Micro-Connections

Energy Vampires

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 [https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/energyvampires] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com [https://sienaandtoast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Positivity Resonance

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 [https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/positivity-resonance] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com [https://sienaandtoast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

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 [https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/uncomfortable] Links for stuff we mention: Bodyweight fitness programs by Mark Lauren: marklauren.com [http://marklauren.com] Michael Easter’s Substack, called Two Percent: www.twopct.com [http://www.twopct.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com [https://sienaandtoast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Micro-Connections

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 [https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/micro-connections] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com [https://sienaandtoast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Relationship Quality Is Life

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://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/relationship-quality-is-life] https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast [https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sienaandtoast.substack.com [https://sienaandtoast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]