoryHive "I’ll start Monday." Ever said that? Or:  "Once the kids are older… once things calm down… once I have time." We’ve all been there. In Episode 2 of Sass & Small Talk: Reclaiming the Joy of Parenthood Beyond Burnout, I sit down with health coach and mama, Emily Bowman to talk about something a lot of us don’t say out loud: 💥 The shame of being “busy” but still sedentary. 💥 The pressure to bounce back, shrink down, or “get healthy” according to society’s lens. 💥 The grief of losing our old bodies—and the quiet power of learning to love our current ones. This one’s not about diet hacks or hitting the gym at 5am.  It’s about releasing pressure, embracing what our bodies have carried us through, and redefining health our way. Join Deb and Certified Fitness Coach, Emily Bowman of Nevaeh Jade Beauty and Wellness, as they explore personal wellness beyond societal norms. Emily shares her emotional, often isolating, journey from young caregiver to corporate burnout, igniting a passion for fitness and beauty as a wellness advocate in Victoria, BC. Tune in to discover ways of cultivating a healthy mindset, while enjoying Deb’s humorous attempts to master proper squat form as a way to fit movement into her chaotic schedule. ✨You’re not behind. You’re evolving. Catch more laughter, squats, Yoga-envy 🧘🏻‍♀️, words of wisdom, and a tear or two… 🎙️NOW STREAMING on a 📺 near you. @Telus OptikTV (search “Storyhive Sass” on Demand), Ch. 9, Stream+ app, ‪@storyhive‬ . 💬 Watch the full season on this YOUTUBE playlist here. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on burnout, motherhood, identity, healing, and everything in between. Let's Talk :: EMILY BOWMAN • Instagram - @nevaehjade.beautywellness "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    Let's Talk :: FROM BURNOUT TO BODY CONFIDENCE: FITNESS, BEAUTY & MENTAL WELLNESS | Emily Bowman, TELUS Storyhive

  6. 2025-07-29

    Let's Talk :: FROM CORPORATE TO CREATIVE MAMA: BUILDING A FAMILY-FIRST BUSINESS | Natasha Mills, TELUS Storyhive

    Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Welcome to Sass & Small Talk: Reclaiming the Joy of Parenthood Beyond Burnout — Season 3, originally created with support from TELUS StoryHive In this Episode: We talk about the experience of Career Burnout, leading to a bold move of walking away from a successful career in Corporate, and making the pivot to a Family-First Business. Join Deb and local lifestyle creator and entrepreneur, Natasha Mills of "Momma Mills". Natasha reveals her bold shift from a successful corporate career to building a personal brand from home, striving for family balance while advocating for her community in Victoria, BC. Will this new path bring the joy she seeks, or will it come with its own set of challenges and burnout? Tune in for an inspiring discussion on making a career pivot, finding purpose, and evolving as a recovering high achiever. 💬 Watch the full season on this YOUTUBE playlist here:  🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on burnout, motherhood, identity, healing, and everything in between. Connect with Natasha: •Instagram •Natasha's Website • Natasha's Digital Marketing Course "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    Let's Talk :: FROM CORPORATE TO CREATIVE MAMA: BUILDING A FAMILY-FIRST BUSINESS | Natasha Mills, TELUS Storyhive

  7. 2023-02-12

    Let's Talk :: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT :: LOVE, SEXUALITY, RELATIONSHIPS WITH JANNINE MACKINNON

    Send us Fan Mail 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.   Jannine Mackinnon, a community builder and advocate for all women, specializes in Women’s empowerment and female sexuality. She offers a safe space to challenge the social norms that we, as women and mothers, have been conditioned to accept as our reality.  But it doesn't have to be. Did you know that women's empowerment goes beyond equal access, breaking gender bias, and feminism? It's all encompassing and it STARTS AT HOME with the decision ultimately being... our own. So let's talk about it! 9:24 - Let's Talk MAMA MARTYRDOM - understanding ourselves as women, resisting the temptation to fall into martyrdom.  22:55 - Let's Talk FEMINISM  - challenging the "anything you can do, I can do better" approach celebrating where women differ.   26:13 - Let's Talk HORMONES - did you know we have superpowers that come alive at different points in our cycle? 32:19 - Let's talk RELATIONSHIPS - how the "transactional" approach to relationships, promotes disconnection.  And the part where your host talks a mile a minute, to offset her flushed cheeks. (you will LOVE this part mamas) 37:50 - Let's talk "ABOUT SEX, baby"- You will soon see (Youtube version), just how your favourite "PRUDE" (yours truly) is literally transformed in one sitting, as we "go there" in the world of self love, and tapping into our own needs. Give yourselves the ultimate day of self-love, and a much deserved reset. Sit back, and be enlightened by a candid conversation that will blow your mind, open your eyes, and relieve all that pressure (heh, heh). READ MORE HERE! WATCH THIS EPI HERE! LINKS Let’s Talk :: JANNINE https://unapologeticmotherhood.com/ IG - @jannine.mackinnon TikTok - @unapologeticmotherhood Podcast - @UnapologeticMomsClub / @UnapologeticMomsClub FB - @unapologeticmotherhood PIN - @Janninemackinnon "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    Let's Talk :: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT :: LOVE, SEXUALITY, RELATIONSHIPS WITH JANNINE MACKINNON

  8. 2023-01-22

    Let's Talk :: THE BURNOUT GENERATION - PRESSURES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE MILLENNIAL MOM

    Send us Fan Mail 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 no wonder Mamas are left to feel inadequate, resentful, and burnt out. From online Sisterhood (which brought us two mamas together in the first place), to the toxic nature of comparison, to the testing of boundaries in the latest phenomenon, "Sharenthood", Lacey and I speak candidly about what a mom really NEEDSto survive and thrive in motherhood. Including, navigating a love-hate relationship with the very tool that feeds our creative souls with a platform to express ourselves creatively. But at what cost? Does more necessarily mean better? How do we navigate a barrage of parenting information we are faced with as we scroll through the interwebs? And would reading the captions before judging an IG Mama on her pretty aesthetics, worth the extra time we don't have in the first place? And like clockwork, the cutest little guest makes a surprise appearance at the end - You may want to make your way to our Youtube version of this episode! READ MORE HERE! WATCH THIS EPISODE HERE! LINKS Let’s Talk :: LACEY IG - @lifeoflaceyjanette TikTok - @lifeoflaceyjanette Facebook - @lifeoflaceyjanette "I NEED MY SASS BACK"  Music Video  YouTube Spotify Apple Music  IG - @sassandsmalls (Main)        @sassandsmalltalkpodcast FB/TIKTOK/WEBSITE SUBSCRIBE YOUTUBE Listen HERE Requests HERE RATINGS If you're a parent/caregiver carrying an invisible load & like what you hear? Please share and rate us 5 Stars   BYE BYE BURNOUT MY GO-TO for Cortisol-balancing, Gut-healing, Stress Resillience:  "HAPPY" DRINK $10 OFF

    Let's Talk :: THE BURNOUT GENERATION - PRESSURES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE MILLENNIAL MOM
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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?

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  • Creator
    Deb Balino
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sass & Small TALK
  • Show Website
    Sass & Small TALK