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Donna Lancaster, 78, is interviewed by friend Mindy Reed, 54. Dorothy was born without knee or hip joints and speaks about how her parents raised her to make her own choices and how she overcame the challenges she face in...

Herbe "Philip" Tello (42) tells his friend, Hannah Balts-Smith (31), about his early conflicts with self-identity, a decade of struggling through addiction recovery, and his plans to become a nurse.

Rachel just celebrated 3 years of sobriety on February 20th, 2018. Sobriety from alcohol and drugs. However, it's so much more than not going back to alcohol and drugs. The sobriety is a mark of victory in her life. This...

Husband and wife, Chris Braun (57) and Sabrina Braun (49), reflect their life together on their experiences during COVID.

One Small Step participants Erin Treece [no age given] and Susan Pauley [no age given] discuss their upbringing, moments they have experienced great kindness, how alcoholism has affected them and their families, and what brings them joy.

One Small Step partners Faithea Foster (46) and Robert "Bob" Hisel (81) share what they learned from their families and how their upbringings influence their politics.

Philip Herzog (25) interviews his coworker Bambie Wurzburger [no age given] about her journey through addiction, recovery, and impact at Cross Lines Distribution Center.

One Small Step conversation partners Ruth Cain [no age given] and Salma Hussein [no age given] discuss their work as social workers, their marriages, and their faith/spirituality.

A mother and daughter talk about family history.

Lisa Gladwell (62) speaks with her longtime friend Leslie Thorsen (63) about their childhood, what their friendship meant to them, and discuss their work in mental health advocacy and in recovery advocacy.

Stockton University student, Kelly, interviews Michael, who is in recovery from addiction.

Married couple, Steve Bates (65) and Mona Bates (68), speak about their marriage, connection to Christ, and how Victory Mission & Ministry has influenced their lives.

Franchesca Peña (27) interviews her conversation partner Linda Clair Snyder [no age given] about her life in Decatur.

One Small Step partners Richard [No Name Given] (70) and Amanda [No Name Given] (43) share how they came to their Jewish faith, and consider the intersection of religious values and politics.

Me: Hi I’m Shemar Mathieu and I am here with … Jason: Jason! Me: and this is my interview with him. What was your pivotal moment that made you want to change your life? Jason: I got sober because I...

One Small Step partners Kathryn Boren (36) and Ian Landis (27) share their experiences with opioid addiction, suicide, and recovery. They also discuss their political beliefs.

Andre and Lynne Davidson remember Andre's late father, Lynne's husband.

One Small Step conversation partners Randi [No Name Given] (23) and Anne Matava (60) talk about their parents, disability, recovery, trans and nonbinary identities, generational differences, history, and their hopes for the future.

Thomas Riddle (56) talks to his therapist David Avruch (32) about his life, his addiction to heroin, learning to love himself, the challenges of recovery, and how he hopes to help other people struggling.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Spencer Keasey (55) about his time as a porn star working under the name Spencer Quest.

Margaret "Meg" von Lossnitzer (40) interviews her colleague, Jo Ann Coull (61), about her HIV diagnosis during her time in prison and the process that has led to her sobriety and recovery.

Partners, Eric Tumminia (42) and Amelia LaMair (33), sit down to discuss Eric's struggle with addiction and to celebrate his sobriety, as well as share how the recovery process has transformed their day-to-day lives.

Ana Maria Hernandez (30) interviews her friend Norris Scott (62) and asks about his experience with substance abuse and his journey to recovery. Norris talks about his relationship with drugs, his dreams of being a boxer, what inspired him to...

“Hello my name is Jake Carnevale and this is my father Mick. Alright, First off who was it who used the substance in the family?” “That would be my mother your grandma,” “And what substance was it?” “She was an...

One Small Step partners Jonathan Mosher (61) and Karen Johnson (61) talk about the political issues that they are most passionate about.