Health & Wellness Coaching for Adults Over 40
Develop Health Habits You Can Carry Into Everyday Life
Demanding careers. Changing hormones. Bodies that need a different approach. The second half of life calls for more thoughtful coaching. Shifting Years combines executive-level accountability with orthopedic surgical experience to help you build strength and develop health habits you can carry into everyday life. Together, we’ll create a blueprint for permanent weight loss and a body that thrives.
Led by Eva & Henry Dubois. Built around your body, your life, and your long-term plans.
A More Practical Approach
Make Progress Without Putting Your Life on Hold.
Your health routine needs to hold up during a business trip, a difficult week, or dinner with your family. We help you understand what to do—and how to adjust when circumstances change.
Strength With Individual Attention
Build a workout routine that accounts for your starting point, physical limitations, and goals.
Nutrition for Daily Life
Learn how to make informed food choices at home, in restaurants, and while traveling.
Accountability With Useful Data
Build your nutrition, sleep habits and strength progression with adjustments that have a clear purpose.
Skills for the Long Term
Understand the decisions behind your plan and become more confident managing your own health habits.
The Shifting Years Journal
Practical Guidance for the Second Half.
Read our perspective on strength, nutrition, and the everyday decisions involved in looking after your health after 40.
We explain the reasoning behind the work, with practical applications for demanding careers and changing bodies.
Why Your “Healthy” Routine Stops Working in Perimenopause (And What Actually Works Instead)
A clinically grounded, real-life nutrition strategy for peri/menopause that uses macros as a framework (no numbers), includes alcohol
Health Mirrors Life (If It’s True in One, It’s True in the Other)
Your health reflects your everyday actions. So does anything else you’re trying to accomplish.But there’s more to it
If I Had a Dollar, I’d Be Rich (For Every Time I Failed to Follow Through)
It’s a well-studied phenomenon that we’re long on making promises to ourselves about reaching our health or weight
Meet Shifting Years
Clinical Experience. Corporate Accountability. Real-Life Understanding.
We’re Eva and Henry Dubois. We know what it’s like to put a demanding career ahead of your health—and to discover that the routines you once relied on no longer fit.
Eva brings 22 years of orthopedic surgical experience and a personal understanding of the challenges surrounding menopause. Henry brings corporate leadership experience and the discipline of clear expectations, consistent communication, and measured progress.
Together, we built Shifting Years based on our personal experiences. Our mission is to deliver the coaching we wish we had gotten—sparing you the lessons we learned the hard way. We bring you honest conversations, expert guidance, and a plan built for a full life.
We share a common commitment to your success. Our combined experience informs the approach we develop around your needs.
Your Starting Point
Different Challenges. One Coordinated Approach.
Your reasons for seeking help may be different from someone else’s. The Cornerstone Curriculum provides your unique blueprint for permanent weight loss and a body that thrives, giving us a shared foundation for building your individual coaching plan.
For Busy Professionals
Executive Health & Performance
A demanding schedule shouldn’t require you to abandon your health every time life gets busy.
We help you develop practical nutrition and flexible exercise routines around travel, work events, and competing responsibilities—with clear accountability along the way.
For a Changing Body
Menopause Wellness Support
We start by explaining what’s happening during the menopause transition. When familiar routines no longer work—and the latest industry gimmicks fail to deliver—simply trying harder at the things that are failing is the definition of lifestyle insanity.
We take your concerns seriously and help you reconsider your approach to strength, nutrition, and daily recovery during perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.
For Physical Limitations
Body-Conscious Strength & Longevity
Old injuries or an upcoming orthopedic procedure can change how you approach exercise.
Our coaching accounts for your limitations and the guidance of your treating clinician. We focus on appropriate exercise adaptations and practical habits within the scope of wellness coaching.
For Referring Professionals
Physician & Clinician Inquiries
Considering coaching support for a patient?
Contact us to discuss our background, coaching scope, and suitability for the individual’s needs. We welcome conversations with physicians and physical therapists about support that complements their care.
Exercise
Structured strength and mobility coaching adapted to your capabilities, with progression based on how you respond.
