How culture, family, and health impacts food

Daughter Isabella (19) interviews father German (62) about their experience sharing a meal at her 15th birthday and how culture, family, and health has impacted his relationship to food.

Arrah Karigan: Meditation Coach
April 30, 2024 App Interview

Arrah Karigan is a meditation coach who works in corporate and individual Wellness including yoga. She believes peace and ease are our intended states in a busy and anxious world.

Interviewing an international student from Germany on food insecurity

As a graduate student studying health promotion at Springfield College, I interview Felix, an international student from Germany about his perspective on food security growing up in Germany and his short time in America.

Tanner Rock and Alex DeMark

[Recorded Friday, September 15, 2023] Tanner (19) from Chesapeake, Virginia, and Alex (18) also from Chesapeake, Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Tanner shares how his...

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Lena Richardson and Alena Fields

Friends Lena Richardson (36) and Alena Fields (45) discuss their work promoting health and wellness in Louisiana, as well as the rich culture of food that can make healthy eating difficult. Lena and Alena share their journeys in this field...

Two Badass Sisters Inspire the Rare Disease World

Suzanne Hoff, 76, listens to Sharon Neumann, 66, relate her remarkable experiences as caregiver from childhood for her younger sister diagnosed with the rare, incurable disease of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) to their remarkable journey developing world wide support (IFOP)for...

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Courtney McSpadden and Zackery Keys

Courtney McSpadden [no age given] talks with Zackary Keys [no age given] about Courtney Creative Chess Club and the programs he runs to encourage learning, self-expression, and access in his community.

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Marilyn Sanders and Brent Shelton

One Small Step partners Marilyn Sanders (58) and Brent Shelton (63) discuss discomfort with their own political "side," patriotism, and the polarization around wearing masks.

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Nathan Collett and Carl Nulsen

One Small Step conversation partners Nathan Collett (43) and Carl Nulsun (47) discuss about politics.

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Ian Whistler and Ryan Myers

Fiancés Ian Whistler (23) and Ryan Myers (37) talk about their life together, joking about their cats aka “The Women” and sharing some of their favorite memories.

David Foote

Uncle David was a man who loved music till the day he passed. Even when life hit rock bottom, he still chased that dream.

Narrative 55 – Female, 25 year old, adult vaccine participant

As part of The VOICES Project at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Narrative 55 is a female, 25 year old, adult vaccine participant speaking on COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participation.

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Emmett Hohensee and Dane Winkler

One Small Step conversation partners Emmett Hohensee (36) and Dane Winkler (40) discuss illness, losing loved ones over politics, anger, travel and what they've learned recently through their studies and local community spots.

My grandmothers story of perseverance and resilience in America

Hello, my reflection was based upon various interviews I had with my grandmother, a 70 year old woman who found perseverance and resilience through her journey of being an immigrant in America.

A Reflection of an Interview with Dai Gu Po

I discuss and reflect on my conversation with my great aunt Dai Gu Po. A 79 year old Indonesian immigrant to the United States, we discuss various topics about the immigrant experience, health care, and her time in the United...

Effects of Racism

Sakura (19) a Indonesian-Japanese person living in Japan had faced racism that cause her mental and physical health to decline.

Gastroparesis: An Hardly Detectable Illness

This interview is about Alicia M. Barber, my mother, age 47, who has gastroparesis. I am her interviewer, Victoria Burrus, age 18. Gastroparesis is a serious health condition that is very hard to detect.

A Talk with My Grandpa

I interviewed my 60 year old grandpa, John Hickey. We talked about managing school responsibilities and mental health.

Samuel Duarte and Isabella Gonzalez

Samuel Duarte (13) talks with his grandmother about her past medical challenges in Spanish.

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Nicole Cromwell

Nicole Cromwell [no age given] reflects on her experience caring for a young woman and the connection she had with her patient's family. She speaks about her dual career as a nurse and artist and how both roles have sustained...

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Heather Hartman-Hall and Daniel Marchalik

Colleagues Heather Hartman-Hall (50) and Daniel "Dan" Marchalik (37) reflect on their paths to their current careers, their work on well-being in health care, and the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Avatar for Studying Human Health: Tissue Chips

High school student Kyle Benjamin speaks with Dr. Lisa Carnell, program scientist of NASA’s Translational Research Program, about her work using tissue chips to study human biology in space -- and what it could mean for personalized medicine back on...

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Philip Georgy and Andrew Moore

Philip Georgy (66) speaks with Andrew Moore (31) about the impact Dr. Moore had on his care and shared his profound gratitude for a renewed sense of life.