Episodes

  • 136 - Surviving the holidays, the art of Wintering, and checking your brain at the door

    136 - Surviving the holidays, the art of Wintering, and checking your brain at the door
    Jan 1 2026

    “How to Winter” by Kari Leibowitz, PhD

    Science Friday Podcast - “The science of Thriving in Winter - by Embracing it” https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kjB8PugeFNHYZ2dGhMZS6?si=577604c60b2f42a9

    “Algospeak” by Adam Aleksic https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593804070

    Science Friday Podcast - “What the Sigma is Algospeak?” with guest Geoffrey Hinton; Nobel Prize Winner in Physics https://open.spotify.com/episode/63ctx5qiVOsyMMPJbqEzzx?si=f7fa3de8bb134da1

    On Point Podcast - “The ‘Godfather of AI’ says we can’t afford to get it wrong” https://open.spotify.com/episode/28mN0pNs0oaOE147IW27LW?si=9848e3cc10af4ced

    “The Language of Emotions” by Karla McLaren M.Ed. https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781649630421

    “The Atlas of the Heart” by Brene Brown https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593207246

    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.

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    Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    39 mins
  • 135 - Reminders to live in season and start small; Interview with Wine Specialist and Urban Gardener, Tony Zezas

    135 - Reminders to live in season and start small; Interview with Wine Specialist and Urban Gardener, Tony Zezas
    Dec 25 2025

    Amaranth -https://www.nativeseeds.org/collections/amaranth

    Tromboncino Squash - https://frustratedgardener.com/2022/07/29/all-hail-the-tromboncino/

    Dine & Dashing with Tony Zezas - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptX6ZTSAYd3udKk_ubKi0Q

    5280 Produce - https://5280produce.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.

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    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 .

    Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 134 - Sexual Health Alliance Conference - past the giggles, there’s a whole lot more info now

    134 - Sexual Health Alliance Conference - past the giggles, there’s a whole lot more info now
    Dec 18 2025

    Sexual Health Alliance 10th annual conference https://sexualhealthalliance.com/annual-sexological-conference-2025

    The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge, M.D. https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780143113102

    Jen Gunter, M.D. https://drjengunter.com/

    You are not broken podcast https://kellycaspersonmd.com/you-are-not-broken-podcast/ Dr. Kelly Casperson

    Marie Claire, M.D., The Pause Life #PauseLife @‌DrMaryClaireHaver

    StephanieKelseyTherapy.com

    HigherSightsCounseling.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 at
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    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 .

    Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    24 mins
  • 133 - Crafting, Creating, and Mental Health; The Power of Decluttering

    133 - Crafting, Creating, and Mental Health; The Power of Decluttering
    Dec 11 2025

    Glennon Doyle - We Can Do Hard Things Podcast https://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/

    Marie Kondo - KonMari Method of Decluttering http://konmari.com “Spark Joy” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781607749721

    “Run Down” by Michael Gallagher https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9798985779004

    The Glucose Goddess - Jessie Inchauspe https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781668024522

    “Hanging Up” a Film Directed by Diane Keaton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Up

    “The Family Stone” a film with Diane Keaton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Stone

    Hand Weaver’s Guild of Boulder https://handweaversofboulder.org/

    Sketchbook Skool https://www.sketchbookskool.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 at
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    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 .

    Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    52 mins
  • 132 - Favorite books (and series) as a litmus test for perceptual evolution; Be like the willow when things get stormy

    132 - Favorite books (and series) as a litmus test for perceptual evolution; Be like the willow when things get stormy
    Dec 4 2025
    Feng ShuiThe Eight by Kathrine Neville https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780345366238Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553250428The River Why by David James Duncan https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780316261227Harry Potter series https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781338878929Piers Anthony Xanth series https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780345347534Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780345350497Ursula K. LeGuin The Dispossessed https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780063382930Ayn Rand The Fountainhead https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780451191151Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553377873Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553348972Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553348989Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553349498Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553379334Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553377880Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781476793313 , Illusions https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780440204886Diana Gabaldon Outlander series https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780385319959Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781594634727Ann Patchett State of Wonder https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780062049810Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781441344335Little House on the Prairie (series) https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780064400022Trixie Belden https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780307808752Nancy Drew https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780448095011Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsD https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781626251700Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780143120582Mindful 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.comFind 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 .Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    50 mins
  • 131 - Volunteer Travel Inspiration, Digital Nomads, Scope of Practice, and Emotional Intelligence vs. AI Logic

    131 - Volunteer Travel Inspiration, Digital Nomads, Scope of Practice, and Emotional Intelligence vs. AI Logic
    Nov 27 2025

    WorldWide Opportunities on Organic Farms https://wwoof.net/

    Primal Intelligence by Angus Fletcher

    https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593715307

    “Unorthodox” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9815454/

    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
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    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 .

    Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    54 mins
  • 130 - Couples Therapy and self-compassion to level up

    130 - Couples Therapy and self-compassion to level up
    Nov 20 2025

    John and Julie Gottman https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780553447712

    https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593579657

    Stan Tatkin https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781649633057

    https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781622038930

    https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781648482960

    Sue Johnson Hold Me Tight https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780316113007

    https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780316133760

    Esther Perel podcast

    Mel Robbins book Let Them https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401971366

    Martha Beck The Way of Integrity https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781984881502 and her podcast is called ReWilding

    https://www.helpguide.org/relationships/domestic-abuse/getting-out-of-an-abusive-relationship

    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
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    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 .

    Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    34 mins
  • 129 - Volunteering, finding what feeds your soul and fills your cup

    129 - Volunteering, finding what feeds your soul and fills your cup
    Nov 13 2025

    MakerSpace Directory https://makerspace.com/

    Cricut - https://cricut.com/en-us/

    University of Colorado - Denver Lifelong Learners programs https://www.ucdenver.edu/lifelong-learners

    Volunteer Match https://www.idealist.org/en/organizations

    The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom (here’s our affiliate link for this book in case you want to support the MM at the same time :))

    Interview: Sahil Bloom (episode #517) with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee on his podcast Feel Better, Live More

    Here are some affordable , low or no-cost counselling options:

    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
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    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 .

    Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM
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    15 mins
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