Why Did I Come into This Room?
A Candid Conversation about Aging

About Joan Lunden

An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, and women's health and wellness advocate, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than thirty years. For nearly two decades, Lunden greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America, bringing insight to the day's top stories. As the longest-running female host ever on early morning television, Lunden reported from twenty-six countries, covered five presidents and five Olympics, and kept Americans up to date on how to care for their homes, their families, and their health. As one of America's most recognized and trusted personalities, Lunden has graced the covers of more than seventy magazines and book covers. Through her website joanlunden.com and her social media, she interacts with women across the country every day on topics from wellness to survivorship and aging. Joan's recent titles have included: special correspondent on the Today show, host of the CBS series Your Health, sought-after speaker and event host throughout the country, senior caregiving advocate, and, most recently, breast cancer survivor. Lunden documented her battle through cancer treatment and wrote a memoir, Had I Known, reflecting on her life and career. Lunden has served as national spokesperson for various organizations such as The American Heart Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, The American Lung Association, The American Red Cross, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The Colon Cancer Alliance. Joan Lunden's books include Had I Known; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregiving; Growing Up Healthy: Protecting Your Child from Diseases Now Through Adulthood; Wake-Up Calls; A Bend in the Road is Not the End of the Road; Joan Lunden's Healthy Living; Joan Lunden's Healthy Cooking; Mother's Minutes; Your Newborn Baby; and Good Morning, I'm Joan Lunden. She also hosts the exercise video Workout America.