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Aloha Bruce Fisher shares the benefits of Hawaii vacation bundling. He Shares “why more is better” on this latest episode of the Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast. Bruce starts out with an update on the situation in the aftermath of the devastating and deadly Maui wildfires. Governor Josh Green has announced that West Maui will be […]
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This episode is some fun inspiration that’s also realistic and takes the pressure off, when it comes to home maintenance and improvement projects. Show notes https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/169-diy-painting-garage In this ep, you’ll hear us refer to a previous episode, and it’s this one: 136 Actually…Maybe You CAN Do It! (From Oct. 2022) https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/136
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Aloha Bruce gets into the important topic of rethinking your Maui vacation after the deadly and unfathomably devastating wildfires in Lahaina on this new episode of the Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast. There are ways to visit Maui, help residents and survivors recover, and avoid the affected areas. First, Bruce discusses Oahu beach closures due to […]
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This ep is the 3rd and final part in a series called" The Top 10 Things We’ve Learned In Our 22-Year Lesbian Relationship." Here are the top-level points we cover in this ep. Scroll down even further for the link to the blog post where we put a bunch of additional show notes. 2. Learn about Attachment Theory and think in terms of your attachment styles 1. Remember and respect that, in large part, you've come together in your relationship to deal with wounds and life lessons
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This ep is part 2 in a series called" The Top 10 Things We’ve Learned In Our 22-Year Lesbian Relationship." Here are the top-level points we cover in this ep. Scroll down even further for the link to the blog post where we put a bunch of additional show notes. 6. Use a personality assessment tool 5. Sex. Do it. 4. Adventure & novelty are bonding 3. Accept your partner. Love them, not your fantasy of them.
Blog post for this episode, with additional show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/top-10-things-weve-learned-in-our-22-year-lesbian-relationship-2
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As recording for this topic really got going, we realized The Content was getting a bit long. So we turned it into a series. This is part one. Before we get to the countdown, FYI, we mention another ep, and that ep is: #130, released on 9/6/2022, called "Back After A Year’s Hiatus: A Brief Intro to Who We Are & Why We Took a Year Off." With that said...here's the start of the countdown... The Top 10 Things We’ve Learned In Our 22-Year Lesbian Relationship 10. Choose your battles 9. Accept responsibility for your feelings 8. Not every issue needs to turn into a psychotherapy session 7. Lean how to fight
blog post for this episode, with additional show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/top-10-things-weve-learned-in-our-22-year-lesbian-relationship-1 130 Back After A Year’s Hiatus: A Brief Intro to Who We Are & Why We Took a Year Off https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/130 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We’re often told to cultivate an attitude of acceptance in our lives, while simultaneously being told to push through and make a change. This episode, we delve deeper into exactly what “accepting something” means. Because it can mean more than one thing. Siena and Toast.com Find Siena and Toast on Instagram Love Cats? Go here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What would you do if a neighbor dumped trash in your recycling bin? Here’s what we did. A discussion about assertiveness when you’re female, Asian American, lesbian, and were born and raised in Hawaii. …can you be assertive and still be likable? Vanessa Van Edwards on Instagram @vvanedwards – instagram.com/vvanedwards instagram.com/sienaandtoast Blog post for this episode, with show notes: sienaandtoast.com/podcast/164-how-to-be-assertive-and-still-be-likable Siena and Toast Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Someone once observed how society was shifting its focus, as reflected in the names of popular magazines. First it was "Life" magazine. Then, "People." Then, "Us." And finally, "Self." This episode is a rambling discussion (and sometimes ranting) about various aspects of connection: our connection with groups, with each other, with ourselves. Siena and Toast Show Notes Find Siena and Toast on Instagram Find Siena and Toast on the web www.sienaandtoast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You’re probably not aware of this, because it’s only through personal referrals, but Siena does private one-to-one consultations with people, using her background in holistic health, coaching, and healing, to help them navigate life challenges. Part of this work usually involves flower essences, a type of holistic energy