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Mardi Pennington (74) interviews her goddaughter Ava Ocker (18) about her high school years and preparing to enter college.

Melanie DeJoode (55) talks to her son Felix DeJoode (19) about how they both experienced Felix's coming out as transgender.

For my first interview I spoke with my mom primarily about how she is keeping herself busy during the quarantine. She also talked extensively about the impact of God in times like these.

Awkward

Mother and daughter Carol Braker (59) and Sophie Barker (25) discuss Sophie’s chronic illness, disabilities, and the lessons Sophie has learned.

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

S: Uh. What made you first start smoking, and what kind of people also got you into it? B: Well. I um, I was honestly interested to see what it was like and a bunch of my friends that I...

Clint Anderson (42) shares a conversation with his sister, Sarah Anderson (45), about his experiences with mental health and schizoaffective disorder.

Interview talking about the impact of social media in school, and the differences between Oklahoma City and Edmond schools.

“Growing up in life was never easy. But it’s important to stay strong and keep pushing.” -Erick Rangel

Eliza Peterson (21) talks with her sister Julia (20) about her experiences in school, from kindergarten to senior year. Julia shares about impactful teachers, her school-related anxiety, and her best memories.

My name is Nalani Stones. The person that was interviewed was was Shanita Stones my mother. I am 15 while my mother is 44. The topics discussed had a lot to do with the past and her experiences as such....

Shaina Lawrence (31) talks with her cousin Molly Lawler (27) on how the COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted her, and about life in general.

Friends and former Providence colleagues, Alex and Bree, have different views of the first time they met. They do both agree on the positive influence they have had on each other over the last 10 years.

We talked about her childhood and struggles with anxiety.

Working with the National Crisis Text Line

I am not a good speaker on my own, I find I could write for hours of my memories of her but once I know its being recorded I panic, anxiety is a hell of a thing. This is me...

Current environment crisis can create a lot of pressure and stress to people. We need learn how to cope with that situation.

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I interviewed my cousin Arianna. We discussed the transition from high school to college and all the responsibilities, relationships, and struggles that came with it.

A personal interview between brother and sister and the mental and emotional challenges that 2020 has posed: cancelled med school graduation, cancelled wedding, starting residency amidst a pandemic, and a whole abundance of emotions throughout.

Follow up to talk about Diego's experience with mental health

This interview talks about depression in the point of view of a teen.

In this podcast, I discuss the correlation between test performance and anxiety in adolescents. I interviewed my friend, Sarah, about her experience of navigating academics and test-taking with anxiety throughout her time in high school and college.