Her Story
About Monica
Monica Little is a massage therapist and consultant specializing in massage therapy and health consulting. With approximately 25 years in the industry, she launched her own practice, Mortal Coil Massage and Core Strength Consulting, after working in various roles including education, retail, and elder care. She earned a diploma in massage therapy and health education from the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, California in 2002 and passed the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Body Work the following year. Monica also studied international political economy and public policy at UC Berkeley, bringing a research-oriented mindset to her work helping clients achieve pain relief, build core strength, and reconnect with their body-mind connection. She attributes her success to equal parts humility and curiosity, maintaining a growth mindset while building bridges with others.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Monica
01What do you attribute your success to?
I think it's kind of equal parts humility and curiosity. When you stay curious, you're not afraid to approach things in a kind of a growth mindset, and the humility allows you to build the kind of bridges that allow you to reach across space and time to anybody.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Give yourself grace. There's a lot of things you're gonna probably unlearn. But you kind of have to identify them first, and then you can build. And like, don't shortcut the work that you're gonna do, but give yourself grace, because a lot of the circumstances we find ourselves in, in this day and age, are not of our own sign, right? And so, the challenge, I think, is to always remain adaptable and creative and open to the good that can still come.
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