Ed Kowalchuk of Fairfield County, CT and Beth Moeller for the Griswold Resilience Project: Achieving Moonshots

Beth Moeller sat down with Ed Kowalchuk just after the Space X Dragon Launch to discuss lessons learned from immigrant parents, his own immigration to the US from Canada, a career at IBM including little known back room experiences from...

EB and dad talk about resilience through dad’s running career

Me, Ella Brooke Dodson who is 12 years old, and my dad, Brooke Dodson who is 50 years old, talk about my dad’s resilience through his running career and races/marathons.

William's Journey (en Español)

William discusses his migration from Puerto Rico to Chicago, his struggle with addiction, how to be resilient in the face of adversity, how poverty affected not only him but his family and how organizations like La Casa Norte help alleviate...

Questions to Jhon

The experience of Jhon Alejandro had abaut his moved to diferents cities

Alfredo Vielman

We talked about resilience and immigrating to another country

Aiden's Story of Survival and Resiliency

This storyteller had the traumatic experience of being pursued romantically by a person in a position of power. As a young person desiring attention, he was unable to recognize what was happening at the time. Now, upon reflection, he is...

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Sally Baker and Brad Baker

Spouses, Sally Baker (42) and Brad Baker (41), share a conversation about the stroke that Sally had when she was thirty, the recovery process, their children, and their gratitude for one another.

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Maritza Pratt and Nylda Dieppa

Nylda Dieppa (66) and her friend Maritza Pratt (65) explore Nylda's collection of poems, "Alborada: A Poetic Memoir Across Cultures," reading and examining how experiences of culture, motherhood, marriage, separation, heartbreak and resilience have shaped Nylda's life.

Joe's story: a story of resilience, community assistance, and giving back to his community.

Erik was blessed to hear Joe's story of once having been homeless, the resiliency he developed, and the assistance his community provided him. Joe now is now an overcomer and passionately giving back (supporting) his community.

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Buna George and Manny Sotelo

Buna George (34) and her boyfriend Manny Sotelo (40) discuss their time together, Buna's cancer diagnosis, and what their future holds.

Sarah Stolar and Glenn Stolar discuss preparing for the climate emergency.

Sarah and Glenn discuss the importance of collaborating with and speaking to others about the importance of sustainability and eco-friendly actions. We also discuss the positive internal benefits of voluntarily changing behaviors to address climate change and how this can...

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Bobby Mitchell and Corey Mitchell

Cousins Bobby Mitchell (45) and Corey Mitchell (43) share a conversation about their childhood in rural Missouri, Bobby’s struggles with homelessness and addiction, Bobby’s passion for ministry, and how their bond has sustained them through it all.

Dr. Darla Shaw & Beth Moeller of The Griswold Home Care Resilience Project: How our stories define us & we must evolve to enrich our stories

Dr. Darla Shaw (82) of Fairfield County, CT sat down with Beth Moeller of Griswold Home Care Fairfield County in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, to share wisdom about resiliency and how to REAP the rewards of a rich...

The Grief of Losing an Idol

On November 27th, 2017, Charlie Ruderman interviewed his mother Catherine Smith to learn about her childhood and what it was like to lose a loved one. Throughout the interview, Catherine describes her childhood in the 1970’s San Fernando Valley. This...

Antidotes to White Fragility: Rascal Roubos, Zara Zimbardo and Toran Ailisheva

Rascal Roubos, author the Social Work Master's thesis "Antidotes to White Fragility" reflects with collaborators Zara Zimbardo and Toran Ailisheva of White Noise Collective on the creation of the popular and transformative somatic Antidotes curriculum.

Michelle and Nick discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Nick asked Michelle about her experiences with the wildfires in Northern California, and learned about her strategies for coping with smoke and plans for resilience in a power-insecure future.

Climate resilience in the early years for RMI

Climate resilience in the early years is a focus for us here in the RMI. The work this entails is important so how can we bring existing work the government has done to upcoming projects for the more vulnerable in...

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Sylvia Smoller and Jordan Smoller

Jordan Smoller [no age given] talks with his mother Sylvia Smoller [no age given] about her life including escape from Poland and the Nazis, becoming a refugee, her experience of becoming a world renowned scientist (with whom he sometimes co-authors),...