Live Your Love Story

What’s all the excitement about pumpkin stuff coming on the market in the Fall? Is it really about the pumpkins? Really? In this episode, we talk all things Autumn: the pumpkin spice thing, the marketing, and the spiritual side of Autumn. Also! Lots of unexpected appearances by the clematis vine (!) For complete show notes including links go to sienaandtoast/podcast/134 Find out about Siena and To...

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 a...

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 valed...

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 www.sienaandtoast...

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 Well in this episode, we give you brief backstories of ourselves as individuals and as a couple (featuring possibly out-of-date terms for LGBTQ folks like us).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...

ukulele-playing LGBTQ+ folks: check out UkeCurious on Facebook and Instagram (@ukecurious) the evolving alphabet soup of LGBTQIA+ Toast’s emotional reaction to the nouns: girl, woman, ladies, sir, son ‘femmes’ are more common than ever these days, no? support for Pride from mainstream culture (business, entertainment) did not used to happen! The Advocate, an LGBT newsmagazine, was only available a...

Things are opening up as COVID-19 is being beaten back here in the U.S.. We have stories and thoughts about getting back out there. Topics we touch on in this ep: Happy Pride, we’re boring lesbians. Downtown districts & one way street games NEW, new-fangled parking meters? Bah, humbug. GaithersburgUkeFest.com - we’re participating in their Hawaiian theme on 6/12/21 Post-quarantine & social anxiety...

Virtual communication has downsides. In this episode, our chat includes the following thoughts. “productivity” is part of, but not actually everything personal capacity: can you bring your whole self to your social interactions? you’ll have more time if you “waste time” on self-care the strangeness of being the first humans ever, to socialize virtually maybe we’re living in a Black Mirror episode?...

Ahh, the Oregon DMV. It wasn't bad, actually! According to Toast. Siena had a somewhat different take. But one thing's for sure: we both had a blast talking about it afterwards.  Join us for the 'first-world problems' and laughs in this ep that includes: iPhone notifications not working "Real ID" technology in new driver's licenses dick-nose mask wearers low-tech stylus simple kindness during heig...

In this ep: I Know This Much Is True (HBO Max) people's reactions to your dreams self-doubts and inner conflict an appropriate language of violence within spirituality and personal development we all have wounds, and relationships are in many ways all about that reality one-second kindness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to...

In this episode:  people's *real* opinions about having kids ;) Romero Creations artist spotlight video LoveandAboveCatClub.com COVID-19 survivors: podcast listeners' experience and the symptoms they're still suffering with observations on what life feels like after a year of coronavirus quarantine: hair, shopping, errands, etc.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This...

In this episode, Siena leads us in introducing a labor of love that has some very personalized goodies created especially for very specific people. People who are lovers of cats, and woo, and who welcome support when it comes to self-care. What exactly is this labor of love? It’s Love and Above Cat Club -  loveandabovecatclub.com Also in this episode: one thing about social media that’s good the a...

A rambling conversation about our first road trip together, to film a music video for Hawaiian Airlines back in the early 2000s. The convo goes off-track most of the time, and so it also includes... The best recipes we've ever tried for vegan alfredo sauce and bacon; recipes from Detoxinista.com   Probably don't go hiking up a small mountain in the Southwestern US in wedge heels, with just one row...

After a hiatus, we're finally back, with the intention to release 1-2 episodes per month. Until further notice, of course. We're keeping it casual, as this podcast is generally less of a narrow subject-matter-based thing and more of a simple-regular-life-lived-by-a-lesbian-couple thing. In this ep, we just "talk story" (the Hawaiian slang for "chit-chat"), catching you up on some of the stuff that...

We'll be taking a hiatus from the pod; to stay in touch, please follow us on social media: we are @sienaandtoast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and/or join our email list. This is the final episode in our series about the Preamble to the Constitution of The United States.  Here’s a short list of things we cover. John Adams quote from a letter to his wife Abigail in 1780: "I must study politic...

We discuss thoughts that come to mind, when the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution says that one of its goals is to “promote the General Welfare.” This is the second-to-last episode in this series on The Preamble. Here’s a short list of things we cover. positive peace, negative peace CitizenUniversity.us how we spent part of Election Night Ruth Bader Ginsburg: remarks from a Naturalization Ceremony...

We regroup and recount a week for the ages: Election Week 2020. A fun, frank look back at the emotional roller coaster. See video of the furry Biden-Harris floor dance by our cat Bear, and pics of Siena's Pumpkin Spice Two-Layer Latte cake with Whipped Frosting, at the blog post: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/quickcast-election-hangover   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

A slightly more serious entry in our series on the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution from a spiritual perspective. Here's what we cover in this episode. helping your community is also helping yourself…since you can’t help but live in your community, whatever it is we are all connected, we share this same planet life is, in part, a sequence of opportunities and invitations to experience healing the...

Continuing our series on the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution from a spiritual perspective, here's what we cover in this episode (including asides ;) Please and Thank You for VOTING!!! our imitations of Star Wars sound effects cauliflower pizza crust overly sensitive smoke alarms the crucial importance of practicing intentional peacefulness in public spaces during this time "If uncertainty is una...

Continuing our series on the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution from a spiritual perspective, here's what we cover in this episode (including asides ;) that have nothing to do with the Constitution). Also: VOTE VOTE VOTE!!! and help others to VOTE VOTE VOTE!!! scary movie viewing recommendations from Siena, for Halloween season, in case real life doesn't scare you enough "Justice is what love looks...

Programming Note: starting next week, we’ll begin releasing episodes on Wednesdays (instead of Tuesdays) NOTE for anyone listening in the future who won't know what "the fly" is that we're talking about. On 10/7/20, during the Vice Presidential debate, a fly landed on Mike Pence's hair and stayed there for 2 minutes and 9 seconds while everyone watching went nuts on social media. Jokes about: flie...

Times have been scary lately, no? In this episode, we talk about fear. Siena gives a helpful definition of fear Toast preaches a 15-second sermon 😉 about Life being non-binary What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said about fear vs. courage Five truths about fear   The blog post for this episode is at: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/114-on-fear   Join the email list at https://sienaandtoast.com/email...

How the pandemic has changed our relationship to relationships. Topics include:  the thing that makes your life good, or not emotions and experiences that surface after a death friends and family-of-friends, who have passed away from COVID-19 Siena’s friend on Oahu who passed away from COVID-19 feeling newly wealthy: in appreciation, relationships, memories, insights, and depth of feeling and expe...

We share a couple personal stories before going into the main topic in this one.  Links to the playlists that we mention: 🇺🇸 #Resist: Protest Songs for We The People Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/resist-protest-songs-for-we-the-people/pl.u-vB9DsLoEV5 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mwGy92ThBeN8L1ZAkjEjs?si=4bbujy9jQv6TrwcfyLMq4Q 🍅 Fried Green Tomatoes: Real Sounds f...

We continue our discussion based on the book "First, We Make The Beast Beautiful: a new journey through anxiety," by Sarah Wilson. We cover topics like: the benefits of being an anxious type the underlying root cause of anxiety what Sarah Wilson calls the “Something Else,” and that thing that we feel is missing why we develop anxious habits, trying to find the "missing thing" the paradoxical, but...