Mandy Gefle, BScN, RN, Licensed Holistic Nutrition Practitioner Mandy Gefle, owner of Pura Vida Nutrition, specializes in helping clients who struggle with low energy, and exhaustion related to chronic stress. Associated symptoms have a major impact on individuals; both personally, and professionally. Mandy realized her passion for prevention after recovering naturally from postpartum depression, without the use of pharmaceutical intervention. Drawing from her experience as a registered nurse in acute care, and her subsequent education as a holistic nutrition practitioner, she has found success in her business by focusing on the benefits of high quality whole food, appropriate sleep, and effective stress management. She takes a holistic approach, and integrates easy-to-follow strategies to promote a balanced lifestyle for individuals who feel they have nowhere else to turn. In addition to working as a registered nurse and entrepreneur; Mandy is a mom of two boys, the best-selling co-author of Heal, and an educator through the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in Edmonton.