About Lighter
Coaching
Lighter Coaching is a space for women to build strength, confidence and self-trust through movement, community and support.
Through personalised 1-1 coaching, including body image and relationship-with-food support, alongside pre and postnatal coaching and small-group classes, we help women find a way of caring for themselves that genuinely fits their life.
Our mission is to empower women to exist within diet culture without being ruled by it - to recognise when to tell it to F off, trust their own voice, and confidently do their own thing instead.
The Lighter Way
Because the best plan for you should be built around you.
Personalised 1-1 online coaching for busy women who want to feel stronger, more confident and more at ease around food without calorie counting, rigid rules or starting over every Monday.
We start with you: your goals, your history, your routines and what is actually getting in the way. From there, we build a plan around your real life, not an imaginary version of it.
Your coaching includes:
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A personalised strength programme
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Practical nutrition guidance
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Support with habits, behaviours and body image
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Weekly check-ins with a written or video response
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Access to your coach during working hours throughout the week
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Ongoing adjustments as your life, capacity and needs change
The aim is not to keep you dependent on a plan.
It is to help you understand yourself better, build strength and self-trust, and create a way of looking after yourself that feels realistic, flexible and genuinely yours.
So when life gets messy, you adapt rather than abandon everything and ultimately, live a little lighter.
Applications for The Lighter Way online personal coaching now open.
Click below to register your interest in a free consultation call.
The Lighter Way Journey
First things first, let's pull that noise down. We are going to create some space to start noticing. Noticing thoughts, behaviours, beliefs, patterns - no judgement, just seeing what is.
We explore these beliefs, habits & patterns around food, exercise & your body that may be making things feel harder than they need to. We discover where they came from, how they are impacting your life and whether they are yours at all. We will take some time to look at your personal values and where they are maybe missing from your life.
With our new understanding of your values and how you want to live, let's get building. When you know how you want to spend your time and energy, it becomes a lot easier to say 'no' to things that don't fit. Hello boundaries!!
And we have found FREEDOM! Go forth and enjoy meals out, go on holidays without the pre-holiday panic, exercise for the love of it and your body - feel the best you have ever felt and free from the selt criticism that has echoed in your head for years. Go forth and Live Lighter!
Applications open September 14th 2026. Register interest below.
1. Notice
2. Get Curious
3. Create
4. Live a little Lighter
Pre & Postnatal Strength
Take an hour for yourself, with your baby right there beside you. Build strength, restore confidence and reconnect with your body in a welcoming, judgement-free space, guided by knowledgeable coaches who understand the physical and emotional demands of motherhood.
You will be supported not only by your coach, but by a community of other mums who understand this stage of life and make the class something to look forward to each week.
Classes are run as part of 7 week courses. The course includes 6 weeks of strength class & 1 week where we come together to do a Body Image in Pregnancy and Postnatal workshop.
Suitable to all levels & open to anyone 6 weeks postnatal for vaginal births or 3 months for C-section births - subject to GP sign off.
Days & Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10am & 11am
Venue: Crinken Church, Shankill, A98 VX58
Next Course begins November 3rd 2026.
Spaces are limited. Click below to check availability.
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The Evening Shift
A full-body strength and fitness class for men and women who want a supportive alternative to the gym.
Each session is varied, challenging and suitable for all fitness levels, helping you build strength, improve fitness and stay consistent without getting bored.
You will be encouraged to push yourself, never made to feel out of place, and supported by a community you will want to come back to each week.
Day & Times: Tuesdays 7pm & 8pm
Early Riser
Walk/Run Club
A supportive community walk/run for all fitness levels. Whether you walk, jog or run, it's all about moving your body, building consistency, and enjoying the journey together.
We meet every Saturday at 8am outside Bart's Coffee Bar, Shankill. Come for the run, stay for the coffee and chats!
Testimonials
About me
I’m Rachel Farrell, founder of Lighter Coaching.
I left office life in 2021, when my children were one and two, and retrained as a personal trainer before specialising in pre and postnatal exercise.
My own journey away from diet culture shaped how I coach today. I’ve since trained further in disordered eating and eating disorders, and as someone with ADHD, I know that consistency and looking after yourself rarely look perfect.
My approach is flexible, curious and supportive, with a focus on helping women build strength, trust themselves around food and movement, and feel more confident in their own bodies.
Lighter Coaching
Shankill,
Co. Dublin
hello@lightercoaching.ie
