The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would..

I spent an awful lot of my life underestimating myself and, as a result, not exceeding my own expectations..

Sometimes it takes the better part of a lifetime to find out what your passion is, but in my observation, if you do, it might be the best part of you….

Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do..

My tides were fluctuating, too - back and forth, back and forth - sometimes so fast they seemed to be spinning. They call this 'rapid cycling.' It's ….

I came back to work when my children were two months old. At that early age, they seem to have little awareness of anybody but their Raggedy Ann doll….

A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame..

I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's mos….

I can cook; but not well. I figure I have six years until my children discover what their friends' mothers make for dinner..

You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense..

I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It was surprisingly an ordinary li….

'Good Morning America' exploited Joan Lunden's pregnancy, but you won't see me bringing my babies on the air. The only reason I'm talking about the b….

Want to lose weight? Kick a bad habit? Well you might want to try hypnosis! ... no longer regarded as mere hocus-pocus, it's been shown as an effecti….

Most of us in the baby-boom generation were raised by full-time mothers. Even as recently as 14 years ago, 6 out of 10 mothers with babies were stayi….

This may sound funny, but as much as the 'Today' show matured me, it also was something of a cocoon. I'd been happy there. I never went into the boss….

Your 40s are a major trough. About the age of 50, feelings of satisfaction begin to rebound and keep rising into your 50s, 60s and 70s, with health b….

Nobody calls me silly. That is not a word that applies to me..

I was an unusually private person - in a way, kind of insufferably so. I think I thought the celebrity thing when it happened was a temporary phenome….

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change..

The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity..

I've come to recognize what I call my 'inside interests.' Telling stories. And helping people tell their stories is a sort of interpersonal gardening….