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Andover Stories of American Identity: Andover resident Kevin O'Leary shares his story about his worldly upbringing, and how it all led to his profession of becoming a psychologist to help wounded veterans heal.

Atra Flemons (61) interviews her friend Khadijah Shabazz (62) about her experience with mass incarceration and how she has become an advocate for families who have lost loved ones to police violence.

Friends Stephanie [No Name Given] (41) and Megan Day (38) talk about their bonding experience during their time at treatment this past November. The two reflect on the things they miss about treatment, the difficulties of returning to normal life,...

One Small Step conversation partners Margaret Woody (62) and Claudia Marshel (59) discuss their upbringings and how politics have influenced their lives.

Carla Orellana [no age given] shares her experience as a blue star mother. She talks about what it was like learning that her son had been severely injured. She speaks about the practices and programs that help her and her...

Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Student, Tiffany Mims, interviews Professor Celeste Terry, Assistant Executive Director of United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc. to talk about her life, her work, her projects, and her insights about resilience, healing, and...

Friends Leonardo Juarez (31) and DeAndra Edwards (30) discuss their relationship to LGBTQ+ identity, the idea of "coming out," and finding queer community.

Charlene Kiyuna (67) interviews her friend Marion Masada (87) about her childhood experience of being imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp during WWII and the subsequent struggles she faced after her and her family were released.

May Moe Tun (22) interviews her friend and colleague, Toya Williams (49), about her relationship with cooking, something she learned from her mother growing up. Toya also describes her journey navigating health and disability while reflecting on the importance of...

Susan "Susie" Lipton (65) talks about surviving a severe illness with the love and support of her spouse and friend, John "Jack" Spitznagel (70).

[Recorded Wednesday, February 16, 2022] Hillary (71) and Haydon (27) recorded a One Small Step conversation together about their experiences related to serving as a first responder (Haydon) and clergy (Hillary) at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in...

Shelly Mariposa (52) and Jessica Zaffarano (33) talk about living on a commune during Jessica’s childhood.

Friends Hadi Eldebek (34) and Layale Chaker (32) discuss their relationship to music as a means of connecting to their Lebanese culture. They consider how translation, drawing from different musical influences, and their audience's reactions shape their musical practices.

Friends Marina Labarthe de Solar (24) and Reagan Holiday (28) discuss trauma, healing and trans identity.

One Small Step conversation partners Reza Nekumanesh (46) and Linda Gleason (63) talk about their work in the Fresno community, interfaith work, and their hopes for Fresno's future.

Marion Greenup (74) interviews her friend, Nancy Hannah Levy Torres (76), about her life, faith, and at times, fraught relationship to her Jewishness.

Precious Jones (40) remembers the loved ones she has lost: Preston Jones, Corey Blackwell, Paul Jones, Montay McLaurin, and Eddie Robinson. She talks with conversation partner Delilah [No Name Given] (25) about her organization Breaking Generational Poverty and her work...

Friends and writers, Tracy Burgess (36) and Geneah Berrian (34) recall the origins of their friendship and share how writing has impacted their respective healing journeys.

Ann Akana (66) talks with her friend and former teacher Tricia L. Grant (29) about her family and what it means to be Hawaiian.

Colleagues Rita Chambers (62) and Jason Hynson (42) discuss how their faith and family lives inform their work at Victory Mission & Ministry.

Anna Wermuth (26) talks to her friend and mentor Amy Brooks (62) about motherhood, chosen family, and making something beautiful out of something ugly.

One Small Step partners Scott Gordon (71) and Randy Schwartz (52) find common ground through their inverse political journeys.

Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Student, Tiffany Mims, interviews Professor Celeste Terry, Assistant Executive Director of United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc. to talk about her life, her work, her projects, and her insights about resilience, healing, and...

Friends Norma Burns (61) and Neil Chand (31) share about their experience being incarcerated and how they instill hope in others by mentoring those in similar situations and by living as examples of positive change and resiliency.

Nancy talks to Janice about her work at Providence and how it aligns with the Providence mission.