medicine. But what does this look like? How many flower essences does a client take? For how long? Which ones? The answers vary, because each person is unique, but in this episode you’ll get a pretty good feel for how this all works, when Siena shares what one particular client’s journey really looked like.Link to episode about flower essences: 132 Flower Essences: An Underrated Holistic Modality for Emotional Wellness and Balance – https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/132Link to LAACC flower essence blends: https://loveandabovecatclub.com/collections/flower-essence-blendsIn this episode, we refer to a flower essence blend we call ‘CHANGE;’ at the time of recording this, ‘CHANGE’ is only available by special request. We’re very possibly going to be adding CHANGE to our line, though. We recommend taking a maximum of 3 flower essence blends during any one time period.Here’s the flower essence journey recounted in this episode:1 yr, 4 mos: a custom blend4 mos.: another custom blend to address change, and TRAUMA-HEAL3 mos.: STRENGTH, TRAUMA-HEALcurrent: SELF-LOVE & PURPOSELink to episode about flower essences: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/132(episode name: 132 Flower Essences: An Underrated Holistic Modality for Emotional Wellness and Balance)Link to LAACC flower essence blends: https://loveandabovecatclub.com/collections/flower-essence-blendsTrauma-Heal: https://loveandabovecatclub.com/collections/flower-essence-blends/products/trauma-healStrength: https://loveandabovecatclub.com/collections/flower-essence-blends/products/strengthSelf-Love: https://loveandabovecatclub.com/collections/flower-essence-blends/products/self-lovePurpose: https://loveandabovecatclub.com/collections/flower-essence-blends/products/purposeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Back in the ‘90s, gratitude as a practice, as a journal, was this fresh new thing. In this episode, we talk about how and why in the intervening years the whole “gratitude” thing got to feel overdone. And then we talk about some of the unusual, awkward, semi-crazy ways we’ve refreshed it for ourselves this year.We reference another episode in this ep, and that ep was titled "Do It Different: Using Teeny Tiny Goals To Make Bigger Changes"Show Notes https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/gratitude-20EP 148 https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/148-do-it-different-using-teeny-tiny-goals-to-make-bigger-changeFind Siena and Toast on Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we talk about some of our own personal triggers and the opportunities for improvement we've become aware of, for having smoother, more elegant interactions in our conversations and relationship. But first, a minor technical difficulty (Toast's fault) and some ruminating on the current popularity of the wolf cut hairstyle (heard of it? it's mullet adjacent).Shot Notes https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/rein-in-reactivityFind Siena and Toast on Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Working and Relaxing are not opposites. In this ep, we talk about how Western Civilization's dread fear of aging and death seems to be behind our cultural issues around RELAXING, behind Predatory Productivity Culture, and, how that's a real bummer, because knowing how to relax can make you a more pleasant person to be around in general. Siena leads a mini meditation in Progressive Muscle Relaxation (at around 29:30). The main discussion topic starts at about 8:00 into this episode. Check out the Show Notes here Find Siena and Toast on InstagramFlower Essence blendsLove and Above Cat Club.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we go off! on how to NOT get pulled out to sea by the riptide currents of deceitful, delusional, or defeating stories, whether they’re stories from your own head, or from the culture that surrounds you. And we also share a contrarian take on typical inspirational pep talk, advice, and quotes.https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/stories-we-tell-ourselves-pt-3Find Siena and Toast on Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we share how the personal stories we told ourselves about ourselves evolved over the course of our lives…so far.But even before we do that, in the beginning of this ep, we mention a story – and a short film about the story – of three very special giant sequoia trees here in Portland, Oregon. Their website is save-the-giants.org.Toast’s Old Story came from Evangelical Christianity. It was that The Bible was the truth about reality; including that gay, homosexual, LGBTQ+ people are awful, horrible, evil, perverted, and gross. Years Later: Her New Story is that the truth about reality is deeper, wider, more intricate, amazing, textured, spectacular, fascinating, and beautiful than what Evangelical Christianity teaches, and that being gay, homosexual, and/or LGBTQ+ is actually not at all awful, horrible, evil, perverted, or gross. The Old Story was one in which she was the main character. The New Story is one in which she’s not the main character. In the story that works for her, the main character is Life Itself, the life force, "the force that through the green fuse drives the flower." Siena’s Old Story was that she was a victim who got punched and fell down on the ground. Her new story is that she got punched, fell down on the ground, and then got back up with a sparkle cape! Her new story also includes that she’s lucky, she’s blessed, and and she’s fortunate. Get the Show Notes here Find Siena and Toast on Instagram Save the Giants.