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Hello my name is Shadirah. Today is November 6 and I am interviewing my mother Teresa in reference to a family member dealing with a drug addiction. Me: who was the person in our family misusing drugs? Teresa: My brother....

An interview with a high school senior about her sobriety after meth addiction.

I, Ashley, am here with Dustin, someone who experienced adolescence once technology became prominent. Dustin has agreed to indulge our curiosity regarding this subject and provide us with details from his own personal experience with technology and the digital invasion....

We talked about Melany’s childhood and growing up in a small town, and being bullied.

Jen: “Hi, so today I’m going to ask you a few questions. There’s about 10 of them. Um, so the first one is … what was your pivotal moment that made you want to change your life?” B: “Um, probably,...

Stockton University student Alyssa Leto interviews her mother, whose father suffered from substance use disorder.

Michael Moore interviewing John Cochran. John is a musician who used to travel in a band and is an extremely talented musician. Michael is a college student and they are roommates. Both have struggled with addiction in their lives and...

Oyuny Bahena speaks with nurse Regina Vittore about her journey -- from battling heroin addiction and homelessness while pregnant to becoming the strong mom she is today. She credits her Nurse-Family Partnership nurses that stuck with her and guided her...

Chloe is a student here at Stockton University. She grew up with a troubled family life, but has been able to power through and become independent. She has found her own place to live, away from the family members that...

One Small Step Conversation partners Jason McConnell (43) and James "Jim" Dean (76) share their stories about adolescence, rebellious teen years, their journey to seminary studies and how those studies led them down different paths.

One Small Step partners Derick McGhee (35) and Gregory Lakin (63) share a conversation about their work, their faith, and their community. They discuss issues prevalent to rural Kansas such as addiction, isolation, and climate change.

In this interview we discussed what addiction is like and how Kendra has struggles with addiction most of her adult life.

Jamie Crowne (71) interviews her mother, Rita Souweine (99), about her earliest memories in New York City, the experience of raising a family and her relationship to gender roles of the time.

Jose Sanchez speaks to us on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected social and familial relationships, his socioeconomic status, and his drug addiction.

One Small Step partners Thomas "Tom" Barlow (39) and John Amoroso (45) share their challenges being divorced fathers of daughters, and their learning process around the changing language and mores regarding sexual orientation and gender identity.

[Shauna]: Okay. The first question is, who is it in relation to you that you've lost to drugs? [Interviewee]: Um, my nephew, who is like a son to me, called me mom. My children thought it was his brother for...

My dad and I talk about his disability, and how his life is since becoming disabled.

Janie sits with her daughter Emily to talk about her journey into and out of addiction.

Married couple, Steve Bates (65) and Mona Bates (68), speak about their marriage, connection to Christ, and how Victory Mission & Ministry has influenced their lives.

Randi, Jesse's mom is a recovering addict of various substances and went through AA and other organizations to help her get through her addiction. She has learned many lessons from AA, including "living life on life's terms," and feels that...

Jennifer shares her story with Kirsten of how through a series of unfortunate events she went from "supermom" to dealing with an opiate addiction and living on the streets. While on the streets she got pregnant with her third child....

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Spencer Keasey (55) about his time as a porn star working under the name Spencer Quest.

Stockton University student, Kelly, interviews Michael, who is in recovery from addiction.

Daughter Elizabeth asks her mother Sarah important questions about her past addiction and how it affects her today.