MANA Bombs Podcast

The “Iʻm gonna ALWAYS bring me” mindset Now that we realize we arenʻt ready to date we ask ourselves why? Listen in to the 7 signs of not being ready to date and self check is you fall into the same category as we do.   Dating with Mana is a fresh look into dating scene successes and challenges, slightly personalized, through the experiences and eyes of Kulani, one half of our Mana Bombs Duo....

MANA BOMB: Once youʻve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you. FOCUS: Perfectly imperfect ENGAGEMENT: Embracing the imperfections was hard because we were judged negatively at one point and it was either used harshly or made to make us feel less than. Kanoe shares her stories of her youth and the impact it has on her life.  Kulani shares of attempts to break the cycle of judging...

MANA BOMB: Who believes this? Anyone capable of having you lose your shit becomes your master. FOCUS: ANGER MANAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT: To blame or not blame. Who really is accountable? - - How can you blame someone for you losing it? You have control over yourself. Kanoe shares a lesson learned and we talk about who is to blame when it comes to domestic (physical) abuse. Trigger warning.  - - Don...

Season 2 Episode 10: How do we shift our mindset for dating?  Are we ready for answering questions about ourselves? Are you ready to date?  You sure?  Not sure?  Here are three questions science backed to help engage and alleviate that awkward silence when you not sure what to day on a first date.  We decided to look and see if we were ready to answer these same questions...

MANA BOMB: They mimic your recipe darling, but they will never have your sauce. FOCUS: Haters and Alamihi Crabs in a bucket. ENGAGEMENT: How does this affect one’s confidence? How has it affected you personally and what have you done about it? Conversations around mimicry vs inspiration bring awareness to light when discussed in this episode.  Keep talking about me...it only makes me famous!...

MANA BOMB: Babes, youʻre doing a beautiful job figuring out some really tough ish! FOCUS: Self-Compassion. Aloha in all ways ENGAGEMENT: How do we give aloha to ourselves, do we celebrate the goods, do we give ourselves mental and emotional breaks. Let's stop and recognize what that means. - - Is Kanoelani having a vulnerable moment again? yes, she is! Self-Compassion in full effect. ALOHA SPIRIT...

S2 | Ep 9 Dating and Valentineʻs.  Happy National Singles Awareness Day. Did you know Valentineʻs day is the culminating close of a week-long event? A ROSE TO PROPOSE WITH SWEET CHOCOLATES FOR MY SWEET, WITH A BEAR TO SHOW I CARE, I PROMISE TO GIVE WARM HUGS AS I KISS YOU INTO VALENTINES DAY… Then there's Anti Valentines Week that immediately follows from 15th til the 21st. Imma Slap some mak...

MANA BOMB: Stop expecting honesty from people who lie to themselves FOCUS: Finding Lies within self is not so easy, but really it can be ENGAGEMENT: Why are we such great outwards lie detectors but horrible at finding it in ourselves? What are some things that we can do better? (coming from a, I can’t change others, but I can change myself point of view) I just took a DNA test and I am 100% that B...

S2 | Ep 8: Loving you is easy cause you're beautiful, when dating yourself prepares you for dating others. A discussion between two newly single wahine, 3 things to help prepare someone for dating...again, and how to deal with the day of ALOHA coming up in a few days.  Listen in to whats happening in the world of Dating with Mana. Dating with Mana is a fresh look into dating scene successes a...

Episode 7 shares a few ways to share your "aloha" with different relationships in your life.  Celebrating Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi month (Hawaiian language month) in Hawaiʻi we take a look at aloha and its many meanings and how to use some phrases of aloha on Valentines day.  Have a listen and Lonoikeaweawealoha! Be sure to get your DAILY MANA BOMBS on Instagram @pomahinadesigns and @manabo...

MANA BOMB: Hold up, you noticed the attitude but not your actions that caused it? FOCUS: Communicating effectively - Speaking & listening ENGAGEMENT: How long do you give someone before you just lose it? In answering our engagement question, Kulani shares how long she gives people nowadays as compared to in the past and how patterns have shifted her thought processes.   Kanoe then sh...

In this episode we do a practice round to help with smooth transitions and zoom room capabilities explored.  Itʻs a great way to enjoy an hour and meet new friends.  Are you interested???   Let us know if you are. SpeedDating with Mana...let the good times roll! Be sure to get your DAILY MANA BOMBS on Instagram @pomahinadesigns and @manabombsllc for events and updates, as well...

