Live Your Love Story

Our first episode back, after a few months on hiatus, during which...we moved! The experience inspired this episode's topic of Overwhelm. Here's a bit of what's in this episode: Bear (our indoor-only cat) escaped into the wild :o Things we love about Fall The agony and joy of moving, with a pet Handy dandy tips to deal with overwhelm Spiritual reflections on overwhelm Join the email list at https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Access Free Resources at https://sienaandtoast.com/free-resources Rate and/or Review the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/siena-and-toast-the-lgbt-podcast/id100577843Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

*Hiatus Announcement: We will be going on a podcast hiatus during the summer. We plan to be back with a new episode on Mon., Sep. 23, 2019. Until then, please follow us on social media: @sienaandtoast on Instagram & Facebook @sienaandtoastmusic – also on Instagram & Facebook and join the email list for udpates: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup ------- This episode is for people who miss, or love, or are curious about, Hawaii. We spend the whole episode just “talking story” (that’s a Hawaii-ism) about things we miss, or appreciate about this very special archipelago…Hawaii…our original island home. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/61-hawaii-hiatusLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

From what we can tell, a "miracle" has something to do with Decisions, and how deeply you feel them. Conviction. Seriousness of intent and depth of commitment. Maybe something about that kind of decision flips a switch in your brain that changes the way you see things. But maybe it also somehow spookily influences the external world around you, nudging things onto your path. It's probably both, since this reality is after all, all One Reality. In this episode, we share how and why we've come to this point of view. And we encourage you to remember that success is about making these decisions again and again and again. Music related social accts, mentioned in this ep: Instagram @sienaandtoastmusic Facebook.com/sienaandtoastmusic (@sienaandtoastmusic) "Please Believe" on Spotify "Please Believe" on Apple Music & iTunes Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/60-music-miracles Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignupLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, we happily yak about munchies and snacking while we actually do some munching and snacking. Join us for a rambling conversation about the joys and rewards of slow food, pour over coffee, and home-cooking. Come for the old school Hawaii references, stay for the inspiration to make healthier eating choices and support healthy eating habits. Show notes include a bunch of pics of our recent meals, and Siena's Green Juice recipe. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/59-joycooking Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup If you enjoy the podcast: please consider rating it. (If you don't like it, never mind, just don't rate it ;P )Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

No offense to kids, but it’s nice to be able to enjoy the museum without them sometimes. In this episode, we share our surprise and delight at how many lesbians we noticed at one of our date night excursions: OMSI After Dark. OMSI is a science museum in Portland, Oregon. It was a nerdy night out! And Siena got to pet a reptile (!) Show notes: http://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/58-omsiafterdark Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup If you enjoy the podcast: please consider rating it. (If you don't like it, never mind, just don't rate it ;P )Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, we get real and name the problem with trying to form new habits or stop old ones: It’s hard! We talk about how, after the initial feelings of inspiration and motivation wear off, it can be a straight up slog. We also talk about WHY it feels like a slog! And how you can accurately re-frame this discomfort to your advantage. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/57-commitments Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Toast goes off on why she thought it was really dumb advice to "act as if," when attempting to change your money paradigm. And then we talk about what "acting as if" REALLY entails. It's all part of an episode where we try to cover what we have NOT heard spelled out enough, when it comes to the topic of "How to Transform Your Money Story." Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/56-transform-money-story Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup And, here are links to the other episodes we mention: 49 Money & Relationships: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/49-moneyrelationship 55 Imagination is a Spiritual Technology: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/55-imagination Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Here's a fun free-ranging chat about how and why your imagination is a spiritual technology. We talk about building bridges (literal bridges), zombies (figurative zombies), and how Siena dealt with freaking and flipping out with nervousness before going on stage to sing. Show note: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/55-imagination Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

This is a reminder that you are in charge of you, and of your experience of life. Even The Declaration of Independence talks about your right – your duty – to not allow yourself to be reduced as a human being. Join us for a pep talk of what you might 'already know.' But, just like brushing your teeth, we all need to keep up with regular maintenance of cleaning out the grime that can get into our mind and thinking! Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/54-thinking-divine-power Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, we make the argument that, far from being a self-indulgent or frivolous thing, working on yourself is actually a moral duty, and at the very core of being a responsible member of society. Siena tells a Hawaii-related story involving shoyu (soy sauce) packets and hashi (chopsticks) to help illustrate. And we also invoke the words of Jesus to "whoop whoop whoop." Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/53-happinessduty Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

One of the sacred reasons for being in a committed relationship is to heal and transmute the wounds of our past and childhood, as part of our evolution. In this episode, we share the main wound each of us brought into our relationship, how the collision of those wounds led to us almost break up many times, and how becoming students of each other, our histories, stories, and patterns, has led to growth and betterment as individuals and as a couple. We believe that the content of our lives is the curriculum of our evolution. And that a huge opportunity for that evolution happens within relationship. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/52-almostbrokeup Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

