Nicolle Monico | Editor & Writer

Nicolle Monico is the director of creative projects and digital editor at San Diego Magazine with nearly 20 years of experience in the industry. 


Formerly, the Sr. Web Content Editor for American Addiction Centers, writing and editing medically-reviewed content centered around drug and alcohol addiction. She is also a member of the American Medical Writers Association.


As Sr. Digital Editor of PodiumRunner (formerly Competitor Running) and Travel Editor of JustLuxe, she has garnered an extensive background in online media, copy editing, HTML formatting, SEO best practices and developing content strategies to further create brand recognition. In 2014 she was voted by USA Today 10Best readers as the #1 Best Luxury Travel Blogger in the nation.


Nicolle specializes in luxury travel, endurance sports, healthcare, interviewing high-profile subjects, feature profiles and content creation for an array of brands. 

A Hand-Picked Sampling Of Some Of My Favorite Work


San Diego Magazine •

Can BrainEcho Technology Help Treat Insomnia? | San Diego Magazine

As I walk into Cereset in Encinitas, I wonder if tonight will finally be the night I get the kind of sleep I remember from my childhood: fully knocked out, vivid dreams, pillow lines on my face. As I get situated in a La-Z-Boy chair, head tech coach Madolyn Dolce places electroencephalogram (EEG) sensors around the crown of my head and on my ear lobes to track my brain’s at-rest activity.
San Diego Magazine •

Chasing Spiritual Enlightenment in Sedona | San Diego Magazine

Yolanda Curtis’ straight, auburn locks fall past her shoulders and over her multihued poncho; mala bead bracelets wrap around her wrist. She’s not the only riot of color in this place: Oak Creek Canyon’s soaring red rocks encircle us. Green desert flora—Ponderosa pines, sycamores, agave plants, juniper trees—stand like middle fingers to winter. And, if Curtis is right, I’m enveloped in a kaleidoscope, too, with white, purple, and blue auras orbiting various parts of my body.