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. Saying yes to shot put, kids in the kitchen, and the most delicious improvisation

    1 DAY AGO

    Saying yes to shot put, kids in the kitchen, and the most delicious improvisation

    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 gallo1 pkg precooked, unseasoned lentils2 Tbsp Zhoug sauce1-2 handfuls arugula, roughly chopped1/2 red onion, dicedGenerous squeeze of lemonSalt & pepper to taste Samin Nosrat Cookbook “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781476753836 “The House in the Night” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780547577692 “Flotsam” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780618194575 “Art and Max” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9787543495869 “A Summertime Song” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780689505492 “Miss Rumphius” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780140505399 “The Dalai Lama’s Cat” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/4717702103781 “The Blanket Cats” - https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593852699 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
  2. Are we evolutionarily toddlers?…why not colonize other rocks in space?

    6 DAYS AGO

    Are we evolutionarily toddlers?…why not colonize other rocks in space?

    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, 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
  3. The Death of Expertise, AI, Hoarders, the E-car conundrum, and Finding the Positives

    30 APR

    The Death of Expertise, AI, Hoarders, the E-car conundrum, and Finding the Positives

    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-to-stop-asking-for-permission-one-of-the/ Swedish Death Cleaning 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

    39 min
  4. Singing in choirs, sharing wisdom as only an elder can, and envisioning the possible

    23 APR

    Singing in choirs, sharing wisdom as only an elder can, and envisioning the possible

    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 documentary about Women loving themselves just as they are by Taryn Brumfitt https://tubitv.com/movies/494907/embrace is where you can watch it free 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

    28 min
  5. A Little Rock 'n Roll, Trying not to worry before there's something to worry about

    16 APR

    A Little Rock 'n Roll, Trying not to worry before there's something to worry about

    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 Nickle - Chipper’s Lanes https://chipperslanes.com/broomfield/ “Famous Last Words” https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/famous-last-words-season-1-release-date-news GOOP Podcast interview with Brad Falchuk https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brad-falchuk/id1352546554?i=1000731759235 Lyme and Beyond with Tanya https://lyme-and-beyond-with-tanya.castos.com/ 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

    48 min
  6. Finding our way when we're ready, reclaiming joy, being a lighthouse

    9 APR

    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
  7. 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
  8. 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
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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
    156
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Mindful Mavens

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