Karen Forys

Founder at Full Keel Wellness

Speaker

Karen Forys is the Founder of Full Keel Wellness, a maritime-focused health coaching and leadership practice dedicated to helping seafarers strengthen resilience, protect long-term health, and reduce preventable disruption at sea. Her work is built on one core principle: small, sustainable shifts create measurable impact.
A certified Health Coach with deep roots in training and development, Karen delivers practical strategies for stress management, fatigue reduction, nutrition, and sleep, designed specifically for the operational realities of commercial vessels. She also partners with captains and senior officers to strengthen their coaching skills and elevate their leadership influence onboard, fostering cultures of accountability and wellbeing that directly support safe and effective operations.
When not on the water, Karen calls Rhode Island home, where she lives with her husband and two dogs.