Live Your Love Story

In this episode, we share our thoughts from the midst of the onset of America’s experience with the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. We recorded this on Sun., Mar. 15, 2020, after a week of the most dramatic shift in the public’s awareness, concern, and action concerning covid-19. Join the email list at https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Access Free Resources at https://sienaandtoast.com/free-res...

Another variety episode (like last week's). All kinds of nature-world topics: flower petals, feeling balooby (what, you don’t know what that is? listen in!), and our wheat and gluten-free pasta alternative from the world of Japanese cuisine. Also an unexpected motif for this episode: verbal tiks. You know what I mean? Join the email list at https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Access Free Resourc...

This episode is a variety episode. All kinds of topics: A raw food that our cat Bear loves (and he’s picky)! Toast gives a sermon/pep-talk about politics. And we share our delight at sighting deer (a novel thing for us, since we were born and raised in Hawaii). Join the email list at https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup Access Free Resources at https://sienaandtoast.com/free-resources The blog po...

OK, this ep is sorta rambly. (What do burnt fries have to do with anything? We actually make that one relevant! Sort of.) You'll hear us disagree. But through the rambles and brambles, what we're sharing is how we relate to and deal with the power of inertia, when it comes to changing our own behavior patterns. Siena responds well to one approach. Toast responds better to different one. Diversity!...

We come from similar backgrounds(both Asian Americans, and both born and raised in Hawaii) but also very *different* backgrounds at the same time. In this episode, we each share our stories. (We start the ep recounting our kinda typical but also kinda quirky Valentine's Day, so if you want to go straight to the main topic, skip ahead to around 7:30.)  Siena is the "city mouse" and Toast is the "co...

We have a pretty wild conversation all about raising our standards in life, health, relationships...all in a healthy and “feel good” way. We talk about what prevents us from raising those standards, the difference between healthy and unhealthy ways of going about it...we even quote the Declaration of Independence and Jesus on it. And of course, we also share examples from our own lives. The ep sta...

Contribute to support the pod at https://sienaandtoast.com/contribute In this episode, the point is not just to give you some laughs, but to make you realize if you’re LGBTQ and still able to be a responsible adult who treats others with respect and kindness, you’re already winning. (Please keep being a rock star here, because our world needs your light-filled energy!) Full disclosure: at the star...

We first address why we decided to NOT talk about sex on the podcast (until now) since first starting it in 2007. That’s when George W. Bush was still President of the United States! Hint: it has to do with establishing the full humanity of LGBTQ people in the mind of society at large. After some light chit chat about flavored coffee and the music that airlines play when landing in Hawaiian airpor...

Fans of Star Wars will get a kick out of the first part of this episode. We geek out over Baby Yoda and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker a bit before turning to the main topic of Closing Energy Leaks in your life. We all know how it feels to have incomplete issues dragging our energy down. They can be practical matters that pretty much require mostly your time. And a lot of times, the discomfort o...

In this episode, we start with telling you about our encounter with "nakedness" in the wilderness, during the cold and waning weeks of 2019. Then we get into the actual main topic and share thoughts on what it means to “stay awake to your life, and in your life.” After that, we share 7 things you can do to help cultivate awake-ness and alive-ness, and make it more of a habit than say, going numb,...

At the time of recording this episode, Siena was recovering from a seasonal cold. So: we started with an extended meandering convo that includes our etiquette about germs and the natural medicines she’s been taking, and that have really been helping! As for the title of this episode, we talk about the idea of having Words For The Year: what they are why to have them, and also a warning about how t...

Another super casual, just done on an iPhone, episode. We share a funny story, that’s also smelly, and to be honest, pretty inspiring in an extremely common, normal kind of way. If you want inspiration that’s super applicable in super normal, everyday life, listen in. This quickcast episode covers… a reminder of how influential you are, out there in public the impact for good you can make for othe...

Welcome to an experimental episode.  Super casual, just done on an iPhone, no music at all (except for Toast bursting out in song a few times).  Just sharing with you some cozy holiday-themed chit-chat /”talk story,” and sending you our most heartfelt (listen to the ep to hear why) wishes and prayers for a safe, happy, and holy holiday. Join the email list at https://sienaandtoast.com/emailsignup...

