Meet the Team
Julie Preas, Founder and Lifestyle Coach
For 23 years, Julie worked as a nurse spanning different departments cardiology, medical-surgical, labor and delivery, and OBGYN, inside the medical system.
She cared deeply for her patients, but handing out cups of pills never sat right with her. She knew there had to be a better way to help people actually heal, not just manage symptoms.
That belief pushed into her lifestyle medicine, and it completely changed her life. After years of chronic pain and feeling dismissed, she finally found answers that made sense. Her body wasn’t failing, it was speaking a language no one had taught her to understand.
In the last 12 years Julie has coached hundreds of women through a wide range of health challenges. Specializing in essential oils, detox, balancing hormones holistically, without creams, shots, or pills. She believes that the body is infinitely intelligent and when given the right environment the body heals itself.
Ellie Hedley, Wellness Coordinator
Ellie Hedley is a Certified Holistic Health Coach with 15 years of experience guiding individuals toward healthier, more vibrant lives.
She helps clients feel their best through personalized lifestyle changes, focusing on essential oils, peptides, nutrition support, and anti-cancer practices.
Ellie emphasizes holistic wellness, supporting clients in creating balanced routines that nurture their relationships, environment, physical activity, and overall well-being. She helps people detox their homes, reduce toxic load, and build simple, sustainable habits that promote energy, clarity, and graceful aging.
Stephanie Shellabarger, Wellness Assistant
Stephanie Shellabarger has over a decade experience in health coaching and life coaching. She has a passion for helping people become the healthiest, most confident and most fulfilled version of themselves.
Her approach is centered around encouragement, connection, meeting people where they are and recognizing their strengths. Before focusing on health and wellness, she spent 10 years serving in the military, where she developed a strong foundation in leadership, organization and serving others. Today, she is grateful to bring these experiences together in her work with Pura Vida Collective as a Wellness Assistant.
Stephanie’s own wellness journey has been deeply transformative. After completing one of Julie’s wellness programs, she experienced profound changes mentally, physically, and emotionally. She went from simply surviving with numerous challenging symptoms to truly thriving and experiencing the benefits of a healthier, more balanced life.
Lynn Jaussi, Wellness Assistant
Lynn brings decades of experience in client services, communication, and administration, with more than 30 years supporting practices and companies across diverse industries.
Passionate about helping others thrive, Lynn combines mentoring, accountability coaching, and intuitive energy work to guide people along their wellness journeys. She is also expanding this passion into her work as a death doula, offering compassionate presence and support during life’s most meaningful transitions.
For Lynn, being of service and helping others feel supported, empowered, and cared for is one of life’s greatest pleasures.
Mia Boettcher, Wellness Assistant
Mia brings a heart for service, organization, and genuine care to her role as a Wellness Assistant with Pura Vida Collective.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and spent three years working in a school setting before transitioning into administrative support. She later stepped away from her professional career to devote herself full-time to raising her family, an experience that strengthened her patience, compassion, and ability to care for the needs of others.
For the past two years, Mia has also provided part-time personal healthcare support for an older adult, further developing her passion for helping people feel cared for and supported. Today, she brings that same dedication to Pura Vida Collective, assisting our team and practice members with warmth, kindness, and attention to detail. Mia believes that when you are given the opportunity to help someone, you give it your whole heart, and that spirit shines through in everything she does.