Episodes

  • Energy Vampires

    Energy Vampires
    Sep 5 2024
    Energy Vampires are people who suck the life force outta you! In this episode, Siena - who is a Highly Sensitive empath type of person - shares what she’s found helpful in dealing with Energy Vampires. But first we chat about growing garlic in our home vegetable garden. More show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/energyvampires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Positivity Resonance

    Positivity Resonance
    Aug 28 2024
    This episode was recorded when the world’s attention was on the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. So Toast might’ve gotten a little carried away or confused about some stories she related, so just to clarify, the stories of sportsmanship that we discuss did not happen at the 2024 Summer Games. But they did happen. And we’ve included links to more about that in the show notes on our podcast blog. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/positivity-resonance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

    Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
    Aug 21 2024
    This episode is all about getting comfortable being uncomfortable. The topics range from the Sony Walkman, to squirrels eating walnuts in the morning silence, to there being such a thing as very real dangers of too much convenience. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/uncomfortable Links for stuff we mention: Bodyweight fitness programs by Mark Lauren: marklauren.com Michael Easter’s Substack, called Two Percent: www.twopct.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Micro-Connections

    Micro-Connections
    Aug 14 2024
    Micro-Connections are small moments of connection with other people. Literally moments, not even minutes. Just a moment of holding the door open for someone, for instance. In this episode, we talk about why micro-connections are so important and powerful, for individuals – especially for people with a history of trauma– and for societies. The book Siena references is What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Dr. Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey. And the other podcast episode we mention is 205 Relationship Quality Is Life. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/micro-connections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Relationship Quality Is Life

    Relationship Quality Is Life
    Aug 7 2024
    This episode is a whole discussion about that saying of how the quality of your relationships is the quality of your life. Topics include the attraction of Hallmark movies, how early childhood trauma affects our ability to relate to others, EMDR therapy, and even relationships with the urban animals around your house, and more. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/relationship-quality-is-life https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Automatic Pet Feeder by PetKit

    Automatic Pet Feeder by PetKit
    Jul 24 2024
    Finally, an episode that’s about cats, by lesbians, or, we can say ‘by childless cat ladies.’ Anyway, more specifically, this episode is about an automatic pet feeder that’s impressed us so much, we wanted to tell you all about it. This is NOT a paid partnership . There are NO affiliate links. Like all our other episode, we just wanted to share, in case it might help you. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/204-automatic-pet-feeder https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Three Simple Tips For A Better Night’s Sleep: Improved Self-Care for High-Stress Times

    Three Simple Tips For A Better Night’s Sleep: Improved Self-Care for High-Stress Times
    Jul 16 2024
    No-brainer tips for a better night’s sleep. No-brainer as in nothing to do with meditating, or journaling or thinking. Just 3 super easy, science-based, CBD and cannabis-free things you can do to help improve your nighttime sleep. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/3-no-brainer-sleep-tips https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Oregon Donkey Sanctuary, Plus a Neighborhood Raccoon

    Oregon Donkey Sanctuary, Plus a Neighborhood Raccoon
    Jul 9 2024
    In this episode, we attempt an imitation of a baby raccoon, but it kinda ends up sounding probably more like the fungus in The Last Of Us TV show. This episode also includes lots of enthusiastic but also very calm discussion about meeting donkeys for the first time, at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary. oregondonkeys.org It was our first meeting with donkeys of any size. And did you know, there are three? https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/donkeys https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins