Creating Space for Expansion and Connection – Exclusive Interview With Monica Krake
Curious, community-minded, and deeply devoted to authentic connection, Monica Krake is the founder of Head + Heart, one of the most trusted platforms for wellness discovery. In this exclusive interview, she shares how her journey through grief, career shifts, and motherhood inspired her to create a space where seekers can find transformative teachers, practices, and experiences, and why integrity, alignment, and belonging remain at the heart of her mission.
Monica Krake, Breathwork & Business Guide
Who is Monica Krake?
I’m someone who’s endlessly curious about what it means to be fully human. Why are we here? What is our purpose? How are we connected with and supported by the greater whole of Life? While I don’t have all the answers, I believe that every person comes into this life with gifts they are meant to bring forward, and that we aren’t meant to do it alone. Life is a communal experience. We only expand together. Helping myself and others to tap into great resources and community is what led me to create Head + Heart, which has become one of the most trusted platforms for wellness discovery, my team and I only share the resources, healers and experiences that we’ve been inspired by and that actually work. I’m also a breathwork facilitator and business mentor. I’ve co-owned & run a marketing & PR agency for more than 16 years, and now love working with business owners who want to expand their business through tuning up their innate state of being. My business mentorship work is rooted in energetic alignment. I work with breathwork and ceremony to anchor you into your Higher Self state of being. From this place, we look at your business model, offers, and messaging to bring your work forward in the most aligned, powerful way. At home, I’m happiest hiking local trails, being with my family, reading novels, and trying new magical modalities. I love travel - Copenhagen is next on my list, and I have a soft spot for ocean dips, good coffee, my cat Vinny, and rambling voice note conversations with friends.
What inspired you to create Head + Heart, and how did your personal journey shape the mission?
Head + Heart truly was born from a longing for deeper spiritual connection and for solid referrals. I wanted to create a platform to help others discover recommended teachers, retreats, and practices, the actual gems. During my own healing journey through grief, big career shifts, and motherhood, I kept meeting incredible guides who weren’t very easy to find online. Essentially, wanted to build a high-vibe directory and editorial hub to help seekers find truly transformative experiences and where authentic teachers could become more visible.
How does Head + Heart foster community and belonging?
We invite teachers, healers, experts, and travelers to share events, resources, and articles in our by-invitation collaborative space. It’s a unique approach because our Community Collective is by invitation and personally gotten. This allows our team to personally experience everything that is shared on the platform, which maintains the high integrity that is central to headplusheart.com as a place people go for tips and recommendations. The other community aspect is our beloved monthly wellness guide, which is how we most connect with our community of readers. It’s amazing because people respond and share their own tips, and let us know what they’ve tried. It’s pretty much the most interactive newsletter out there!
Biggest challenges and how you overcame them
Bootstrapping a vision this large, while balancing motherhood and other businesses, has been real. Tech upgrades, from early directory tools to our current Tourismo relaunch, tested my capacity. And, what’s most helped me overcome these hurdles has been investing in a team, leaning on mentors, and remembering that slow, thoughtful growth is still growth.
Measuring impact
I look at the ripple effect, how many people discover a teacher, modality, or community they love. How many people discover resources that help them grow and feel inspired. And how many practitioners have become more visible and discoverable through our platform. Also, the personal stories subscribers share about breakthroughs or friendships sparked through Head + Heart. Engagement and the growth of our email community is a key sign we’re helping.
Five-year vision
I see Head + Heart becoming a global wellness guide and community brand, think curated wellness discovery guides for places like Vancouver, Sydney, San Francisco, and Bali, and eventually a curated city-by-city app to discovering the top healers and experiences in every major hub. Head + Heart is about helping people connect with something bigger than a single session or experience, but to feel part of a movement of shifting consciousness that’s happening in the world today, in spite of what we may see on the news. I’d like to dedicate more funding to programs for trafficked women and children as our revenue grows.
Practices that keep me grounded
Regular breathwork, contemplative prayer, and time in nature are my anchors. I also practice “energetic sovereignty,” staying clear on what’s mine to carry and what’s not. Surrounding myself with people who believe in me, and I in them.
Greatest career achievement
It’s a tie between creating Head + Heart itself, transforming a solo vision into a thriving, collaborative platform, and allowing myself to step into more spiritual and energetic work with people via guided breathwork and mentorship. Both of these are big shifts away from my life as a marketing agency owner!
One thing I’d change in the industry
Less trend-chasing, more integrity. I’d love to see wellness spaces center on inclusivity, cultural respect, and real human connection rather than Instagram-picture-perfect fads.
A pivotal life moment
Realizing that when we align with something greater than ourselves, everything is possible. We are infinitely supported in living our biggest lives.
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