In this episode we discuss the difference between 1) staying actively engaged in the fulfillment of your dreams 2) suffering under the oppressive pressure to achieve 3) and suffering the oppressive numbing of repetitive routine. Also: a scientific reason for why fire is a common way to describe the sensation of our primal drive for progress and growth. And finally: two Challenges/Exercises to re-l...

Get a $10 OFF code good for our new ’magic shop’ (  https://sienaandtoast.com/shop ) when you rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Email us at info @ sienaandtoast dot com to let us know about your rating and review; we’re looking forward to hearing from you! :) The main topic of this episode is a big push-back against the obsession that has its grip on society, the obsession of “being a...

Get a $10 OFF code good for our new ’magic shop’ (  https://sienaandtoast.com/shop ) when you rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Email us at info @ sienaandtoast dot com to let us know about your rating and review; we’re looking forward to hearing from you! :) Siena was introduced to flower essences back in the 1990’s; they were recommended to her to help reduce stress. They were so ef...

In this Thanksgiving Week episode, after talking about the wrongness of putting pineapples on pizza, we turn to what we hope is a slightly different, slightly more entertaining way to discuss the good ol' Thanksgiving topic of “what we’re thankful for.” What about nurturing gratitude amid "negative" circumstances? The motto for this episode is: Rejection Is Protection For a limited time, get 10% o...

This episode starts with a date update featuring the best potato salad (go easy on the mayo, and just do not bother including certain other ingredients). And then moves into our philosophical and practical encouragement and guidance on why, how, and when to do your own personal year in review. For a limited time, get 10% off our new ‘magic shop’ at https://sienaandtoast.com/shop , with code POD10...

This episode was inspired by a funny observation from a heart-of-gold friend who once remarked that all the people running around the mall knew the holidays were coming. all. year. long. So why the mad rush at the end? It’s not like the holidays were an ambush. In this episode, we make an argument for putting up barriers to protect your time and attention (which is to say, your life) during the ho...

Everyone has an idea of what “Holiday Stress” means. How come we experience this? How can the holidays be such an attractive and enchanting time, and such a stressful time, at the same time? In this episode, we talk about how and why that happens. And we have some good laughs while observing the ways we humans manage to stress ourselves out over (and even because of) what a wonderful time of the y...

In this episode, we share real, personal “ghost moments” that have happened in our lives. Well. Mostly in Siena’s life. Siena is very sensitive to the non-tangible realm, probably because of her family line, and the nature of their family history. In fact, the culture in her family was such that these “ghost moments” were treated as normal! Listen and you’ll see! A list of things that make an appe...

A fun and spunky convo for Halloween season, including… How Hawaiʻi locals pronounce “Hawaiʻi” The 2019 Trader Joe’s list of pumpkin food products, from dog treats, to pasta sauce, to cheesecake, and more, and even more! (A startlingly long list; this one’s for the foodies. 😋) Our childhood memories of Halloween 🎃 in Hawaii, including a high-brow homemade haunted house, and Kikaida Things we ‘we...

In this episode, we talk about the mental patterns and habits we all develop to help us navigate life more efficiently, but also how those patterns can start to feel stifling and like an obstacle, when it's time for us to evolve and transform again into the next chapter of our lives. Get “The Wake-Up Call of Your Soul” guided experience when you join our email list. Toast talks about the belief sy...

In this episode, we discuss how we all feel discontent and longing throughout our lives, and how they serve us in the evolution of our spirit. Siena shares about her “law school vs. an artist’s life” experience, and Toast shares about leaving evangelical Christianity and developing a new spiritual framework over the course of 20+ years. Get "The Wake-Up Call of Your Soul" guided experience as part...

Ooh! It sounds so…religious, and intrusive! But join us, won’t you? For a fun convo – for real – about The Law of Sacrifice. The episode also includes talk about (we said it's fun): a lesbian get-together at our house Siena’s homemade vegan chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting Bear our cat needs more visitors using shame to inspire house-cleaning evolved perspectives on sacrifice and discipl...