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Mary Sloper (78) talks to Shawn Sorbom (28) about going to boarding school at age 5 in Imperial Valley, Californiia, her Croatian mother, and her career as a nurse.

Susan Roberts (66) speaks with her husband Douglas Roberts (71) about their serious illnesses, navigating their care and the lessons learned from this experience.

Today, we interviewed Aundrea Brown age 38 who had been a registered nurse for 17 years. Today, we discussed how was it for her being a nurse during Covid while have 2 young children the ages of 6 and 4.

Mary Beth Major MS, APRN, AGNP-C Economic necessity was the impetus for enrolling in nursing classes at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Caring for medically complex patients experiencing health care inequities led me to St. Catherine University College for Adults...

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

One Small Step conversation partners Denise McGough (65) and Michael "Mike" Lombardi (70) explore their shared values of respectful communication across political difference, shared experiences as Americans abroad, and reflect on current issues we face such as structural racism, healthcare...

One Small Step conversation partners L [No Name Given] (35) and T [No Name Given] (35) discuss their upbringings and their concerns over education, healthcare, and public safety in the United States.

Colleagues Pam Simon [no age given] and Alison Clayton [no age given] talk about their work with the Stanford Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Program.

Mason Skeeters (19) talks with his grandmother, Charlotte Chaney, about her childhood, career, and family.

On December 14, 2018, Carol Cornelious spoke of her life. She told how wars affected her personally as well as how she met her husband Bob. She also shared about her nursing career and stories of her time in the...

Mary Absolon, R.N., M.S.N. Visionary Nurse Leader and Mentor Dedicated health policy registered nurse executive with accomplishment advancing quality and equity for Minnesotans through excellence in regulatory systems  Established Mary Absolon Health Policy Research for Nursing Endowed Fund, St....

Rita Schneider (93) was interviewed by Jane Ashe(72) about her life as a nurse and mother

One Small Step conversation partners Michelle Mercurio (46) and Ron Shamashkin (65) discuss pivotal political moments in their lives, healthcare, education, and media that has deepened their understanding of the world.

Latasha Williams, Cricis Worker, Mother of Two and Student: 2020-04-26 01:42:09

Nina Siegal spoke to her father, Dr. Frederick P. Siegal, about his 40 year career as an HIV/AIDS specialist, from the beginning of the epidemic until a few years ago

One Small Step conversation partners Mareisa (39) and Cheryl (54), both Democrats, discuss fiscal conservatism, their fathers as impactful figures in their lives, and healthcare.

Dr. James "Jim" Brasic (73) shares a conversation with his friend and mentee, medical student, Jack Goodman (24), as they discuss the changes in the medical field and medical school.

Mary Broderick has worked with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), St. Paul Province, for over 40 years. She joined with Sister Anne Joachim Moore at the founding of St. Mary's Junior College as a nursing professor and...

One Small Step partners Thomas "Tommy" Orlando (33) and John Sadzewicz (65) share their different viewpoints on abortion, health care, and socialism.

Eileen Wenckus: 2020-09-25 17:37:32 interviews her niece about her first job in healthcare, which is at a hospital. Only one year working there and she found herself in the midst of the Covid -19 pandemic. Brooke loves her job and...

John Lillig (45) interviews his parents-in-law Seung Ja Lee (70) and Geung Goo Lee (74) about being born in South Korea, immigrating to Germany, and eventually settling in the U.S. Other topics discussed were family, golf, and travel throughout the...

Pricilla, a nurse practitioner and her work 'sister', Lisa, a social worker, share stories of their work in palliative care. Trying to leave work at work so they can be fully present with their families when they get home. What...

Holly talks about being an advocate for her trans daughter and how that led her to becoming a member of several PFAC (Patient Family Advisory Council) groups before she found one at the Institute for Human Caring that was advocating...

Colleagues Debbie Hutchinson (47) and Marvin Millington (28) discuss the H2 agricultural visa and the opportunity for advancement it provides a whole community back in Jamaica.

Ligia and Kira, RN's with Providence Elderplace, share why they chose nursing, what keeps them loving the profession and working at Providence. They talk about how they coped with the challenges and anguish of Covid19 as well as supporting staff...