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. Wonder, Awe, and Cat Faced Orb Weavers, Oh My!

    1d ago

    Wonder, Awe, and Cat Faced Orb Weavers, Oh My!

    Florence Williams “Heartbreak, a Personal and Scientific Journey” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781324050452 Florence Williams “The Nature Fix” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780393355574 “Unorthodox” on Netflix https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9815454/ “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593158715 “Choose Happiness” Podcast with Rachel Cole https://www.choose-happiness.net/videos Hugelkultur - https://www.almanac.com/what-hugelkultur-ultimate-raised-bed AAA Road Trip “TripTik” https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1-i12567-k13494657-Do_you_remember_TripTik_Not_familiar_Highly_recommend-Road_Trips.html “No Bad Parts” by Richard C. Schwartz https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781683646686 “You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For” by Richard C. Schwartz https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781683643623 Us; Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship” by Terrence Real “Adult Children of Emptionally Immature Parents” by Lindsay C. Gibson https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781626251700 “How to Raise and Emotionaly Mature Child” by Lindsay Gibson https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593735367Mindful 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
  2. Getting "Unstuck" and exploring healthy anger

    Jun 18

    Getting "Unstuck" and exploring healthy anger

    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 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
  3. Choose your news & find your sexy dragons. Family isn’t always blood

    Jun 11

    Choose your news & find your sexy dragons. Family isn’t always blood

    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

    38 min
  4. Square dancing, evening walks, overnight oats, glucose and herbal goddess hacks

    Jun 4

    Square dancing, evening walks, overnight oats, glucose and herbal goddess hacks

    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 Goldrich https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781324083412 Buzzy Jackson https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=buzzy+jackson To Die Beautiful  https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593187234 Heidi Piper Choose Love and Lead With Love https://www.leadershipunscriptedbook.com/co-authors/heidi-piper/ https://www.facebook.com/chooselovephoenixrising/ https://www.instagram.com/piper.heidi/ Hilary Rosner ROAM https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781952338311 https://hillaryr.net/ https://www.patagonia.com/product/roam-wild-animals-and-the-race-to-repair-their-fractured-world-hardcover-book/BK865.html/ Anja’s Overnight oats recipe (3 servings): 1/2 cup Prana overnight apple pie chia oats1 tbsp hemp hearts1 tbsp ground flax seed2 tbsp almond flour1 tbsp chia seed1/4 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp ground allspiceGenerous pinch of salt4 tbsp Orgain Organic Vegan Protein & Superfoods Organic Plant Based Powder - Vanilla3/4 cup unsweetened rice or almond milk1/4 cup Greek yoghurt Glucose Goddess - Jessie Inchauspé https://www.glucosegoddess.com/pages/science-episode-the-10-glucose-goddess-hacks https://www.instagram.com/glucosegoddess/?hl=en Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease? Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice  https://hms.harvard.edu/news/could-lithium-explain-treat-alzheimers-disease Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease from 06 August 2025: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09335-x Wishgarden Herbs https://www.wishgardenherbs.com/?tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=22154871044&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22154887364&gbraid=0AAAAAB9E2CyC5cQXkrIoYyTyIcvSDuEAC&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxLbSUDG_QSbYDSoQdYnDMXCppk_Em5HddE14H1OCfo5gIZ9yhf4ivkaAlCsEALw_wcB Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary https://www.rebeccasherbs.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

    31 min
  5. Stop and Smell the Roses and get Centered in the Face of Big Change

    May 28

    Stop and Smell the Roses and get Centered in the Face of Big Change

    “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/wnet/americanmasters/mary-oliver-documentary/37967/ 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

    45 min
  6. Lean into empowering others

    May 21

    Lean into empowering others

    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://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401959883 Spontaneous Healing by Dr. Andrew Weil https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780449910641 You are the Placebo by Joe Dispenza https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401944599 Becoming Supernatural  by Joe Dispenza https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401953119 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

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

    May 14

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

    May 9

    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
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About

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
    162
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Mindful Mavens

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