What’s your heart guiding you to do? The desires of the heart are “life’s longing for itself.” The topic of this episode reminded us of the poem “On Children” by Kahlil Gibran, from which that quote is taken. In this episode, we encourage you to really honor your heart’s desire. Listen to your heart. It can require some real intention and practice to discern what your true heart is actually saying, because society pours billions of dollars into trying to get us to ’desire’ certain products, services, status symbols, etc. P.S. the ending music only seems to be missing; keep listening for the real ending ;) Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/51-heartsdesire Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignupLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

An impala walks into a bar.... In this episode, we delve into some surprising ways to understand the oft-quoted Wayne Dyer adage "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." It's not just a 'mind game,' it also involves our physical bodies. We talk about how an impala illustrates the wisdom of the body in dealing with acute stress, the role of the subconscious vs. conscious, and more. *note: the term Toast was looking for was "collapsed immobility" (not "tonic immobility"), at about 12:40 into this episode. Show notes, including the fascinating impala video: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/50-perception Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Money is one of the top things that couples argue about. In this episode, we share how it's shown up in our relationship, and, how knowing and sharing our money stories has helped! It doesn't have to be all tension-filled and sooo stressful. It can be fun, kid-friendly, colorful fried chicken-like. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/49-moneyrelationship Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

It's a lighthearted AND a serious episode, all at the same time. We talk about our Game of Thrones history, and how we're planning to engage with the last season, which starts April 14, 2019 on HBO. Snacks, politics, tech, and Jon Snow. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/48-got Email sign-up: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

It's finally Springtime! In this episode, we share a bunch of thoughts and encouragement about living in resonance and harmony with the natural cycles and energies – from personal individual cycles, to monthly moon energies, to the annual turn of the seasons. Talk of tomato vines, and RSVPing to parties ensues. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/47-spring Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

It’s pretty amazing, how we humans can manage to take something as friendly as the encouragement to "Love Yourself"...and turn it into just another thing that feels like PRESSURE. In this episode, we explore that crazy-ass dynamic, where this tendency comes from, and what we can do about it. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/46-selflove-pressure Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, we share what it's like to attend the Grammy Awards in person...the exciting, and the unexpected. If you ever get the chance to attend, listen to this episode before you do, so you can get some insider tips ;) Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/45-gram Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

A whole list of gift ideas that don’t add clutter to people’s lives, nor to the planet’s! Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/44-rethink-gifts Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Ouch! What bit me!? ...the "Tidying Up" bug. C'mon, who else has watched this show, and then took all their clothes and dumped it on their bed??? In this episode, we talk about the Netflix Original series "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo." (This is not a sponsored podcast episode; we just talk about what we want, and we wanna talk about this.) Join us for a combination [freak-out session] and [philosophy discussion] about a subversive, but truer definition of "materialism" the huge blind spot of the question "does it spark joy?" and how one time, we ended up with mice in our house Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/43-marie-kondo Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Instead of being a pressure cooker of "must be romantic now," how about if Valentine's Day is a prompt to simply celebrate all love. In this episode, Siena shares why she loves Valentine's Day, we share our plans to mark the holiday, and also some embarrassing Valentine's related memories from years past. We mean waaayyy past. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/42-vday Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Listen to this episode if you could use a low-pressure pep talk with our thoughts on why you're Right On Time, and definitely not "behind" on any "New Year's Resolutions." Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/41-feb-jan Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

We took “The 5 Love Languages” test. In this podcast episode, we talk about how the “love languages” show up in our relationship, and, reflect on why we think they developed in us (nature? nurture?). Also, The Golden Rule (“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”) might not be what you think... Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/40-lovelanguages Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignupLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

We geek out on the mini-cleanse we're doing. It's a great example of how small changes can yield great-feeling results. I mean, really, this cleanse we're doing is teeny. Don't think you have to be extreme to be healthier or feel better. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/39-cleanse Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

At the start of a New Year, momentum is on your side! But we've found that it can lead to creating a list of goals and aspirations that, while admirable, is also, Just. Too. Much. In this episode, we each share our personal Word/Theme for the Year, and what it means to us. And, we also share the simple year-long 'instructions' we've given to ourselves, to support our relationship. Can't believe we've never done this before in our 18 years of being together so far! Can't wait to share it with you, too :) Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/38-relationshipnewyear Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

