Rising Above: Jennifer Blanchard Shares Her Experience with Achieving Success Despite Hardship

Jennifer Blanchard shares her story of staying determined despite not growing up with much. After overcoming several hurdles, Jennifer describes her experience with her job, friendships, and financial habits that have shaped her into who she is today.

“It’s the courage you express”

I feel like this interview was more of a conversation. He not only is a teacher or a mentor, but a father figure in my life. His past experiences impacted him as a person and helps him better understand students.

From little Loomis to large Los Angeles

On November 25, 2018, Lyla Dintzer interviewed her stepmom, Denise Fellers, in La Quinta, California. Denise recounts her childhood and the benefits and disadvantages of growing up in the small town of Loomis, California. Twelve minutes into the interview Denise...

Gymnastics and Life Goals

We talked about Peter’s passions and why he is so awesome.

Mike Schwartz and Lori Motola

Mike talked about the power of invoking his eight year old self's guidance, embracing change, words and of letting our emotions be our guide.

Joe's story: a story of resilience, community assistance, and giving back to his community.

Erik was blessed to hear Joe's story of once having been homeless, the resiliency he developed, and the assistance his community provided him. Joe now is now an overcomer and passionately giving back (supporting) his community.

The Strongest Woman I Know, My Mom
January 29, 2023 App Interview

This conversation was between Tara Richards, 31 years old, daughter, and Anna Daniels, 64 years old, mother. We talked about my mom’s rough childhood and how it shaped her, past relationships, marriage to my dad, raising 3 kids, how she...

A War On Two Fronts

Not long ago, people of color were more heavily mistreated, denied opportunities, and denied respect based on one thing. On November 29th, 2017, 14 year old Jason Ridley interviews his 85 year old grandfather, John Ridley III, about his time...

Mara and Scott

over the hardships of life boot camp, the military, and police department.

Autoethnography Interview
December 12, 2022 App Interview

During this interview/podcast, we listened to an autoethnography written by Nicole. This autoethnography was about how a "new friend" spread rumors and assumed stereotypical things about Nicole. Nicole reads a small exurb from her story and helps me answer some...

Journey from Cuba.

In this interview, conducted on April 21st 2019 in Orange, CA, Connor tapia (21) interviews his mother, Madelin Tundidor about her childhood experiences as well as the hardships that she has faced in her life. She shared stories of her...

Using my strength to overcome an obstacle

This is the story of how I used a personal strength to ovecome an obstacle.

12 year old sister, Valery, Talks about her life.

Little sister speaks of her past experiences as a small child. She speaks of the environment she grew up in and where she was born, giving details on how her community made her feel and such. She also spoke about...

Aubrey Covington and Mary Sue Schumaker talk over the Thanksgoving holiday

During this interview on November 23rd, 2017 in Tampa, Florida, Aubrey Covington (age 23) interviews Mary Sue (age 87) during Thanksgiving. Mary Sue talks about her recent move and how her family supported her decision to move away from the...

I’m Still Here

Karen had an incredibly difficult childhood, including abuse and every kind of mistreatment imaginable. Today she is a strong woman and a loving mother who will stop at nothing to let her daughter know her deep love.

Rose Nada’s Interveiw with grandma

A short interveiw with my grandma and learning how to overcome tough times.

Graduating High School in 2020, Yes During a Pandemic

Allie talks to Gail about how graduation represents recognition for your diligence and signals the end of a significant chapter in life. Graduating during a pandemic was not something that I was expected to have to navigate. Allie discusses such...