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We talk about the titanic power that stories have over our lives, and why rushing to make these stories make sense to us is not a good idea. A hit song by America’s first successful black pop songwriter comes into play. The song was written in 1896 and regained popularity in the 1920s! Sorta like how "Stranger Things" and TikTok made all these old songs from the '80s and '90s buzzy again! And we also talk a lot about Taco Bell. Show notes, including the actual song, are at https://sienaandtoast/podcast/stories-we-tell-ourselves-pt-1 And, as we mention, do not go to LoveandAboveCatClub.com ...unless you love cats.https://sienaandtoast/podcast/stories-we-tell-ourselves-pt-1Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastLoveandAboveCatClub.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WARNING: This episode contains talk about cat-related drama that only deep and genuine cat lovers will get. Please listen (and judge) accordingly. Also! A mystery prize is headed someone's way....In this ep, we talk about:The dark side and the character weaknesses enabled by our on-demand streaming and smartphone lifestyleWhat can make Toast feel like a whiny little bCursive handwriting. Did you know kids aren’t being taught to write in cursive anymore? Who’s going to be able to sign their name? I mean really sign their name, not tap their finger on a docu-sign, which is the equivalent of scratching out an "X” on a parchment scroll.Then we get into talking about what’s helped us dial down frustration in a way that feels more respectable and at least somewhat dignified and grown-up (as compared to being a whiny little b).Show Notes https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/154Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastSiena and Toast Cat Lovers Go Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are you irritable, impulsive? Do you procrastinate? Maybe it’s Decision Fatigue. When you’ve made too many decisions (and it doesn’t matter whether they’re simple or complicated), you get fatigued. It’s just what happens. In this episode, we discuss this phenomenon and what to do about it. Also, Toast is surprised when she learns what Siena thinks about her wardrobe. And, in case it comes in handy, the other ep we mention is "Why You’re In A Rut: The Need For Novelty"sienaandtoast.com/podcast/153instagram.com/sienaandtoastFind out more about Siena and Toast here Love cats? Why You’re In A Rut: The Need For Novelty: sienaandtoast.com/podcast/150Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It can be hard to form new, healthy habits. The good news is: you can probably take a habit you already have, to help form that new one! In this episode, we discuss Habit Bundling, a tactic for consciously building a new habit.Podcast Notes https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/152Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastFind out more about Siena and Toast here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just maintaining, let alone making, new friends, isn’t so easy as an adult. Amirite?! In this episode, we discuss "the 4 a.m. friend," the idealization of friendship, and “the liking gap.” We also take a much (much!) broader perspective to see how our entire economy is set-up to incentivize us away from the bonding social connections that would otherwise emerge naturally. As Charles Eisenstein has explained in his book "Sacred Economics," it does this through usury and interest-bearing debt. Our culture is now between worlds, that is, more of us have realized that the way our economy has been set-up is part of many problems, including this lack and difficulty of nurturing friendships.Show Notes are here https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/151instagram.com/sienaandtoastFind Siena and Toast online Cat Lovers go here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this ep, we talk about Temptation Bundling, a tool for helping you do things that aren’t very fun, but that you know you should be doing. We share our experiences with it, and how it’s helped us even start to enjoy what started out as an unpleasant or intimidating task. We then go on to discuss the two different ways to apply Temptation Bundling, depending on whether the task is cognitively demanding or not. And finally, we acknowledge that "wanting to feel motivated" can be seen as an attitude that's very spoiled, but why it's admirable and even virtuous all the same.This general topic of motivation was discussed in episode 139 How to Do It When You Don’t Feel Like Doing It, Pt. 1 (Motivation, Exercise, Self-Care)NOTE: also in this ep, we share the semi-dramatic story of a cat crisis averted. It’s a mini audio drama narrated by Siena with live Foley sound effects by Toast.The flower essence