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Hi! I’m Cristíona, originally from the west of Ireland. My journey has taken me across the world, from studying and working in law, to spending years in modelling, dabbling in acting, and now to where I feel most aligned—mentoring and coaching high-performing individuals to optimise their health, energy, and longevity. I’m a licensed personal trainer, with certifications in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University and Health Coaching from the London College of Naturopathic Medicine. My approach blends science-backed strategies with a holistic, personalised method that supports both physical and mental well-being. But the lessons that shaped me didn’t come from textbooks or careers. They came from experience, resilience, and deep personal growth. I’ve loved deeply, navigated challenges, and evolved with every season of life. Divorce, reinvention, and redefining my purpose have taught me that true well-being goes far beyond just training and nutrition—it’s about mindset, self-trust, and long-term vitality. Through it all, I’ve learned this: The most important investment you will ever make is in yourself. This reel is a glimpse into the first half of 2024—highs, lessons, and the people and places that have shaped me. I’m endlessly grateful, and I know this is only the beginning. If you are ready to step into your strongest, most energised, most confident self—with a coach who understands the nuances of high-performance health, personal training, longevity, and self-mastery—let’s talk. You don’t need another quick-fix program. You need a bespoke strategy that fits your life. 📩 DM me or book a call to find out how we can work together. The best investment you’ll ever make is in your future self.

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Sundays are my exhale. I make zero plans (here in Bali at least - no family). Walks, a stretch if my body asks for it, sun on skin, fruit or whatever I’m craving, sea air. A glass of wine… maybe two. Just enough to feel warm, not foggy. I don’t crash into rest anymore. I choose it, so the week ahead feels clean, grounded, and strong. Slow living isn’t laziness. It’s strategy. Rest isn’t my escape – it’s part of my discipline. Long game energy only.

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When you go to the gym during Easter holidays + you realise you’re the only person above 21 😂 And everyone your age is at home married with kids 😅

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Everyone keeps asking me about Bali. Mama Bali was my home for 12 months out of the past 16. I healed. I cracked open more than once. I grew. It was exactly what I needed and I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to invest in myself. So here’s the honest version. Not the highlight reel. It’s far from home. The time difference cuts you off from your people. Some days that’s freeing. Some days it’s just hard. And of everywhere I’ve lived, London, Dublin, LA, Bali, the only places that ever truly felt like me were LA and Uluwatu. The warmth. The wellness culture. The way people prioritise their bodies and minds as a matter of course, not as a luxury. Cold plunges. Ocean swims. Organic food to your door. Recovery isn’t something you fit in there. It’s just life. Some of the best beaches in the world. Some of the best fitness, meditation and yoga spaces in the world. And if you let it, Bali will hold up a mirror to everything you’ve been avoiding. The locals add to the warmth, their culture is inspiring in many ways. One thing nobody tells you though. It’s transient. People come and go constantly. If you’re there alone, rebuilding your circle over and over gets exhausting. Go knowing that. Go to heal. Go to work. Go to get fit. Go to grow. Thank you Mama Bali. Miss you already. 🌅🌊☀️🥥🙏🏼🌴❤️ Any questions — drop them below 👇🏼

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Most women are training for the wrong thing. Endless cardio. Light weights. Chasing lean. It keeps you small but it doesn’t build anything. In a decade you’re going to struggle with weight gain when your metabolism tanks. Muscle is your metabolic engine. The more you have, the more efficiently your body uses food, regulates hormones, and ages well. It’s simple. I don’t mean easy. But nothing worth it ever is. cristionaaston.com — link in bio

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I eat whatever I want. And let me tell you what that actually means, and how long it took to get here. In my teens and twenties I was at war with food. If you’ve been there, you know. The obsession. The noise. That particular kind of exhaustion. Lifting weights changed everything. Not overnight. But slowly, something shifted. My body stopped being the enemy. Food stopped being the enemy. I started eating to build something instead of shrinking myself. Now I’m 44. Whole food, generous portions, no calorie counting. I don’t eat ultra-processed food or refined sugar - not because I’m restricting, but because I genuinely stopped wanting them. Ok, yes I have the odd ice cream or dessert treat. And the big one is alcohol for me these days - it’s almost always a pass. More than once my mother has expressed surprise at how much I can eat! Last time I was home my mum watched me and said - you’re so slim. And you’re actually eating. She couldn’t get over it. We live in a culture obsessed with shrinking. Injections, quick fixes, anything to get smaller faster. And I get it - I really do. But nothing beats the foundations. Nothing ever will. Muscle is one of the main foundations for longevity. It builds your metabolic engine. The more muscle you carry, the more efficiently your body uses food as fuel. And no - you don’t need to “tone”. That toned look is muscle. It protects your bones against osteoporosis and arthritis. It changes your relationship with food in ways no diet ever could. And you will not get bulky. That does not happen by accident. Ever. That would take years of lifting super heavy weights and eating a lot of calories surplus. My exercise is simple. Lifting weights and walking. I aim for 10,000 steps a day. No punishment as I saw exercise in my late teens/early 20’s. No hours of cardio. Or runs before bed. Just consistency, for years. Build the muscle. Heal the relationship. The rest follows. cristionaaston.com - link in bio. muscle-building / longevity / women-in-their-40s / holistic-health / aging-naturally / strength-training / osteoporosis / walking

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Part 1 - my take on intentional dating. The single most important decision you will ever make is who you build your life with. Get clear on your values. Get clear on the life you want. If you want to get married - if you want to start a family - be intentional about it. Clarity attracts clarity. If you don’t know what you want, how is the universe supposed to send it to you? Before you catch feelings. Before any physical connection - because that is an energy exchange, not just a physical act - know what you want. Write it down. Manifest it. Pray for it. Put it out to the universe. Be exact. Part 2 coming - and I’m going to tell you about the letter I wrote. And what happened a few months later.

