Éistim Coaching
Guiding you to better health ...one sustainable step at a time
We are living longer—but not always better.
This is your opportunity to work on that.
It is always a good idea to look after your own health. We are now living longer than ever, but not necessarily healthier. With an aging population there is an increasing burden of chronic disease. A chronic disease is a long-term health condition that requires ongoing medical attention and/or limits daily activities. Common examples include heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis.
Chronic disease has overtaken infectious disease as the leading cause of death worldwide. However, chronic disease is often caused by potentially modifiable lifestyle factors. This means we have an opportunity to adjust our lifestyle behaviours now, reaping the rewards of healthier behaviours both now and in the future.
Lifestyle medicine looks at the lifestyle related factors of chronic disease and addresses them. Éistim Coaching combines lifestyle medicine with both positive psychology and coaching to enable clients to use their strengths to modify their health behaviour in a sustainable way. In this way, Éistim Coaching seeks to address both the health behaviours recommended by lifestyle medicine and the mindset needed to implement them.
Éistim Coaching guides you to make intentional, evidence-based changes to improve your healthspan (years lived in good health); the quality of your life, not just the length of it.
Through positive health coaching, you’ll gain insight into your own health and mindset, and take meaningful steps toward lasting change.
This is support to help you thrive—now and into the future.
We are delighted to work with:
Individuals
- Individuals motivated to improve their immediate and long-term health.
- Busy people who want realistic, sustainable health changes.
- Anyone feeling stretched, overwhelmed or stuck with their health.
- Professionals seeking better energy and daily habits.
- Parents juggling multiple roles and responsibilities.
With Éistim Coaching, we aim to give you:
- Space to pause and take stock of where you are with your health
Life moves fast. Éistim Coaching gives you the chance to step back, assess your health and wellbeing, and make intentional changes. - Clarity and direction
You’ll reflect on where you are now, where you want to be, and what’s getting in the way. Together, we identify what matters most to you. - A realistic plan that fits your life
We will provide you with insights from lifestyle medicine and positive psychology that support what you want to achieve. We co-create a structured, achievable health plan. - Support you as you take action
Non-judgmental support and encouragement as you to do the work you need to do one step at a time. Even the smallest of changes in your health behaviours can compound into longer term health gains.
- Prevention isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing the right things, earlier.
More about our coaching packages here
We will shortly be running bitesize online courses to help kick-start your positive health journey.
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Why Choose Éistim Coaching over any other health coaching or wellness program?
The Éistim Coaching Positive Health Coaching Method is not a generic wellness program; it combines three evidence-based disciplines:
Lifestyle Medicine
Positive Psychology
Coaching
Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based approach to health focusing on the everyday behaviours that have the greatest impact on our physical and mental wellbeing.
Lifestyle medicine focuses on six key areas namely: Nutrition: Physical activity: Sleep: Stress management: Social connection and Avoidance of risky substances.
Positive Psychology
Positive Psychology is the scientific study of what helps people thrive. Instead of focusing only on what’s wrong or what needs to be fixed, positive psychology explores the factors that support wellbeing, resilience, meaning and fulfilment. It’s not about “positive thinking” or ignoring difficulties. Instead, it’s about understanding and strengthening the psychological skills and resources that help people cope, grow and flourish.
Coaching
Coaching is a supportive, collaborative, future-focused process that helps you create meaningful change in your health, work or life. It offers a dedicated space to pause, reflect and gain clarity.
Rather than being told what to do, the coach acts as your "thinking partner".
Coaching empowers you to discover what works for you by exploring what matters to you, identifying what’s getting in the way, and supporting you to take realistic steps forward.
This is more effective than many traditional wellbeing programs because it targets how change actually happens—and why it lasts. Here's why:
1. It’s evidence-based, not trend-based
2. It builds on what’s working, not just what’s wrong
3. It’s personalised, not prescriptive
4. It supports behaviour change, not just information
5. It’s preventative and future-focused
Nice to meet you!
Hello and welcome.
I’m Shauna Garvey, a positive health coach and mentor. I am passionate about supporting clients to improve their healthspan, in a realistic way. My hope for you is that you live a long, healthy and happy life.
There is so much noise out there on what we "should" all be doing from a health perspective, it can be totally overwhelming (not to mention making us feel rubbish about ourselves for not meeting those "shoulds").
Im here to help!
I've spent a lot of time at University studying science at UCD (pharmacology, physiology, psychology ), then completing PhD in pharmacology at Cambridge University (focusing on some of the neuroscience of feeding), then law at BPP (and practised as a lawyer for about 10 years in the IP and pharma field), and then I went back and qualified as a coach (Cambridge University again!), and then finally did a masters in positive health coaching (RCSI). So, I know what Im talking about! I'm also a wife and a mum of three kids (and a dog owner) so I know how busy life can be! I can support you in cutting through the noise and making the changes that help you nudge your healthspan in a positive direction.
More about me
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Testimonials
Anonymous
"When I look back to my starting point I am genuinely surprised at the progress I have made. I am also surprised at my change of mindset. I definitely feel more hopeful and enabled to keep expanding my social network in small sustainable steps. I can also be comfortable and not discouraged when something doesn’t work."
Anonymous
"I learned to do things step by step instead of eating the whole elephant at once. Shauna is a great listener. She really helped me see the way I was thinking. Something I couldn't see myself."
Anonymous
"Shauna shows up with a calming energy and presence. She was kind, compassionate, asked great questions and truly cared about my progress. We had great sessions and I was able to work through some challenges as I start my business."
