Steph & Anja
Mindful Mavens
Wisdom seekers, humor mongers, perfectly imperfect celebrants of the human condition, Steph & Anja, two friends and long-time, wellness-oriented bodywork therapists, explore light and love, dis-ease and vibrant aliveness, and everything in between.
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Episodes
163 - Interview with Rachel Cole, Podcast Host and Author of "Choose Happiness" 09.07.2026 1:02:05
Rachel Cole “Choose Happiness” podcast & books https://www.choose-happiness.net/ https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9798218737238 https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780578821696 Richard Bach “Signposts” - I may be rembering the title wrong, as I’m not finding it anywhere, but “Illusions” is another of his books that played a big role in college years. https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780440204886...
162 - Wonder, Awe, and Cat Faced Orb Weavers, Oh My! 02.07.2026 36:09
Made Life Creative as a resource for creatives Rachel Cole’s podcast CHOOSE HAPPINESS Mahler Festival at University of Colorado Boulder https://mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39?utm_source=google&utm_medium=adgrant&utm_campaign=grant_%7Bcampaignname%7Dutm_source=google&utm_medium=adgrant&utm_campaign=grant_%7Bcampaignname%7D&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1823356049&gbraid=0AAAAAC...
160 - Getting "Unstuck" and exploring healthy anger 18.06.2026 38:42
https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780143115519 by James S. Gordon, MD Non violent communication movement/practice, Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeDvYObYeiM The Way Out https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593086858 by Alan Gordon, LCSW our affiliate bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/shop/Mindfulmavens bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens Mindful Mavens is produced in pa...
159 - Choose your news & find your sexy dragons, family isn’t always blood, and sometimes in the stillness is hope 11.06.2026 37:39
Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out at http://madelife.com http://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message...
158 - Square dancing, evening walks, overnight oats, glucose and herbal goddess hacks 04.06.2026 30:39
Larry McKenna https://larrymckenna.com/larrys-new-novel author of A CHURCH, A NEWSPAPER, AND A BAR Dee Sheridan and Jesse Lennox book Growing Up Aspergers: Living it on the daily https://a.co/d/05uGvzhC https://www.linkedin.com/in/dee-sheridan-426a0512/ 077 Birth Story Wisdom with Dee Sheridan 8 Keys to Parenting Kids & Teens with ADHD**:**Supporting Your Child's Executive Function by Cindy Go...
157 - Stop and Smell the Roses ad Get Centered in the Face of Big Changes 28.05.2026 44:35
“Wintering: The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times” Katherine May https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593189481 “How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold Dark or Difficult Days” Kari Liebowitz https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593653753 “Hell’s Kitchen” Alicia Keys https://hellskitchen.com/tour/ “Saved By the Beauty of the World” Mary Oliver documentary https://www.pbs.org/w...
156 - Lean into empowering others 21.05.2026 40:23
Made Life Mentorship program How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781250093639 Radical Hope (and Radical Remission) books by author Kelly A. Turner PhD https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401965242 Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself by Dr. Lissa Rankin https://b...
155 - Saying yes to shot put, kids in the kitchen, and the most delicious improvisation 14.05.2026 46:07
Raddish https://www.raddishkids.com/ Trader Joe’s College Cookbook - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781646042449 “Cookish” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780316540308 “How to Boil Water” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780696226861 Improvised Lentil Chickpea Salad (inspired by Trader Joe’s) 2 cans mediterranean seasoned chickpeas in oil 1 container pico de gallo 1 pkg precooked, unseasone...
154 - Evolutionarily toddlers…and colonizing other rocks in space 09.05.2026 47:15
1883 and 1923 Yellowstone Series Hot Mess Express https://www.hotmessexpress.co/ From Clutter to Clarity: Clean up your mindset to clear out your clutter by Kerri Richardson https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401960148 Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, C...
153 - The Death of expertise, AI, hoarders, the E-car conundrum, and finding the positives 30.04.2026 38:54
Podcast “On Point” with Megna Chakrabarti, https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026/03/23/death-of-expertise-trump-democracy Podcast “The Middle” - Is AI coming for your Job episode https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-you-afraid-that-ai-will-take-your-job/id1647211480?i=1000735696669 Elizabeth Gilbert “Letter form the Principal” https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/question-of-the-day-is-it-maybe-time-...
152 - Singing in choirs, sharing wisdom as only an elder can, and envisioning the possible 23.04.2026 27:47
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary https://bestfriends.org/ Painted rocks for penguins https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVl0FS4CWK6/?igsh=MTltYzRhODJoYTd3Yw== Overnight Oats https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHEWszjHJ4/?igsh=dWVodHNnY2ZqZnZs Milton Slater Is America Really A Happy Place (2/25/26)? And How To Live Your Best Life in the Last 5 Years of Your Life @AwakeningWisdomCircle Embrace - the document...
151 - A little Rock 'n Roll, and trying not to worry before there's something to worry about 16.04.2026 47:58
NYT - “One Reporter’s Life-Altering Psychadelic Trip” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/podcasts/the-daily/ibogaine-drug-trip.html Steph Kelsey Therapy blog - https://www.stephaniekelseytherapy.com/blog-2-1 Michael Pollen - “How to Cange our Mind” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21062540/ “In Waves and War” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33108207/ School of Rock - https://www.schoolofrock.com/ 100 Nic...