blends we mention in this ep are at LoveAndAboveCatClub.comInstagram.com/sienaandtoastShow notes for this ep: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/149Show notes for the prior ep, Pt. 1: https://sienaandtoast.com/139Find Siena and Toast on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we talk about serendipity. Yes (for those who remember) the 2001 movie (remember?! John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale!) but also the word, what it means, the origin of it, how to experience more of it, and why focus and following through on plans is not always preferable to being distracted and being thrown off-course. http://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/147Find Siena and Toast on Facebook Instagram @sienaandtoastConnect with Siena and Toast here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We talk about the post-holiday blues: how the values and habits of our society contribute to it, how it’s normal, how it can be a good and healthy thing, and more.If you're feeling more than 'just' the holiday blues, please know you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. It's free, confidential, available 24/7, and staffed by skilled, trained crisis workers. Episode notes are at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/146Find Siena and Toast on Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoasthttps://sienaandtoast.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikimaka. This is the Holiday Special for Fans of Christmas Only. The fun, and foibles of Christmases present, and past, and heartfelt wishes for Christmases future. In this episode:What Will The Neighbors Think: Holiday EditionPump Up The Jam: Bing Crosby RemixRelationship Challenge: The Tree-Decorating TestWe talk about the olden days (The ‘70s & ‘80s), happy golden days of yore.And end the episode with a studio recording we did, of “Silent Night” with a verse in Hawaiian :) HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: no new episode until next year. See you in 2023.Episode notes are at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/145-the-holiday-specialInstagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastYouTube https://www.youtube.com/sienaandtoastLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we chat about Winter Solstice and “being woo woo": it’s similar to being gay (and we would know), and how it’s also Not Scary. In fact, we play a fun little indoor game called Scary Not Scary at 22:32 into this episode. (Are goats scary?) Get ready for Winter Solstice with woo, and fun, and respect and reverence, too. Episodes notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/144Episode Do You Believe This Miracle https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/21-miracleroses Find Siena and Toast on Instagram https://instagram.com/sienaandtoastYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. Have you noticed people these days don’t have hobbies like they used to? You might not.You’d have to be old enough to compare today (the 2020s) with the 1970s-90s or so. Over those decades, our society has experienced a decline in hobbies. In this episode, we talk about why, and recall the hobbies we had, way back then. We talk about why hobbies are a healthy thing. And Siena sort of interviews Toast about her hobby of making “time traveling” playlists called “flights.“ Here are the links we mention in this episode:Toast’s blog: https://sienaandtoast.com/toastblogChristmas 100 Years Ago playlist: https://sienaandtoast.com/toastblog/christmas-100-years-agoEpisode show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/143Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a debate about artificial Christmas trees, we discuss the dark consequences of Too Many People following the conventional wisdom of focusing on what they CAN change, how we need all kinds of people, including the fighters, and, we are surprised by a non-human guest. More details and show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/142Connect with Siena and Toast www.sienaandtoast.com Instagram Instagram.com/sienaandtoastFacebook Facebook.com/sienaandtoastTwitter Twitter.com/sienaandtoastYouTube.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a ‘talk story’ episode. ‘Talk story’ is the Hawaiian pidgin English phrase for “shooting the breeze.” You’ll hear us Hawaii born & raised folks freaking out about fall foliage (which you can never see in Hawaii), and just hanging out talking about other Thanksgiving-related stuff: food, cooking, and a bonus Thanksgiving playlist with a twist. Show notes are at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast Thanksgiving 100 Years Ago playlist: https://sienaandtoast.com/toastblog/thanksgiving-100-years-ago sienaandtoast.com/instagram sienaandtoast.com/facebook sienaandtoast.com/twitter sienaandtoast.com/youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One annoying thing about being human is wanting to do something, and at the very same time, NOT wanting to do that exact same thing. On this episode, we mash and hash on the weirdness and frustration of this phenomenon, and discus some unconventional ways we’ve approached and overcome the quirky obstacle.
