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One Small Step conversation partners Obaid Barakzai (22) and Blair Johnson (18) have a discussion about the importance of interfaith conversation.

Fellow student John Buchanan has been interviewed upon his thoughts on suicide and depressiin.

Husband and wife Jesus Jaramillo (46) and Maria Jaramillo (45) interview each other about difficult memories from growing up, their journeys struggling with depression, and the love they have for each other. Stories of abuse, rape, and suicidality are shared...

One of the youngest students I've interviewed has taken part of this interview upon her takes of suicidal thought at a very younge age

Hank Hunt [no age given] and his longtime friend and colleague Fran Tilton Shelton (64) discuss the loss of Fran's husband Bob to Alzheimer's. They discuss Bob's work as a pastor and being beloved by his community.

Billie talks about her depression. She has dealt with anorexia, substance abuse, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and attempts, and her recovery process.

Carmen and Elbe met a few months prior at a support group Elbe started for parents of LGBTQ kids in their conservative town. They’re both parents of a transgendered child. Carmen talks about what she has learned and the support...

Spouses Carina Dillon (47) and Tobiah Dillon (45) talk to their child Jiji Dillon (15) about her choice to leave the church while also understanding new truths about his gender and sexuality. The family talks about their religious beliefs as...

Dana Lerner (59) and close friend Judith Kottick (67) share how important their friendship has been to one another after suffering the loss of their children.

Cameron Murzyn (16) talks to her mom, Kathryn Jackson (45), about her anxiety and depression.

Friends and "sisters in Christ," Dr. Ola Sylvia Lamar Sheffield [no age given] and Valeria Lynn [no age given], describe their spiritual journeys, discuss the role faith plays in their lives, and give advice to those struggling.

Jerry Todd [no age given] talks to his children Michael Todd (31) and Aubrey Comstock (40) about his career in the air force and joining the Church of Latter Day Saints.

One Small Step conversation partners Shon Hopkin (47) and Jan Saeed (61) have a conversation about their work with the Courageous Pluralism Project and the need for interfaith dialog.

Friends Noel Nelson (28) and Cameo Willett (27) discuss their friendship, mental health, and growing up queer in the LDS community.

Mother and daughter Cori Bystrom (29) and Stephanie Cartwright (46) talk about motherhood, mental health, and self-love.

Gillian Giagio (37) interviews her friend, Alia Michelle Weiner, about her time in CEDU as a teenager, the trauma she faced their and how it's affected her mental health as an adult.

Best friends Imogene Brooks (63) and Shirley Tarver (70) reminisce about the good times they have had together throughout their long friendship, describe what it was like growing up on the border of Columbus, GA and Phenix City, AL as...