Health & Wellness
Caregiving
CBS Correspondent & Author
Petersen is an award-winning TV journalist who has covered wars, tsunamis, the unspeakable deaths in Rwanda, and so much more, but faced his greatest challenge when his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. |
Actress & Activist
Maria Bello is an internationally renowned actor and women's rights activist. She is co-founder of We Advance, a women's movement and NGO based in Cite Soleil, Haiti. |
Author, Actress & Wife of Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze's wife of 34 years, Niemi Swayze shared her husband's artistic aptitude on stage and on screen and cared for him as he battled pancreatic cancer. |
Patient-Centered Care Advocate
As founding president of the Picker Institute, Edgman-Levitan works to improve patient- and family-centered care by understanding their perspectives and tailoring information to their needs. |
Novelist
Jonathan Evison is an American writer best known for his novels All About Lulu, West of Here, and The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. |
Television Personality & Best-Selling Author
Joan Lunden truly exemplifies today's modern working woman. An award-winning television journalist, New York Times best-selling author, sought-after motivational and keynote speaker, successful entrepreneur,... |
Author of Passages
Author of the landmark book Passages, speaker Gail Sheehy is a renowned life cycle expert who covers everything from a healthy sex life to the demands of caregiving. |
16th US Surgeon General
A former US Surgeon General who created the first government-released report on obesity, speaker David Satcher works to eliminate racial disparities in healthcare. |
Author & Media Contributor
After ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff was wounded in Iraq, he and his wife, speaker Lee Woodruff, penned the best-selling In an Instant to help others cope with crisis. |
Author & Breast Cancer Survivor
In her best-selling memoir, The Middle Place, speaker Kelly Corrigan recounts how she cared for her cancer-afflicted father while battling breast cancer herself. |
Actor & Activist
A prolific actor of stage and screen, Rob Lowe is known for his roles in The Outsiders, St. Elmo's Fire, Wayne's World, The West Wing, and, most recently, Parks and Recreation. He... |
Television Actress
From her roles on The Donna Reed Show to Coach, Fabares has been a beloved fixture on America's television sets for over thirty years. Now making great strides off-screen, Fabares dedicates much of her... |
Subject of Extraordinary Measures
When his children were diagnosed with a rare and fatal disorder, John Crowley embarked on a journey to find a cure. His story was told in the film Extraordinary Measures. |
Co-Founder, National Family Caregivers Association
Suzanne Mintz is an honored social entrepreneur. In 1993 she co-founded the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) and over the years built it into the nation's premier organization in support of family... |
Star of The Big Bang Theory & Neuroscientist
Talented and multifaceted, Mayim Bialik - best known for her roles on Blossom and The Big Bang Theory - has a Ph.D. in neuroscience, studies Judaism and practices... |
Actor, Ugly Betty / Education Advocate
With an acting career in film, television, and theater spanning almost thirty years, Plana currently stars on the hit series Ugly Betty. A former teacher, he maintains his passion for education, serving the... |
Emmy Nominated Journalist and Host
From television news journalist and host, to radio personality, producer and businesswoman, Gibbons has been a part of America's living rooms for over 20 years. She hosts Lifetime's successful primetime magazine,... |
Lifestyle, Health & Aging Expert
Dr. Henry Lodge is the co-author of the acclaimed book series Younger Next Year, which discusses the myths & realities to living a longer, healthier & overall more improved life. |
Co-Founder, NBA's Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic co-founder speaker Pat Williams is one of the most successful executives in NBA history and an avid fitness champion. |
Medical Historian & Author
Renowned surgeon and author of the monumentally successful books, How We Live and How We Die, and The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being, Dr. Nuland continues to contribute... |
