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Missy Brown is a Network Coordinator for Union Capital, as well as the owner of a life coach business. We sat down with Missy to discuss her work, which focuses on helping individuals and groups achieve their goals with an emphasis on healing and self-care.
Missy, a local Bostonian, says her experience growing up in Boston was characterized by a strong sense of social support. She also grew up in a family-oriented community where neighbors not only knew each other, but looked out for and took care of each other. However, she says the most significant influence in forming who she is and guiding her life is her spirituality.
Missy says she began her own journey of self-development at the age of 35, which was a turning point in her life. As someone who struggles with anxiety and depression, she says embarking on and dedicating herself to her healing journey “has shaped how she lives, loves, and leads today.” In fact, this experience is what ultimately inspired her work as a life coach.
“I don’t look at self-care as just outer. The outer stuff is just maintenance. For me, self-care is internal.”
In 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she–like many others–felt stagnant, so she turned to her spirituality in search of a sense of purpose. During this period of stillness and reflection, Missy accepted a request to speak on a public prayer line. In this role, she virtually joined others in praying, sharing encouragement, and supporting one another with hope and connection when in-person gatherings weren’t possible. This one small act of service inspired her to create her own business centered on the goal of helping others. Initially, this looked like throwing “vision-boarding parties” for people she knew. Then, through personal contacts, Missy branched out into creating programming for kids, and eventually began providing holistic life coach services with a focus on self-care.
Missy believes common conceptions of self-care, like having a spa day, can be limiting at times. While those activities can be a form of pampering yourself, she says, “I don’t look at self-care as just outer. The outer stuff is just maintenance. For me, self-care is internal.” For Missy, self care is not just about tending to our external appearance, but also involves working on our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This is why her work as a life coach focuses on emotional healing and self-development for her clients. Missy emphasizes that self-care can look different at different moments. Sometimes it means doing the difficult and intense work of unpacking trauma in therapy, other times it can look like just taking a few deep breaths or watching a funny movie. Missy believes it’s important to check in with yourself regularly to figure out what you need at each moment.
“[Healing] takes a village. You need community. You need support.”
Missy works as a life coach in addition to serving as a Network Coordinator for Union Capital. While most of her time is spent supporting others, she says “Even though I am [in a helping profession], I’m still human.” Missy speaks openly about her own ongoing struggles, including her recent battle with depression for which she has started taking medication. Missy believes that being vulnerable about her own challenges in the context of her role as a life coach makes her more effective as a professional. By being open, she shows people, “Despite everything I’m going through, I’m still going– but I’m also taking care of myself in the process.” Being honest about her own struggles also helps her combat the stigma around mental health conditions like depression among Black women, something she is passionate about.
Missy credits her spirituality as the “foundation” for her own healing and her work helping others. She says everyone needs a “foundation,” but it can look different for each person, ranging from religion to therapy to certain close friends. She reminds us that “[Healing] takes a village. You need community. You need support.” She warns that without a support system the isolation during a healing journey can lead to internalizing perceived flaws. Instead, she offers a powerful reframe: “There’s some things that you know you need to change, but that doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with you.” Above all, Missy encourages people to be gentle with themselves. She is excited to continue learning and healing alongside her clients as she supports them in their personal journeys.
Written by Briana Acosta (August 2025)