Éistim Coaching
Support your own health
Personalised positive health coaching, grounded in science
Coaching for individuals who want a better quality of life now, and in the future
You are functioning, but want to take better care of yourself
You may be:
- Performing professionally but feeling depleted.
- Aware that something needs to change, but unsure what to do about it.
- Dissatisfied with your sleep, your stress regulation or other aspects of your health.
- Concerned about maintaining your health in the longer-term.
You need:
- A chance to pause and assess where you are with your health.
- A non-judgmental ear to listen to you.
- Guidance on how to get to where you want to be.
- Support with getting started, building confidence, mindset and working through the barriers to change.
You need a personalised strategy. Éistim Coaching can help.
Together we co-design a personal health plan grounded in research, then I support you in implementing it. No shame, no "shoulds," just realistic, achievable next steps. Progress over perfection.
Book an introductory consultationPrevention isn't about doing more. It's about doing the right things, earlier.
Strategic health coaching
ÉISTIM COACHING IS NOT A GENERIC WELLNESS PROGRAM
It is a structured, collaborative process designed to:
- Clarify your health priorities
- Identify your areas for change
- Develop a realistic, sustainable plan
- Support implementation with accountability and refinement
The focus is sustainable change that shifts your health trajectory in a positive direction, not a boom-bust program.
The framework I trained in. The lens I bring to it.
My training in positive health coaching at RCSI Dublin combines three established disciplines: lifestyle medicine, positive psychology, and coaching.
LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
An approach to health focused on the six everyday behaviours that have the greatest impact on physical and mental wellbeing: nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connection, and avoidance of risky substances.
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
The scientific study of what helps people thrive — strengthening the skills and resources that support wellbeing, resilience and meaning. Not "positive thinking," but understanding what helps people cope and flourish.
COACHING
A supportive, collaborative, future-focused process. Rather than being told what to do, you work with your coach as a thinking partner — exploring what matters to you, identifying what's getting in the way, and taking realistic steps forward.
What I bring on top of the framework is two decades of clinical and corporate experience most coaches don't have: a PhD in pharmacology from Cambridge, a decade as a pharma and IP lawyer in the City, and the working life of a mother of three. The disciplines are the science. The lens is what makes the coaching useful to you.
THE VALUE OF THIS WORK
This is not about adding more to your schedule.
It's about supporting you in making small, sustainable changes that compound over time to shift your health trajectory in a positive direction.
High performance without sustainable health is temporary. Strategic wellbeing supports everything else.
Hello and welcome. I'm Shauna.
I'm Dr Shauna Garvey. I came to coaching from pharmacology (PhD, Cambridge) and a decade as a pharma and IP lawyer in the City. I know what high-pressure careers do to your sleep, your evenings, and your sense of yourself — because I lived it. I now help parents and professionals add healthier years to their lives without burning out trying.
I'm also a mother of three, a wife, a dog-owner, and a small-business owner. Life is busy, and I'm here for the people feeling that stretch — because I feel it too.
I'm passionate about supporting people to:
- Take responsibility for their own health
- Make the changes they've been longing to make, in a realistic way.
- Build confidence in their ability to sustain those changes.
- Be kind to themselves in the process.
- Choose progress over perfection.
- Live healthy, happy lives.
"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."
Anonymous
How coaching works
All sessions are delivered privately online.
Step 1
Book and attend a 30-minute introductory consultation.
Step 2
Book and attend a 90-minute co-creation of your health plan.
Step 3
Book and attend a 60-minute implementation session. Repeat as needed. Clients typically work through a minimum of three to five implementation sessions; some prefer longer sessions, which can be booked instead.
All sessions are booked individually, so you keep flexibility and control.
SUSTAINABLE HEALTH IS NOT ACCIDENTAL
It's structured, intentional, and supported. If you are ready to invest in long-term capacity and wellbeing:
Éistim Coaching provides positive health coaching, not medical advice. If you have a medical concern, please speak to your GP.