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How To Be Well Authors Sharon Kolkka and Dr Karen Coates Talk About How To Achieve Positive Health Habits

Australia’s leading voices in women’s health and wellness, integrative medicine specialist Dr Karen Coates and renowned wellness advocate Sharon Kolkka talk to Robyn Foyster from TheCarousel.com about their book How To Be Well – A Handbook for Women.

In this interview, they share practical tips about how to enjoy optimal physical, mental and emotional health. They also talk about how they manage their own health and wellbeing, and why they dedicated their book to their daughters and outline plans for their next book.

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How To Be Well – A Handbook for Women by Sharon Kolkka and Dr Karen Coates Publisher Simon and Schuster RRP $30.50

How To Be Well – A Handbook for Women

In their book How To Be Well – A Handbook for Women, Dr Karen Coates and Sharon Kolkka use their wealth of experience from years in the wellness industry to provide a step by step guide, through their innovative five-pillared approach to wellness and a personal health to empower you along your path to better energy, vitality and stress resilience.
Dr Karen Coates has worked for over thirty years as an integrative medicine doctor and has qualifications in surgery, obstetrics, nutritional and environmental medicine.

Sharon Kolkka previously held the position of General Manager and Wellness Director at Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat and is one of Australia’s leading wellness advisors and speakers.

How to Be Well uncovers integrative solutions that will resonate with your unique lifestyle and motivate the short-term and long-term changes you can make to maximise wellbeing.

You can buy the book here

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Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat in Tallebudgera Valley Queensland, Australia

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Robyn Foyster

A multi award-winning journalist and editor and experienced executive, Robyn Foyster has successfully led multiple companies including her own media and tech businesses. She is the editor and owner of Women Love Tech, The Carousel and Game Changers. A passionate advocate for diversity, with a strong track record of supporting and mentoring young women, Robyn is a 2023 Women Leading Tech Champion of Change finalist, 2024 finalist for the Samsung Lizzies IT Awards and 2024 Small Business Awards finalist. A regular speaker on TV, radio and podcasts, Robyn spoke on two panels for SXSW Sydney in 2023 and Intel's 2024 Sales Conference in Vietnam and AI Summit in Australia. She has been a judge for the Telstra Business Awards for 8 years. Voted one of B&T's 30 Most Powerful Women In Media, Robyn was Publisher and Editor of Australia's three biggest flagship magazines - The Weekly, Woman's Day and New Idea and a Seven Network Executive. Her career has taken her from Sydney where she began as a copy girl at Sydney's News Ltd whilst completing a BA in Arts and Government at Sydney University, to London, LA and Auckland. After 16 years abroad, Robyn returned to Sydney as a media executive and was Editor-in-Chief of the country's biggest selling magazine, The Australian Women's Weekly.