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Your gym kit might be toxic. But skipping the gym is worse. Here’s how I think about it. Everything @carnivoreaurelius is saying is true. Polyester is recycled plastic, processed with endocrine disrupting chemicals, pressed against your skin while your body is hot and open and sweating. In your everyday clothes, your loungewear, your workwear - this matters. Don’t buy any new polyester clothing. I’ve moved almost entirely to natural fibres in my daily life and I’m not going back. But here’s the nuance nobody’s talking about. The activewear industry has spent billions engineering that second-skin feeling. The compression, the fit, the fabric that moves with you and doesn’t quit mid-squat. And for a lot of women - especially those just starting out - that feeling is what gets them through the door and through the session. That is a health benefit too. So yes, wear natural fibres wherever you can. Be conscious of what you’re putting against your skin daily. But don’t let chasing the perfect choice stop you from making any choice at all. The workout comes first. Become more conscious where you can. And know that awareness - not perfection - is always the goal. Let’s get moving friends - that is the most important first step.

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To every woman quietly holding something heavy today - this is for you. Today I want to wish all the mothers in my world a beautiful, happy Mother’s Day. 💛 And I also want to reach out to every woman for whom today is complicated. The ones in the middle of IVF, showing up cycle after cycle with so much hope and so much courage. I see you. The ones who’ve held a pregnancy and then lost it. I see you. The ones who’ve experienced loss - in all the forms that loss can take. I see you. The women who want a baby and it hasn’t happened yet. I see you. The ones sitting at a table surrounded by children and mothers today, holding something privately painful, smiling through it because it’s not the time and it’s not the place. I see you. The ones sitting with feelings that don’t have a neat name. Feelings you can’t bring up at the family lunch table. When you’re dying inside. I see you. You don’t have to perform happiness today. You don’t have to explain yourself. You are absolutely not alone. It takes a particular kind of strength to keep believing in life, in yourself, in love and in possibility. I see that strength. I honour it. Sending so much love today to every woman, in all her complexity. 🤍 mothersday mothering sunday grief loss ivf infertility miscarriage pregnancy stillbirth womenhealth mentalhealth emotionalhealth termination hormones fertility womenempowerment selfcompassion healing support love women​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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We’ve been sold this idea that the goal is to look younger. To look 30. To turn back the clock. But what if the goal was just to look like the best version of yourself. At whatever age you are. I’m 44. I don’t want to look 24. I want to look like a woman who has lived, done the work, and genuinely loves her life. That’s a very different thing. If you’re ready to start doing the work, the link is in my bio. women40s - holistichealth - nervousystemhealing - cortisol - hormonehealth - midlifewomen - over40 - healthyaging - circadianrhythm - bloodsugar - sleephealth - stressresponse - HRV - mindsetshift - baliliving - consciousliving - selfregulation - womenswellness - hormonalhealth - rebuildingyourlife​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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My typical early morning at home in Bali. I haven’t used an alarm clock for a couple of years now. My body wakes naturally sometime between 5:00 and 5:30, when the world is quiet - my favourite part of the day. A good morning routine actually begins the evening before. I eat supper around 17:00, switch off screens by 19:30, and I’m usually asleep by 20:30. When I wake, this is what I do. It actually felt a little strange filming it this morning – I’m not someone who loves setting everything up perfectly for the camera. This time of day is quite precious to me, and I didn’t want to spend the whole morning filming 😃 So this is a very real version of it. Rough and ready. Just the rhythm of how my body and mind move through the early hours. Mindful to be present and not rush. I wanted to share it in case it helps you find a rhythm of your own. Over time, your nervous system begins to expect this pattern. Sleep deepens and energy stabilises. And waking early stops feeling like discipline and starts feeling like the most natural thing in the world. Please do not copy my supplements protocol. I am TTC at 44. This is a journey for me. One I’m hesitant to share for obvious reasons. But it is a joyful feeling to be finally open to life. morning routine, early mornings, natural wake up, circadian rhythm, sleep routine, nervous system regulation, slow mornings, Bali lifestyle, healthy habits, sleep hygiene, intentional living, mindful mornings, holistic wellness, morning rituals, energy and focus

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If your life doesn’t look the way you thought it would by now this is for you. Part 2 of my Journal series is live. The years nobody saw. The grief I never named out loud. A HRV of 8. And how I slowly, quietly started to find my way back. It’s the piece I wasn’t sure I was ready to write. Link in bio. 🤍 Also, wearing @skybakswim 👌🏼 Swimwear for tall gals x resilience / recovery / holistichealth / nervoussystem / wellnesscoach / mindset / rebuilding / selfhealing / burnout / cortisol / hormonehealth / functionalnutrition / womenswellness / sobriety / transformation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​