MANA BOMB: Fasting from people is also important  FOCUS: Time to start purging and resisting  ENGAGEMENT: How do you fast? What does that mean to you?  -  -  If religions and indigenous cultures see value in it, why can't we, for parts of our lives? How do we heighten our senses? We remove what we depend on. Listen in and see if this fits where you're at. Maybe it's time t...

MANA BOMB: Heal.‌ ‌Justice‌ ‌is‌ ‌recognizing‌ ‌genuine‌ ‌&‌ ‌authentic‌ ‌love,‌ ‌embracing‌ ‌and‌ ‌not‌ ‌sabotaging‌ ‌it‌  FOCUS: Be responsible to self ENGAGEMENT: How often does anyone take time to be with themselves? What do you think is the average time? - - Sharing our time limits and what it is statistically on the internet surveys. In the end, as long as we detach and learn the le...

Dating during the holidays OR Take a break?   As another year winds down, it brings shorter days and colder weather with it. Perfect time for family and friends and putting your dating game on pause. So many other people do just that.  Or do they?  As it turns out, probably not.  Dating sites actually see an uptick in activity in the weeks leading up to Christmas, with peak dat...

MANA BOMB: Imagine meeting a partner who wants to learn about your past, not to punish you, but to learn how to love you FOCUS: Strategize meaningfulness and honoring ENGAGEMENT: Is it easy to tell the difference between someone asking you about you; to learn and honor you vs asking about you to act as they care. - - Kanoe gets vulnerable and shares how she found herself becoming the ugly & hu...

MANA BOMB: The real flex is healing yourself without becoming like those who traumatized you. FOCUS: Zombie Movies, HUH? ENGAGEMENT: We can be a product of our environment or our environment can be a product of ourselves. - - Kanoe gets vulnerable and shares how she found herself becoming the ugly & hurt person that was in front of her, till realizing this is who she isn't and started to heal...

It’s Holiday Season:  Family Holiday Gatherings, take a date or not? Discover the quickest way to process through that holiday question: Take a date or not take a date, that is the question! Kanoe and Kulani discuss the idea of feeling out the best time to introduce your significant other to 'ohana (family). Any ideas?  Let us know how we're doing by emailing us at Manabombspodcast @gmai...

MANA BOMB: Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm FOCUS: Success or Fail. Are they the same or are they very different? ENGAGEMENT: How many times have we failed and given up and how many times have we failed & thought “we’re going to keep going. - - Failures upon on failures, they're inevitable. But our failures are not losses, we gain so much from our experienc...

MANA BOMB: Stop being so understanding, it’s making you look over the disrespect. FOCUS: Balance in empathy ENGAGEMENT: What is your take on empathy, understanding and how do empaths do it? Do you know the difference between being and empath and empathizing?  Come check us out as we discuss the balance if empathy. Don't forget to visit their YOUTUBE Channel @manabombspodcast to LIKE and SUBSC...

MANA BOMB: You meet your 18-year-old self, what would you tell that person? FOCUS: Lessons learned ENGAGEMENT: You meet your 18-year-old self, what would you tell that person? - - We share some thoughts from our comments page on Instagram @pomahinadesigns, which may be something you can relate to. As we share our personal thoughts, you'll giggle at one of the pieces of advice Kulani tells herself...

MANA BOMB: Our resistance to an emotion keeps us in that emotion FOCUS: How does fear play as an emotion? ENGAGEMENT: In looking in self, what do you feel you resist? What sorts of things do you feel you need to address and to move through? Quick peek into resistance with the ladies sharing how resistance to fear has kept Kulani in a space and once she came through it (Kanoe offered up options to...

Whether you're at the start of a blossoming relationship or have been with your significant other for years, every relationship goes through the same five stages of dating. These five stages are attraction, reality, commitment, intimacy and finally, engagement. we’re going to talk you through each of the five stages of dating, so you can work out where you and your partner are right now and more i...

MANA BOMB: Manipulation is when they find fault in your reaction instead of their disrespect FOCUS: Is this an awareness issue or an unawareness issue? ENGAGEMENT: Can you share a moment in which you did something and acted like it wasn’t your fault, then someone acts out and you blame them for it? Or maybe something that happened to you? Let’s reflect. - - Kanoe and Kulani share vulnerable moment...

MANA BOMB: Be so deeply connected to your growth that you’re willing to say no without guilt and yes without fear FOCUS: guilt, loss, questioning are all a part of it. ENGAGEMENT: Why do I feel bad, how can others not feel bad at all? What's the shift?  Kanoe shares with us about how family dynamics and parental choices since her younger years has affected relationships and now in her 40's ha...