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My mom and I talked about her health and how she feels about how it has affected her life.

Her childhood and experiences growing up

Interview about life

I interviewed my mother and asked her the most important questions.

Interview with Kelly Neil

This was an interview conducted by myself (Zion) with my “elder” for a class project. This interview discusses aging and a few key takeaways along the way. My interviewer is very special to me, she is my mom.

Feeling grateful for a lifetime of love and friendship

Nancy lives in San Francisco for her everyday life because of the beauty, diversity, and accessibility, but her soul belongs to the cabin in MN that's been in her family for decades. She shares stories on family, values, and planning...

A mother and daughter talk about aging, getting older, growing up.

Final interview

Colleen Weeks (52) interviews her father, Bill Peyton (79) about his time in the Air Force, his experiences teaching, and how his medical training helped him save her life.

Finding support for LGBTQ in the church

Ashley Paul (18) interviews her mentor Aisha Young (43) about gerontology, black elder care, and Aisha’s organization African Americans in Gerontology.

My grandmother shares stories and perspective from her 94 years of life including losing two partners to polio, raising three children on her own and being gender non-conforming and gay in the 1940's and 50's

In their One Small Step conversation, Sue Kelly (48) and Hallie Tischendorf (20) talk about their different perspectives on politics due to their age and relationship to other generations.

Paulist Father Ricky Manalo's main ministry is music. But he's also a teacher at Santa Clara University, and around the world, about liturgy and culture. He writes reflections in the devotional book "Give Us This Day." Fr. Ricky is of...

One Small Step participants Tyler Beam (44) and Sarah Davis (40) discuss their experiences living abroad, what it's like pursuing a second career and master's degree in their forties, their political beliefs, and their spiritual identities.

Isabelle Haahr interviews her mother (Kristina Haahr) about her life and experiences. Kristina talks about the lessons she has learned in life, and from her family. As well as some of the most important memories in her life. Finally some...

One Small Step conversation partners Sally Gilbert (67) and Jeri Thompson (63) discuss their shared experiences growing up in the South, raising children, and reckoning with their race. They reflect on their generational connection and their hopes for the future.