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Harriet Mantzer (67) talks with her friend, Gail Greener (59) about her time as a hospice nurse, caring for cancer patients, and delivering babies. She shares about being a rancher and the death of her seventeen-year-old daughter.

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

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...

Interviewing my amazing wife about the time we lost when I served in the Army.

Depression

Addison K. Groff, a retired minister who was born in 1919 in Rochester, NY, but spent most of his adolescence in Boonsboro, Maryland, is interviewed by his grandson, Edwin Groff on November 25, 2017. He lived through some of the...

One Small Step partners Anita Wiggins (65) and Deborah Callahan (56) discuss major events that shaped them, their spirituality as a Catholic and a Mormon, the difficulty raising children with or without their shared beliefs, and self-love.

Thelma Warren (10/26/1924) discusses her life in rural Alabama during times, thick and thin, from the Depression years through World War II. Thelma Warren -- mother of three, grandmother of five, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother -- discusses her childhood in rural...

I interviewed my cousin, sister, and mother (who has Alzheimer's) about our Mama Nick.

Emily discusses growing up with a substance-abusing mother, and how this led to her won struggles with abandonment issues. She also talks about running away, dealing with depression and methamphetamine addiction as a teenager and ultimately her recovery from addiction.

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

Spouses, Michael Kelly (73) and Peggy Kelly (75), talk about Michael's military service in the Military Police, his upbringing, and their time in Grafenwöhr, Germany.

After years of struggling with drug, alcohol and criminal addictions, and numerus stints in prison, Bear was able to turn his life around. Understanding his criminal activities also gave him a high, he knew others must feel the same and...

Friends Tiara Evans (27) and Asha John (27) reflect on hard periods of their lives and how those experiences made them who they are today. They discuss what adulthood means for their generation and the importance of not forgetting to...

Jacob will not express his emotions

Our Gramma's life spanning multiple continents and centered around a family.

I spoke about metal illness recording my older sister. She has had depression since middle school.

Helen had surgery and refused to leave the hospital before Christmas. Here the story of the Christmas candelabra received in 1964.

David A. Feingold (67) talks with his significant other Becca Buchalter (58) about being bipolar, mania and depression, the effects of his illness on life, the power of his creativity, their relationship, and his artwork.

Isabella asks Steven about his childhood with his late father and his estranged brother.

Awkward

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.

Gabriela y Lidia hablan sobre los servicios que se ofrecen en St Jude Neighborhood Health Center en la ciudad de Orange, CA. Los servicios están dirigidos a pacientes de bajos ingresos, sin seguro de salud e independientemente del estado de...

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....

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