• 155 - Saying yes to shot put, kids in the kitchen, and the most delicious improvisation
    May 14 2026

    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, unseasoned lentils
    2 Tbsp Zhoug sauce
    1-2 handfuls arugula, roughly chopped
    1/2 red onion, diced
    Generous squeeze of lemon
    Salt & 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.

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    46 mins
  • 154 - Evolutionarily toddlers…and colonizing other rocks in space
    May 9 2026

    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.

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    47 mins
  • 153 - The Death of expertise, AI, hoarders, the E-car conundrum, and finding the positives
    Apr 30 2026

    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.

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    39 mins
  • 152 - Singing in choirs, sharing wisdom as only an elder can, and envisioning the possible
    Apr 23 2026

    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.

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    28 mins
  • 151 - A little Rock 'n Roll, and trying not to worry before there's something to worry about
    Apr 16 2026

    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/

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    48 mins
  • 150 - Finding our way when we're ready, reclaiming joy, being a lighthouse
    Apr 9 2026

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    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 at
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    42 mins
  • 149 - Kitten social dynamics, animal sanctuaries, fear of failure, and the olympics
    Apr 2 2026

    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==

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    42 mins
  • 148 - Let the Wildlife ROAM - our interview with author Hillary Rosner
    Mar 26 2026

    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 at
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    47 mins