Interview with Ankita

Ankita and I discussed anxiety, spirituality, letting go, familial relationships, and higher beings.

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Jolee Kennedy and Arlene Levit

One Small Step partners Jolee Kennedy (65) and Arlene Levit (70) discuss their upbringing, their work as nurses, and their concerns over younger generations and climate change.

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Mark Kimmell and Andy Ritan

Mark Kimmell (61) tells his friend Andy Ritan (52) about his impending surgery for throat cancer, which will permanently change Mark's voice. The two became friends through a spiritual practice called, "the Diamond Approach."

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Julianne Larsen and Mar Nauta

Partners Julianne Larsen (46) and Mar Nauta (52) discuss how they met, the obstacles they have faced as a couple, and some of the happy memories they have shared during their thirteen years together.

The Magic of the Yoga Room: Margie Koch
January 20, 2023 App Interview

Margie and Pam talk about yoga and the magic of meditation. Margie’s practice and yoga instruction have enhanced her life.

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Tonya Wenger and Paris Lipsey-Coley

One Small Step conversation partners Tonya Wenger (49) and Paris Lipsey-Coley (49) discuss their children and parenting, meditation for self-care, and how faith informs their points of view.

Isabella Short interviews Johnathan Short, discussing growing up in a military family, work, and spirituality.

In this interview, conducted in November 2020 in Atlanta, GA, Isabella Short (17) interviews her father Johnathan Short (54) about his upbringing in a military family, his work life, and his thoughts and personal connections to spirituality and religion. Mr....

Anna Ramirez and Lydia Mandell: Unscheduled Play

Anna Ramirez: 2020-06-19 15:08:15 Anna and Lydia discuss breathe work during COVID19 and how this has shifted their daily work routines and relationships. Surprising revelations about PLAY are revealed to them over this conversation.

More than just happiness

This interview explores the deeper dimensions of happiness. How can we find happiness? How can we make people happy? And are we happy now?

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Heidi Plumb and Kale Dankenbring

Spouses Heidi Plumb (41) and Kale Dankenbring (47) recall the journey of travel and enlightenment they completed before opening a small coffee shop in Kansas.

Eliza Peterson and Julia Peterson

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.

“People remember the simple human touch.”

(Photo by Ryan Haggerty) Fr. Vinny McKiernan's worked at the Newman Center on the Ohio State University campus for 26 years. Over the course of his life and work, he’s been a novice director with the Paulist Fathers. He’s also...

Just some of the many stories from my Spanish Teacher Ms. Bochow

My Spanish teacher Ms. Bochow is always telling us stories for nearly the whole class so when I got the chance to interview her, I took it. While it is still 40 some minutes long, we could've gone on for...

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Angel [no last name given] and Diann Kayah

StoryCorps Volunteer, Diann Kayah (68), has a conversation with Angel [no last name given] (36), in which Angel provides insight on how she has learned to find the silver lining in any bad situation.

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Tamar Fagin and Mark Atkinson

One Small Step partners Tamar Fagin (72) and Mark Atkinson (67) talk about the layers of difficulty within difficult conversations, the impact of spirituality in their lives, parenting, and not fighting so hard against bullies that you become one.

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Noreen (Patience) DeWeese and Keturah DeWeese

Keturah DeWeese (18) speaks with her mom Patience DeWeese (47) about her growing up in a family of Jehovah's Witnesses, her difficult decision to leave the church and how she sought a sense of place and community in Charleston, WV....

Spirituality unfolding Mankowski

This is the story of one man’s spiritual development from the Catholicism of his Polish immigrants through an epifany he had sniffing glue to his learning of transcendental meditation which has developed into a long-standing practice and peaceful existence.

What it’s like to be a Muslim.

This interview was recorded in Flushing Michigan on December 6th, 2020. I interviewed with Hana, my mother. In this interview we talked about what it means to be a practicing Muslim. We also talked about the daily challenges that a...

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Sara Rouhi and Maureen Rouhi

Maureen Rouhi (65) has a conversation with her daughter Sara Rouhi (35) about being biracial, Iran, and mental health.

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David Pollock and Eleanor Vassili

David Pollock (72) discusses his 40 years of experience with zen meditation with facilitator Eleanor Vassili (34). He talks about discovering zen meditation in recovery after having cancer, his continuation with the practice, and the challenges and benefits of meditation...

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Patricia Agheli and Lynn Wilcox

Friends Patricia Agheli (60) and Dr. Lynn Wilcox (85) discuss the religious journeys that led them to Islamic Sufism and the way their lives have shifted for the better.

Beth Moeller and Jim Mellett for the Griswold Home Care Fairfield County Project on Resiliency: The joy of a shared life.

Beth Moeller: 2020-09-01 20:20:06 Internationally renown geologist, professor and entrepreneur Jim Mellett, 84, sat down with Beth Moeller from Griswold Home Care in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic to discuss insights about characteristics driving resilience in times of uncertainty...