Heart + Head Work
by MAVEN Founders (Tessa Arneson & Rocky Donati)
Latest episode
We Need to Rethink Wellness
We Need to Rethink Wellness
About this podcast
Maven is a community that empowers women through the creation of safe spaces and intentional connections rooted in love and curiosity.
Heart + Head Work honors the journey of becoming and how nurturing the pieces of our selves becomes the foundation for showing up for others. Hosted by Tessa & Rocky, co-founders of Maven, this podcast holds space for the intimate questions we carry and the lived moments that shape us. Through candid conversations and real stories, we explore how empowering our whole selves creates deeper connection, shared belonging, and brighter communities.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 35 episodes
- We Need to Rethink Wellness · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 33What if wellness isn't about pushing harder, doing more, or becoming a better version of yourself—but learning to listen to the person you already are? Sofia, founder of Feral…
- What Great Leaders Understand About People · 1 h 16 min · Season 2 Episode 32What if the most powerful thing we can offer someone isn't a solution, but the space to feel seen? Salt Lake City Councilmember Erika Carlson joins Rocky and Tessa for a…
- You’re Allowed to Become Someone New · 1 h 30 min · Season 2 Episode 31What happens when the identities you've spent a lifetime building begin to fall away? Brooke Lark joins Rocky and Tessa for a conversation about entering what Hindu philosophy…
- When Your Body Forces You to Slow Down · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 30What if your body isn't betraying you? What if it's trying to communicate? In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson step away from their usual…
- Why Women Need to Talk About Money · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 29In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson sit down with Jackie Zenner—investor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, former Goldman Sachs partner, farmer…
- They Said We Had No Business Investing · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 28In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson sit down with venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and Beta Boom co-founder Kimmy Paluch for a conversation…
- The Best Creatives Don't Chase Validation · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 27What if collaboration isn't compromise? What if it's actually one of the most creative acts we can practice? In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson…
- Faith It Til' You Make It · 1 h 34 min · Season 2 Episode 26In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson sit down with Dr. Sidni Shorter—President & CEO of the Utah Black Chamber—for a conversation that quickly…
- The Conversation You're Avoiding Is Costing You · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 25In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky and Tessa sit down with Angela H. Brown—publisher of SLUG Magazine and Executive Director of Craft Lake City—for a conversation about…
- How Healing Yourself Changes Your Children · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 24In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky and Tessa turn the tables and invite Maven podcast producer Lo Titensor and her daughter Denali into the conversation. What begins as…
- Being 'Too Much' Was Never the Problem · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 24In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky and Tessa explore one of the most universal human experiences: the feeling of being alone, not belonging, or somehow being too much—or…
- What If You Authored Your Own Life? · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 23In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky and Tessa sit down with Laura Hurtado, Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, for a conversation about art…
- You Are More Than What You Do · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 22In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky and Tessa sit down with Lavanya—entrepreneur, community leader, and founder of multiple purpose-driven ventures—to explore what it…
- On Choice, Grief, and the Right to Decide · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 21In this episode of Heart + Head Work, Rocky and Tessa sit down for a deeply personal and honest conversation about abortion, motherhood, and the complexity of choice. What begins…
- Choosing How You Show Up · 1 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 20In this episode of Heart + Head Work, we sit down with Ali, a journalist and community voice deeply embedded in the flow of information, culture, and change. Together, we explore…
- Living What You Believe · 1 h 16 min · Season 2 Episode 19In this episode of Heart + Head Work, we sit down with Blake Spalding and Jen Castle, executive chefs and founders of the iconic Hell’s Backbone Grill in Boulder, Utah. For more…
- How Speaking Up Creates Change · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 18In this episode of Heart + Head Work, we explore what it means to advocate — not just in big public moments, but in the quieter, everyday ways we use our voice to influence…
- Listen and Leap | Jennifer Mulholland · 1 h 3 minIn this episode of Heart + Head Work, we explore what it means to listen — really listen — to the quiet intelligence within. Rocky Donati and Tessa Stuckey sit down with Jennifer…
- The Cost of Saying Yes to the Wrong Thing · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 16In this episode of Heart + Head Work, we explore the moment you realize something in your life isn’t aligned — and you can no longer pretend it is. Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson…
- The Sex Talk You Never Had · 1 h 17 min · Season 2 Episode 15In this episode of Heart + Head Work, we explore sex, fantasy, and desire through the lens of presence, safety, and self-trust. Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson are joined by Dr…
