Monique--39-s Secret Spa- Part 1 -

“That I am exhausted not because I do too much, but because I carry too much guilt for doing it.”

4 minutes There is a specific kind of magic that happens when you turn 39.

If you find a grey door on Old Mill Road, and you have the courage to bring your silence… tell Monique I sent you. Monique--39-s Secret Spa- Part 1

She simply looked at my shoulders (which were basically touching my ears) and whispered: “Ah. You’ve been carrying chairs that aren’t yours.”

October 26, 2023

You won’t find it on Google Maps. There is no neon sign, no aggressive “Grand Opening!” banner, and definitely no glass storefront displaying cucumber water. In fact, if you blink while driving down Old Mill Road, you will miss the unmarked grey door wedged between a closed-down bakery and a law office.

Unlike any spa I have ever been to (and I’ve been to the fancy ones with the heated rocks and the $25 cucumber water), Monique’s doesn’t start with a treatment. It starts with a question. “That I am exhausted not because I do

That is how I stumbled upon .