What's it like at a cozy, (nearly) all-lesbian gathering in Portland, Oregon on New Year's Eve? We can't speak for all such gatherings, of course, but we tell you about the one we went to in this episode. Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Show Notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/37-newyearseve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou! It's Hawaiian for "Happy New Year!" Although we get a little side-tracked with a pro-Kathy Griffin rant, we also manage to stay on topic long enough to cover our favorite aspects of a fresh New Year: a new planner fire crackers (not to be confused with fireworks) traditional Japanese New Year foods and more Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/36-newyear2019 Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Casual conversation about Christmas traditions…that somehow takes a turn into…the bad, and then the worst, times of the year to…break-up with someone (?) Turns out that you never know what you’ll get with the podcast. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/35-xmas2018 Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, our conversation is inspired by flipping through the December issue of Oprah Magazine. It includes interesting presents in "Oprah's Favorite Things" (which in turn kicks off observations about the present state of our society & culture, and the pet peeve of magazine pages without page numbers on them), as well as conversation-starter questions: stuff like our "true feelings" about the holidays, favorite childhood memories, people we met who surprised us, and things we were the most grateful for, this past year. Programming Note: the next two episodes (to be published on Christmas, and then New Years Day) will be on the shorter side. Show notes - including why magazine do the no page number thing: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/34-xmas-present-and-past Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join The Soul Care Collective: https://sienaandtoast.com/tscc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

We get all Martha Stewart on you, talking gift wrap, gift tags, tissue paper, and ribbon. Unexpected guests like a stalk of celery, and an iron set on low also make an appearance. We don't have children, but we talk about children, too. It's all over the place (and yet somehow still organized) in this very gay and geeky episode on Gift Wrap. Four sections, plus a bonus. Oh, and at the top of this ep, we mention a "Tell Your Story" episode...which is episode 24 The Amazing Power of Telling Your Story (inspired by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford): https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/24-tellyourstory Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/33-giftwrap Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join The Soul Care Collective: https://sienaandtoast.com/tscc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, we talk about Space Clearing and how we do it in our house. If you've never heard of it, it's sort of like house cleaning, except it's for energy, not for physical grit and grime. The way we do it, it's quicker and more fun than cleaning house :) Show notes: http://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/32-spaceclearing Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join The Soul Care Collective: https://sienaandtoast.com/tscc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Siena's a wiz at organizing all the stuff involved with our gift-giving, especially when we have a bunch of gifts that need to be mailed to Hawaii. We get all OCD about it in this episode. Join us for the holiday geek fest as we discuss planning, scheduling, the use of post-its, hostess gifts, a "wrapping station," spreadsheets, and more. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/31-giftgeeks Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join The Soul Care Collective: https://sienaandtoast.com/tscc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

This is a ‘talk story’ episode. ‘Talk story’ is a Hawaiian Pidgin English term that means something like ‘chit-chat.’ So in this episode, we talk story about our childhood experiences of celebrating Thanksgiving while growing up in Hawaii (our pre-vegetarian days!) Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Show notes and more links: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/30-veg-hi-thanksgiving Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join The Soul Care Collective: https://sienaandtoast.com/tscc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Holiday season usually means you’ll be interacting with more people than usual. If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), an empath, or both, like Siena is, here’s something that can help you conserve your energy during this hectic time. We’re calling it an Energy Protection Bubble. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/29-energybubble Join the Email List: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join The Soul Care Collective: https://sienaandtoast.com/tscc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

This episode is being released on the most consequential Election Day of our lifetime. The reality of our times is discomforting and disorienting, to say the least. But being here now, in this time in history, is your spiritual assignment. How do you know? Because you're here. In this episode, we offer a spiritual view of history to comfort and inspire you, and remind you of your life purpose, no matter what the election results may be. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/28-electionday Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join The Soul Care Collective: https://sienaandtoast.com/tscc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, we share the two ways to change a paradigm and therefore your life, and how you can get the tools, structure, and support to do exactly that! In that spirit, we announce The Soul Care Collective BETA-LAUNCH. Here's a link that will automatically display a discount for you to join during this beta-launch: http://bit.ly/soulcarebetalaunch The slots available during this beta-launch are limited. The cart will close when the limit is reached, or at the end of the day on 11/4/18, whichever comes first. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/27-quiet-desperation-solution Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Anybody besides us who’s paced the floor, grappling with a decision to be made? Well, we put our heads and hearts together and came up with four great reminders to help steady the ship, even if you’ve been tossed around, trying to Make A Decision. Here we go. Show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/26-decisions Join the email list at https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join the Soul Care membership: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In this episode, we had fun talking about The Thing that’s up front for us, when it comes to the New Age-y topic of “manifesting.” The Thing is this: the whole point of “manifesting” is Who You Become. Show notes at http://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/25-manifestingmistake Join the email list: http://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: http://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