One of the most important skills to develop is being able to give yourself a command and follow it.
Turn off your brain: don’t even try to be grateful or any of that stuff
You’ll never guess who’s on Toast’s workout playlist. Never.
Motion is emotion: emote through movement
Self-concept: what kind of person are you?
Beauty is proportion: a beautiful life through proportionate brain use
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Trauma, it's a spectrum. This episode covers some everyday anecdotes and practices we’ve found helpful. Also, Toast shares the story of a traumatic experience from her young adulthood. It involved being raised evangelical Christian (when you’re gay) and being outed by a really good friend. Then we share some simple practices, perspectives, and aids that we've found helpful to process and support the healing journey. Find show notes with links at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/138 https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/138 SienaandToast.com Connect with Siena and Toast on Instagram Facebook Twitter and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Maybe don’t write yourself off so easily. We were never the fix-it, handy-person, tool belt wearing kind of lesbians. But then, something happened…. In this episode, we talk about stretching yourself. For pics of the before and after, check out the show notes at sienaandtoast.com/podcast/136 SienaandToast.com Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Would you center your identity around another person’s weakness? (Or what you judge to be their weakness.) In this episode we have a wide-ranging discussion about forgiveness. We cover phrases and phenomena like “hurt people hurt people," Fundamental Attribution Error, grudges, revenge and punishment, being triggered by others, the Sermon on the Mount, hoʻoponopono, and more. For complete show notes go to SienaandToast.com/podcast/135 Connect with Siena and Toast on Instagram Facebook Twitter and YouTube
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In this episode, we tell you a true story about a miracle that happened to friends of ours. Then, we talk about how it relates to the meaning of life and the Declaration of Independence. Promise is all makes sense if you listen. Pictures and videos of the cats, including the moment the miracle happened, are in the links. The related episode we mention is 21: Do You Believe This Miracle? Pictures and videos of the miracle brothers Riley and Rocky Find Siena and Toast online www.sienaandtoast.com Cat lovers? Check it out! get the newsletter, hear music and more Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are flower essences and how do they work? In this episode, Siena shares why she began using flower essences almost 30 years ago and Toast nerds out on the science of how they work. We discuss to how take and use them, why they’re ideal for Highly Sensitive People, and why they’re best used consistently over time. Also in this episode: Have you ever heard of a high school class having 14 valedictorians?! Learning to grow vegetables in a home victory garden. Relationships with animals can feel safer than people. Flower essences explained here Find out more about Siena and Toast! Their newsletter, music, Love and Above Cat Club and more www.sienaandtoast.com Connect on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In our more than 20 years as a couple, we’ve definitely had some rough times in our relationship. In this episode, we share one of the things we did to help us through. We used a notebook to help us listen to ourselves and to each other better. It took us probably less than 10-15 minutes each day but it made a big difference. Recipe for Matcha Pops Find Siena and Toast on the web here Instagram Facebook Twitter and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our first new episode in over a year! This show is now part of a podcast network. What does that mean? Who even are we? Well in this episode, we give you brief backstories of ourselves as individuals and as a couple (featuring possibly out-of-date terms for LGBTQ folks like us). And we generally just let you know what we’ve been up to in the past year…featuring a big house centipede! Find out more about Siena and Toast here Connect with Siena and Toast on Instagram Facebook Twitter and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Questions asked and answered: When did you first know you were gay/liked girls? Who's the "man" in the relationship? Do you ever look at a man and find him attractive? If you're attracted to a...
Hiking is abundant in Hawaii, from easy trails to more advanced trails, and is a favorite weekend event I enjoy doing to stay healthy and fit and to also get out and see the great views that only...
Aloha! It’s another beautiful Sunday morning in Hawaii! Back again from a podcast hiatus and feeling good to be on the mic. Today we go over some Hawaii news that has happened so far in 2012...