Mandakini Brophy and Pearl S.
Recorded
September 24, 2022
51:15 minutes
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Id:
dde001645
Description
One Small Step partners Mandakini Brophy (26) and Pearl S. (19) talk about adoption, identity, and mental health. They reflect on the lasting impacts of their childhood and religious experiences.Subject Log / Time Code
Mandakini and Pearl talk about why they wanted to participate in One Small Step and they read each other's bios.
They reflect on their shared experience of being adopted. They talk about their relationships with their families and how identity was addressed in their childhood homes.
They talk about their academic lives. Pearl talks about her degree program, and and Mandakini reflects on their master's program and their seminary aspirations.
Mandakini and Pearl talk about their mental health journeys, and Mandakini reflects on the lasting impact of childhood trauma.
Mandakini and Pearl talk about the impact of the pandemic on their self-worth and identity.
Mandakini and Pearl discuss their religious upbringings and how they engage with religion now.
Mandakini talks about their journey of rediscovering their faith.
Pearl talks about the experiences that shaped the way she sees the world.
They reflect on their shared experience of growing up in Portage, Michigan.
Mandakini and Pearl reflect on the ways in which they feel judged or misunderstood by others.
They reflect on their One Small Step conversation.
Participants
- Mandakini Brophy
- Pearl S.