This episode was inspired by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who – as she told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sep. 27, 2018 – felt it was her civic duty to inform them about her being sexually assaulted, in an effort to “to provide the facts…so that you can take that into serious consideration” in determining whether Brett Kavanaugh should sit on the Supreme Court. Her courage, and the stunning impact it had, prompted our reflection on the energy that each of us channels when we tell our stories. In this episode, Siena explains how sharing the story of her own sexual abuse affected both her and the classmate she told, in a powerful and positive way. Show notes with stories to remind you how powerful We The People are, at http://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/24-tellyourstory Join our email list: http://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: http://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

In the book On Tyranny by historian Timothy Snyder, one of the ways to resist tyranny is to “Make eye contact and small talk.” Because “It is part of being a citizen and a responsible member of society. It's also how we can help prevent or break down social barriers. In this episode, we share our gratitude for, and experiences with, the many visitors we've had to Portland, Oregon so far this year. According to worldwide studies on longevity and health, face to face interaction is the lifeblood of healthy individuals; it's also the lifeblood of healthy democracies. show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/23-bluezones Join our email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Have you heard of labyrinths used as meditation devices? This episode was inspired by our visit to The Grotto in Portland, Oregon. Specifically, their replica of the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral in France. In this audio, we share our experience of walking the labyrinth and the spiritual messages and metaphors we got out of it. In our podcast blog, we break down the five specific messages in a more organized way. Show notes with lots of pictures of labyrinths :) and more about the five messages https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/22-labyrinth Join the email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Is it foolish to believe in miracles? Is denying the mystery and the wonder of life foolish? In this episode, we tell about an unexplainable event that happened for Siena when she was in the 7th grade. It happened in Honolulu, Hawaii, when her family put her into an all-girls Catholic school for the first time in her life. Podcast blog show notes https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/21-miracleroses Get email updates: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Our amazement at and appreciation for the badassery of Fred Rogers and his subversive T.V. show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. *THERE ARE SPOILERS for the movie "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" in this episode* Episode notes with nostalgic videos that will bring tears to your eyes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/20-mr-rogers Join email list: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

If we could handle disappointment without getting cynical, playing the blame game, or getting all victimy and weak. If we could handle disappointment by becoming an even brighter light, a better human being, a bigger inspiration. Isn't that a better measure of success than the usual 'millionaire, celebrity, and ripped abs' stuff? (Not that there's anything wrong with that, but we think more well-rounded and deeper aspirations should be on the list, too.) Show notes with alpaca pics: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/19-disappointment Get our beautiful email: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

We discuss our experience watching the movie “Crazy Rich Asians.” (There are a few spoilers in this ep, so beware.) It’s a wide ranging chat about things like: feeling self-conscious about being Asian, feeling not Asian enough and not American enough, comparing the State of Hawaii’s culture with the Singapore culture portrayed on the silver screen, the human tendency towards tribalism, and more. Show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/18-crazy-rich-asians Get our beautiful email: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

The larger culture pressures us to achieve, achieve, achieve! Achieving isn’t bad, in and of itself. But it’s just one dimension of success. We could refer to this dimension as 'masculine.' It's a masculine kind of energy, a masculine kind of success. The other dimension, though, is just as critical. It is To Be. And it's just as real. We can refer to it as a feminine energy of Presence, or Being-ness. And it's just as valid and important to giving birth to, and sustaining, True Life...and Success. Show notes with pictures ;) at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/17-true-success Get encouraged by email: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Do you want a good life? You need a whole and intact soul for that. A soul that can live the life you were meant for now, before you die. You need Soul Care. And to care for your soul, it helps to know for starters, that the language of the soul is energy, feminine and masculine energy. Show notes with pictures :) at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/16-feminine-masculine Get email encouragement: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Soul: the aspect of you that feels gender, and is a reflection and connection with the Divine, with Spirit. Care: cultivating, tending, caring about. Show notes: with pictures and other stuff :) https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/15-soul-care Get our beautiful email: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

We're not saying that you should always try to control your feelings, but for those times that you want to take back a little control...we have fun talking about how we relate to this topic. The story involves a Lionel Richie concert, with special guest Mariah Carey. Show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/14-generate-feelings Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Get our beautiful email: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com

Emotions – what we experience as instinctual animal reflex (eg: fear) Feelings – the experience we have because of how we interpret events, emotions, and circumstances (eg: worry) Just because you feel something doesn't mean you need to amplify it. Feelings can further – or – hinder our strength, health, and progress. So it's wise to at least pause and consider whether a particular feeling helps or hurts us. Have emotions. Have feelings. But don't let the feelings have you. Show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/13-emotions-feelings Join Life Club: https://sienaandtoast.com/lifeclub Get our beautiful email: https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com