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Honey Toast Podcast

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by Danielle Schleese and Briana Donaldson

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19 episodes
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Light a candle and find your inner goddess with us. Co-hosts Danielle Schleese and Briana Donaldson want to break the taboo of women’s health and wellbeing. From intimacy to parenting, women are constantly shamed for their inability to measure up to standards they never had a say in setting. On Honey Toast, these subjects find their home among incense, deep-dive conversations, and two best friends. From journal challenges to goddess calls, Briana and Danielle are always finding new ways to help you embrace your natural beauty — inside and out.

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5/27/2025

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Episode thumbnail for Filters, Flesh, and the Future of Being Human

March 3, 2026

Filters, Flesh, and the Future of Being Human

<p>In this episode, we step into a cultural tension most people feel but rarely articulate. AI is no longer just a tool. It is a mirror. And mirrors shape identity.</p><p>We trace how beauty filters may have been our first mass experience of artificial intelligence. Long before ChatGPT, we were smoothing skin, enlarging eyes, reshaping noses, and rehearsing synthetic perfection on our own faces. What started as play became normalization. What felt harmless became infrastructure.</p><p>From there, the conversation widens.</p><p>What happens when tools become authorities?<br> When attention becomes currency?<br> When algorithms quietly reward one type of face, one type of body, one type of youth?</p><p>We examine the pressure to remain perpetually optimized and the growing cultural discomfort with aging. Why does natural aging now feel like resistance? Why are women in particular expected to compete with filtered, surgically refined, AI-enhanced versions of themselves?</p><p>We also experiment directly with AI during the episode, asking it philosophical questions about reality, language, and desire. The answers are striking. But the deeper question remains: are we using these systems as tools, or are we slowly reorganizing ourselves around them?</p>

Episode thumbnail for Why Even Resting Feels Exhausting & The Hidden Cost of Being Self-Aware

February 10, 2026

Why Even Resting Feels Exhausting & The Hidden Cost of Being Self-Aware

<p>Why does rest still feel exhausting, even when we’re doing all the “right” things?</p><p>In this episode of Honey Toast, we unpack burnout from a different angle. Not as a productivity problem, but as an identity one. We explore how being self-aware, informed, and committed to healing can quietly become another form of output, and why so many women feel overwhelmed even when they’re slowing down.</p><p><br>This conversation is about the gap between awareness and embodiment. About why slowness can feel unsafe. About how nervous system burnout often shows up as constant motion, over-functioning, and the inability to simply land in ourselves without a role to perform.</p><p>Danielle shares openly about her recent health wake-up call, nervous system dysregulation, and beginning somatic work, including a powerful first session that revealed how deeply ingrained performance and self-monitoring can be. Brianna reflects on identity shifts, pressure, and how change requires more than insight. Together, they explore why burnout isn’t a lack of resilience, but grief for the parts of us that don’t get to exist unless they’re useful.</p><p>This episode is for anyone who feels tired of performing their own life, even in the name of healing.</p><p><br><strong>Topics we cover:</strong><br> • Why burnout isn’t about doing too much, but being too many things at once<br> • The difference between awareness and embodiment<br> • Why slowing down can feel unsafe<br> • How healing can turn into another task<br> • Nervous system regulation and identity loss<br> • Performance, shame, and early survival strategies<br> • Why consistency matters more than transformation<br> • Asking for help and relearning rest</p><p><br><strong>Timestamps:</strong><br> 00:00 – Welcome back + season pause reflections<br> 03:00 – Life transitions, moves, and nervous system overload<br> 07:30 – Why rest doesn’t actually feel restful<br> 10:00 – Awareness vs embodiment<br> 14:30 – When healing becomes another form of output<br> 18:30 – Burnout, busyness, and the fear of stillness<br> 22:00 – Asking for help and community support<br> 25:30 – Creating space for nervous system regulation<br> 28:00 – Danielle’s first somatic coaching session<br> 33:00 – Shame, performance, and early survival patterns<br> 36:30 – Why burnout is grief, not failure<br> 39:00 – Integration, consistency, and closing reflections</p><p><br><strong>Follow the show:</strong><br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehoneytoastpodcast/">@thehoneytoastpodcast</a></p><p><br><strong>Follow us personally:</strong><br> Danielle: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielleschleese/">@danielleschleese</a><br> Brianna: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/briana.donaldson/">@brianadonaldson</a></p><p><br>If this conversation resonated, consider following the podcast, sharing the episode, or leaving a review. Your support helps these conversations reach the people who need them.</p>

Episode thumbnail for Birth Is Not the Trauma, The System Is: Healing Birth Trauma & Trusting the Body with Emmy Robbin

November 11, 2025

Birth Is Not the Trauma, The System Is: Healing Birth Trauma & Trusting the Body with Emmy Robbin

<p>Birth is not the trauma, the system is.<br>This week on Honey Toast, Danielle and Briana sit down with birth worker, somatic trauma coach, and best-selling author <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmyrobbindoula/"><strong>Emmy Robbin</strong> </a>to talk about birth as initiation, power, lineage, and the remembering of what women have always known.</p><p>From fear-based systems and disassociation to sovereign birth and nervous-system trust, this episode explores how <strong>trauma is often systemic, not personal</strong>, and how true healing begins when we restore faith in our bodies.</p><p>A must-listen for anyone navigating pregnancy, postpartum, or the lifelong relationship with the feminine body.</p><p>✨ Follow Emmy on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmyrobbindoula">@emmyrobbindoula</a></p><p> 📖 Get her book<a href="https://www.emmyrobbindoula.com/book"> Faithful Beginnings</a><br> 🎧 Listen to her podcast <a href="https://empoweredbirthloveandlifepodcast.buzzsprout.com/">Empowered Birth, Love &amp; Life</a></p>

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What is Honey Toast Podcast?

Light a candle and find your inner goddess with us.

Co-hosts Danielle Schleese and Briana Donaldson want to break the taboo of women’s health and wellbeing. From intimacy to parenting, women are constantly shamed for their inability to measure up to standards they never had a say in setting. On Honey Toast, these subjects find their home among incense, deep-dive conversations, and two best friends. From journal challenges to goddess calls, Briana and Danielle are always finding new ways to help you embrace your natural beauty — inside and out.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

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