Mindful Mavens

Steph & Anja

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.

  1. Finding our way when we're ready, reclaiming joy, being a lighthouse

    1 DAY AGO

    Finding our way when we're ready, reclaiming joy, being a lighthouse

    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’t heal and How they Can https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780609802243 Invisible Acts of Power https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780743272124 A Time for Grace https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401976453 (originally published as “Defying Gravity”) Christiane Northrup, author of The Wisdom of Menopause https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780525486138 The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781617202384 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    42 min
  2. Kitten social dynamics, animal sanctuaries, fear of failure, and the olympics

    2 APR

    Kitten social dynamics, animal sanctuaries, fear of failure, and the olympics

    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=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Colorado Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keensburg, CO https://www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/ Samara/Instagram - How to Monetize your many hobbies - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUWdP3TDaSD/?igsh=ZmN2cXloaHFzcGQ1 Brilliant Observations Podcast https://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== SEO (episode-specific search terms (limited to 400 characters): Kanab Utah volunteering hiking road trip social dynamics ferral freakout unique spring break beautiful animal best friends cows turkey goats boulder front range colorado keensburg sanctuary gap year travel spain china say yes powerful library knowlege wisdom bridge regulate nervous system polymath consistency magnetize storytelling synthesis olympic disappointment 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    42 min
  3. Let the wildlife ROAM - our interview with author Hillary Rosner

    26 MAR

    Let the wildlife ROAM - our interview with author Hillary Rosner

    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 steady advocate for nature, the environment, and wildlife. She refers to journalism as “a practice (like yoga) - bearing witness to what is happening to our environment” https://youtu.be/13nhhyn6a5Q?si=NpdpXP_vAR68WI8N Ryan Warner of CPR and Colorado Matters NPR interview with Hillary Rosner https://www.cpr.org/show-episode/dec-10-2025-in-roam-stories-of-people-knitting-the-natural-world-back-together/ Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon https://smmc.ca.gov/liberty-canyon-wildlife-corridor/ Cool images at https://101wildlifecrossing.org/ “Synanthropic Misanthrope” SLOSS - Single Large or Several Small in terms of conservation of land parcels 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    47 min
  4. The cost of convenience, the science of well-being, finding our own motivation

    19 MAR

    The cost of convenience, the science of well-being, finding our own motivation

    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 Systems - “No Bad Parts” by Richard Schwartz https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781683646686 Martha Beck “Te pyramid & the pool” analogy https://marthabeck.com/2024/12/02/the-pyramid-and-the-pool/ 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    46 min
  5. Interweaving - the funky estate sale, crochet connections, migrations, and the mystery of mycelium

    12 MAR

    Interweaving - the funky estate sale, crochet connections, migrations, and the mystery of mycelium

    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 for the Rightward Shift of ... The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com › 2025/12/16 › opinion › yo... The Lost Generation by Jacob Savage https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-lost-generation/ Meggan Watterson’s MARY MAGDALENE REVEALED https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401954284 Isabel Wilkerson’s THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780679763888 Fantastic Fungi film https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781683837046 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    37 min
  6. Reviving the direwolf, traveling conscientiously, the artist's process, and the evolution of language

    5 MAR

    Reviving the direwolf, traveling conscientiously, the artist's process, and the evolution of language

    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-mammoth-dire-wolf Bill Bryson Film: “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1412386/ Book: “To Die Beautiful” by Buzzy Jackson https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593187234 Book: “Code Name Helene” by Ariel Lawhon https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780525565499 Book: “My Friends” by Fredrick Backman https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781982112820 Book: “A man Called Ove” by Fredrick Backman https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781476738024 Book: “The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing” by Adam Moss https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593297582 Play: “Angels in America” by Tony Kushner https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781559363846 TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318997/ Book: “AgoSpeak: How Social Media is Transforming the future of Language” by Adam Aleksic https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593804070 Book: “The Five Love Languages” by Eric Glas https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9798291300121 Book: “Non-Violent Comunication” by Marshall Rosenberg https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781591791706 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    47 min
  7. Celebrating humans braving challenges and staying present in the balmy, windy, Colorado Front Range

    26 FEB

    Celebrating humans braving challenges and staying present in the balmy, windy, Colorado Front Range

    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 Revealed Through Line on NPR - a history of the Life of Charles Dickens and an unpacking of A Christmas Carol When Christmas Went Viral Ologies podcast Ologies with Alie Ward 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    30 min
  8. Self-sufficiency, Circadian Rhythms, and other Brilliant Little Things

    19 FEB

    Self-sufficiency, Circadian Rhythms, and other Brilliant Little Things

    “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%A1nh Podcst: “The Wild” with Chris Morgan https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WYQLzmoSxqDRce5s3V3BX?si=356c7376b09844ea “Encountering DragonFly; Notes on the Practice of Re-enchantment” by Brooke Williams https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781943370290 “Roam: Wild animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World” by Hillary Rosner https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781952338311 Podcast: LifeKit “How to Optimize Your Circadian Rhythms” https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LPw7OiuALg2w10L8N6owZ?si=4a39030a5b97471e Daily Camera Opinion piece by Milton Slater: “ How Do You Want to Live Our Last Five Years?” https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/12/17/aging-last-five-years-health-fitness-activity-boulder-opinion/ The Dairy Center for the Arts https://thedairy.org/ “Every Brilliant Thing” https://thedairy.org/series/betc-every-brilliant-thing/ On Broadway https://everybrilliantthing.com/ Life kit episode on light & darkhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0LPw7OiuALg2w10L8N6owZ?si=2wmNyY2_Q0KBVZ_D0-DyTg 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 athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    37 min
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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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  • Creator
    Steph & Anja
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    151
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Mindful Mavens

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