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It was an age without GPS and the Internet, without high-tech monitoring and instantaneous reporting. And it was a time when women simply didn’t do such things. None of this deterred Sharon Sites Adams. In June 1965 Adams made history as the first woman to sail solo from the mainland United States to Hawaii. Four years later, just as Neil Armstrong very publicly stepped onto the moon, the diminutive Adams, alone and unobserved, finally sighted Point Arguello, California, after seventy-four days sailing a thirty-one-foot ketch from Japan, across the violent and unpredictable Pacific. She was the first woman to do so, setting another world record.Inspiring and exciting, Adams’s memoir recounts the personal path leading to her historic achievements: a tomboy childhood in the Oregon high desert, an early marriage and painful divorce, and a second marriage that ended when her husband died of cancer. In the wake of his death and almost by accident, Adams discovered sailing. Six weeks after her first sailing lesson she bought a boat, and within eight months she set out to achieve her first world record. Pacific Lady recounts the inward journey that paralleled her sailing feats, as Adams drew on every scrap of courage and navigational skill she could muster to overcome the seasickness, exhaustion, and loneliness that marked her harrowing crossings.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.  Women today face a dilemma. How do we juggle our busy, demanding lives and never-ending to-do lists, with the essential need for self-care? We’re overwhelmed, frustrated, exhausted and either ignoring or oblivious to the signs of burnout. It’s time for change. In this personal yet comprehensive handbook, two of Australia’s leading voices in women’s health and wellness, integrative medicine specialist Dr Karen Coates and renowned wellness advocate Sharon Kolkka, will help you find your way back to optimal physical, mental and emotional health. From helping you recognise and understand your current state of wellbeing – by giving you the insight to discern whether you’re thriving, surviving or depleted – Dr Karen and Sharon will guide you, step by step, through their innovative five-pillared approach to wellness and a personal health audit to empower you along your path to better energy, vitality and stress resilience. Their advice goes beyond what you’ve heard in a regular doctor’s office. 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. If you are looking to maintain your health, vitality and age gracefully, this book is for you. If you are overtired, overstretched and over it, stressed, exhausted or feel like your life is lacking in joy, this book is for you. No matter which stage of life you are at, How to Be Well contains the information you need to take charge of your health and wellness. It’s for all women who want to be more resilient and live a full, vital life. Every woman deserves to be well.PDF included with audiobook.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.    Women today face a dilemma. How do we juggle our busy, demanding lives and never-ending to-do lists, with the essential need for self-care? We’re overwhelmed, frustrated, exhausted and either ignoring or oblivious to the signs of burnout. It’s time for change.   In this personal yet comprehensive handbook, two of Australia’s leading voices in women’s health and wellness, integrative medicine specialist Dr Karen Coates and renowned wellness advocate Sharon Kolkka, will help you find your way back to optimal physical, mental and emotional health.   From helping you recognise and understand your current state of wellbeing – by giving you the insight to discern whether you’re thriving, surviving or depleted – Dr Karen and Sharon will guide you, step by step, through their innovative five-pillared approach to wellness and a personal health audit to empower you along your path to better energy, vitality and stress resilience.   Their advice goes beyond what you’ve heard in a regular doctor’s office. 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.   If you are looking to maintain your health, vitality and age gracefully, this book is for you.   If you are overtired, overstretched and over it, stressed, exhausted or feel like your life is lacking in joy, this book is for you.   No matter which stage of life you are at, How to Be Well contains the information you need to take charge of your health and wellness. It’s for all women who want to be more resilient and live a full, vital life. Every woman deserves to be well.

Whether you’re going through puberty, pregnancy, infertility, perimenopause or menopause, every woman needs this book to understand and balance her hormones for optimum health at every life stage. Hormones are the unsung heroes of our bodies, quietly orchestrating nearly every function from our first breath to our final stage of life. As women, our hormonal landscape is a dynamic, ever-changing system that shapes our physical health, emotional wellbeing, and how we experience life. As young girls, we ride the rollercoaster of Puberty into the Fertile Years, living to the rhythm of our menstrual cycle while managing conception and fertility. In midlife we navigate the sometimes challenging Perimenopause and Menopause years, before gliding into the Age of Wisdom, able to enjoy freedom from hormonal disruption. Our body is a masterpiece of biological wisdom, yet many women suffer from hormonal symptoms such as irritability, fatigue and mood swings, wrestle with infertility, or struggle with the crippling pain of conditions like endometriosis. So often, when we seek help, we’re told this is ‘normal’ – just part of being a woman. We’re also bombarded with health information online but how do we know what’s credible and what’s marketing? In this personal yet comprehensive guidebook, two of Australia’s leading voices in women’s health and wellness, integrative medicine specialist Dr Karen Coates and renowned wellness advocate Sharon Kolkka, provide the practical tips and proven strategies every woman needs to achieve hormonal balance and overcome the many health hurdles that women of all ages can face. Jam-packed with fascinating research, evidence-based advice, real-life stories and wellness action plans, Hormonal Harmony is a one-stop resource for learning how to thrive throughout the complex hormonal changes that shape our lives.