150 - Finding our way when we're ready, reclaiming joy, being a lighthouse 09.04.2026 41:46
Request for favorite episodes - use our contact info to let us know The Hero’s Journey book by Joseph Campbell https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781608681891 The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780802412706 Carolyn Myss, author of Energy Anatomy https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781564558800 Anatomy of the spirit https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780609800140 Why People Don’...
149 - Kitten social dynamics, animal sanctuaries, fear of failure, and the olympics 02.04.2026 42:27
Denver Kittens https://www.denverkittens.org/ Best Friends Animal Sanctuary https://bestfriends.org/sanctuary Sitting with Dogs (Rocky Kanaka) https://www.instagram.com/rockykanaka?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Flip’s Farm Coffee https://flipcoffee.com/ Mustache Farmer https://www.instagram.com/moustache_farmer?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0...
148 - Let the Wildlife ROAM - our interview with author Hillary Rosner 26.03.2026 46:59
ROAM: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World. https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781952338311 Patagonia Books https://www.patagonia.com/product/roam-wild-animals-and-the-race-to-repair-their-fractured-world-hardcover-book/BK865.html?dwvar_BK865_color=000 http://HillaryR.net AAAS Kavli Lecture: Hillary Rosner on Covering Conservation A wonderful backstory about how Hillary beca a...
147 - The cost of convenience, the science of well-being, and finding our own motivation 19.03.2026 45:52
Survival with Tom Brown: https://trackertrail.com/tombrown/1stonlinechat.html Book: “Roam: Wld Animals and Our Race to Repair Our Fractured World” by Hillary Rosner https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781952338311 Dr. Laurie Santos - The Science of Well-Being https://www.drlauriesantos.com/science-well-being @martin_up_north Gamify task app - “Finch Self-Care” https://finchcare.com/ Internal Family Sys...
146 - Interweaving; the funky estate sale, crochet connections, migrations, and the mystery of mycelium 12.03.2026 37:01
Trident Cafe and Bookstore https://www.tridentcafe.com/ It’s Been a Minute Podcast Episode “Enough is Enough: is it time to leave America?” https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5665105/enough-is-enough-is-it-time-to-leave-america Parts work = Internal Family Systems YOU ARE THE ONE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR by Richard Schwartz https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781683643623 There's a Simpler Explanation...
145 - Reviving the direwolf, traveling conscientiously, the artist's process, and the evolution of language 05.03.2026 46:50
Science Friday Podcast - 2025 Recap https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday/articles/a-look-back-at-2025-in-science-from-federal-cuts-to-space-junk Nano T-Rex a whole new species https://www.npr.org/2025/10/30/nx-s1-5589172/tyrannosaurus-rex-dueling-dinosaurs-fossil-new-species Resurrecting Direwolves & the Woolly Mammoth https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5704318/colossal-woolly...
144 - Celebrating humans braving challenges and staying present in the balmy, windy, Colorado Front Range 26.02.2026 29:37
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A therapist, Her therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives R evealed Through Line on NPR - a history of the Life of Charles Dickens and an unpac king of A Christmas Carol When Christmas W ent Viral Ologies podcas t Ologies wit h Alie Ward Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership...
143 - Self-Sufficiency, Circadian Rhythms, and Other Brilliant Little Things 19.02.2026 37:02
“Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Mainteance” by Robert Persig https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780063342330 “Always trust your gut. Your brain can be fooled, your heart is an idiot sometimes, but your gut doesn't know how to lie.” Heart Math Institute - https://www.heartmath.org/ Thich Nhat Hahn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A...
142 - Botany, witchy works, aphantasia... oh my! 12.02.2026 46:50
PLANT PEOPLE podcast: episode “extreme botany” from 5/19/2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/34ZK0lgTXvNod5iJjjV2Fb Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Signature of All things https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780143125846 YEAR OF WONDERS is a 2001 historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks, inspired by the true story of the English village of Eyam, which quarantined itself during the 1666 plague https...
141 - A Treatise on "Wicked, For Good," Imagining a better future, and what to do when the universe complies 05.02.2026 46:24
Cynthia Arevo surprising sutdent at her high school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qit1cS0YmLo Dr Caroline Myss https://myss.com/ “Energy Anatomy” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781564558800 “Anatomy of the Spirit” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780609800140 “Letting Go” by David Hawkins https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401945015 Uri Talmor https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/uri-talm...
140 - Human connection, dinosaurs, ancient structures, across time and space 29.01.2026 34:15
Gottmans books: https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553447712 https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593579657 https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780316113007 by Sue Johnson (Emotionally Focused Therapy) Science Friday https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/t-rex-species/ https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm Dinosaur Ridge geological feature between Boulder and Golden Colorado https://dinoridge.org/?gad_source...
139 - Premature aging bias and suggestions to rewind the clock 22.01.2026 27:42
“Quantum Healing” by Deepak Chopra https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781101884973 Dr Ellen Langer https://www.ellenlanger.me/ Mel Robbins Podcast episode: “How to use your mind to heal your body with the #1 Harvard Psychologist” https://open.spotify.com/episode/53CjVH9Va5lh4eyyiwqUNv?si=qgaD6belTF6JVqZtrpMPyw Dan Buettner “The Blue Zones, 2nd Edition - 9 Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’...
138 - Little Free Libraries, nostalgia for our crafty roots, and caring for the caregiver 15.01.2026 39:16
https://littlefreelibrary.org/about/ for the Little Free Library info https://www.littlefreepantry.org/what-we-do for the Little Free Pantry info The movie Elling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elling Chicken Soup for the Soul books and their offshoots https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781611599992 Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780063342330 10,000 Joys and 10...
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