Nutrition
Education in calories, macronutrients, and real-world eating so you can make confident decisions in any situation.
Sleep
Improving sleep hygiene and building realistic routines that provide long-term benefits.
Recovery
Intentional rest and hydration that account for your body’s needs and a full life.
Stress Management
Practical routines that help you maintain consistency when work and life require more of you.
The goal is true autonomy. As your skills develop, you become increasingly independent while building lasting results.
Our Approach
Learn the System Behind Your Progress.
The Cornerstone Curriculum brings five connected areas of health into one coaching approach: Exercise, Nutrition, Sleep, Recovery, and Stress Management.
We help you understand how your daily choices fit together. Your plan develops through practice, review, and adjustments—not a collection of unrelated workouts or rigid food rules. Your skills develop through practice, review, and real-world application.
Getting Started
Build Your Foundation. Master The Journey.
1
Start With a Strategy Consultation
Tell us your frustrations, what you’ve already tried, and what’s getting in the way. We’ll discuss whether our coaching philosophy is an appropriate fit.
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Establish Your Foundation
The initial twelve-week onboarding phase starts where you’re at—putting your blueprint into real-world application and beginning the mastery of the health principles behind your practice.
3
Continue With Purpose
After onboarding, coaching adapts to your progress and expanding skills. Training follows planned phases, while ongoing reviews help you refine your habits as life changes.
The first twelve weeks establish the foundation for future success. Your goals and individual needs determine the next steps.
Client Experiences
Progress for Everyday Life.
A photograph can show a physical change. A client’s story explains what that change means to them—and how their coaching developed along the way.
Explore experiences from people who have worked with Shifting Years toward their individual goals.
These stories and photographs reflect individual experiences. Results vary based on starting point, participation, health circumstances, and other factors.
The Second Half, With a Plan
Build the Skills to Make Real, Sustainable Progress.
Lasting change takes commitment—and an approach you can use beyond a perfect week.
Let’s talk about your frustrations, what’s getting in the way, and how the Cornerstone Curriculum can provide lasting change.
Before You Get Started
Understand Our Approach
Is this a 12-week program?
The first twelve weeks serve as your onboarding and foundation phase within the Cornerstone Curriculum. This period is carefully designed to introduce the core concepts you’ll use throughout your journey, put your blueprint into real-world practice, and begin the mastery of the health principles behind your plan. We will review your long-term goals and ongoing support terms before you begin.
Do I need to be in shape already?
No. The starting conversation is about your current capabilities, experience, and goals. Physical limitations or medical concerns may require guidance from your treating clinician before exercise coaching begins.
Can coaching fit around travel and a demanding career?
This is a critical difference in our approach. We focus entirely on making your plan work in the real world—guiding you through the decisions you need to make during business trips, restaurant meals, and busy weeks, rather than assuming your schedule will always be predictable.
Will you give me a strict meal plan?
Our emphasis is nutrition education. We help you understand macros, portions, and food choices so you can make decisions in different situations without relying on one fixed menu.
Will I have to choose between Eva and Henry?
You can choose your coach, but Shifting Years operates as one team with a core philosophy. Our combined backgrounds enrich your entire experience—meaning you benefit from our shared expertise.
Does wellness coaching replace medical care or physical therapy?
No. Our coaching focuses on exercise, nutrition education, and lifestyle habits. It doesn’t replace diagnosis, medical treatment, or prescribed rehabilitation. Your treating clinician should guide medical decisions and any restrictions relevant to participation.
How do I find out about pricing and availability?
Use the contact form below to request a strategy consultation or submit an initial coaching application. We’ll discuss fit, available support, and the applicable fees and terms before you make a decision.
The Shifting Years Field Notes
Straight Talk for the Second Half.
Get practical insights on strength, nutrition, menopause, and building health habits that fit real life.
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Take the First Step
Put a Plan Behind Your Health Goals.
Ready to commit to a more informed approach? Tell us what you want to change and where you need support.
Start with a strategy consultation, express your interest in coaching, or contact us about a professional referral.
Start Your Strategy Consultation
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