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

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Made Life Creative as a resource for creatives Rachel Cole’s podcast CHOOSE HAPPINESS Mahler Festival at University of Colorado Boulder https://mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39?utm_source=google&utm_medium=adgrant&utm_campaign=grant_%7Bcampaignname%7Dutm_source=google&utm_medium=adgrant&utm_campaign=grant_%7Bcampaignname%7D&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1823356049&gbraid=0AAAAACyDDCB9DKFnuyad6Duj7Shv0px2i&gclid=CjwKCAjw3ejRBhAdEiwADkqPn5M6hRfxAj1RfqgMT8rRDvyE-s0bNYbuDLIqjT8h2lgirRhqv0wM0xoC8RcQAvD_BwE cat faced orb weaver The Science of Wonder https://www.mindful.org/the-science-of-wonder/ https://time.com/article/2026/06/16/why-awe-improves-health/ The Science of Awe - an article in Greater Good https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/GGSC-JTF_White_Paper-Awe_FINAL.pdf https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/awe https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-96555-w Awe as a Pathway to Mental and Physical Health . 2023 Mar;18(2):309-320. doi: 10.1177/17456916221094856. Epub 2022 Aug 22. article by Maria Monroy 1, Dacher Keltner 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmw2dW0a9DY 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 http://madelife.com http://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at [email protected] 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

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Anja and Steph are Boulder-based wellness providers, Front Range Colorado celebrants, and curiosity-driven conversationalists. This week we dive in to the deliciousness of a celebration of Mahler and charcuterie, the Choose Happiness podcast (we were guests on it!), sitting with the unknown and uncertainty about the future, and wonder/awe as a counterbalance to overwhelm. Surprise!

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