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Interviewing Lucia Owens about media, COVID-19, self-care, current events, and mental health. Lucia has taken a unique path to self-care, and offers a one of a kind perspective.

Eric Allison, born and raised New Orleans adult who worked at an ER during Covid-19 shares his experience.

Natalia shares with Liz the life changing impact that the care and nurturing of one St. Joseph nurse had on her when she was alone at age 17 giving birth. This experience changed her life trajectory and set her on...

This interview was conducted for the College Connection Academy class "USH 2020". In this interview, I, Angel Nguyen (Age 13), answer questions about what life has been like during the pandemic. As well as describe many things that have now...

In this interview I talk with my nana about the pandemic and how it has changed our lives. I ask her questions about her life and how the pandemic has affected it, her thoughts on it, and what she has...

Mila talks to her parents about what it was like to get the vaccine

One Small Step conversation partners Zubair Hassan (84) and Henry Gordon (50) cover a range of political and miscellaneous topics. They find they both changed their political views in adulthood, regard medicine as poison, and believe religion should not other...

Sara Bavar (44) shares a conversation with friends and sisters Anna Padideh Moshefi (35) and Nina Nirvana Moshefi (39). They discuss their COVID-19 relief work, their experiences as part of the MTO Shahmasghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism, and the lessons...

One Small Step conversation partners Janalynn Villasenor (38) and Jeffery Puente (30) talk about parenthood, their families' influence on their politics, and their shared desire to see communities and neighborhoods more connected.

Discusses what epidemics such as polio, H2N2 were like when she was young. Explaining how it was like living in a small town and when she moved to Germany and the difference in vaccine availability. The comparison of now with...

Kalolaine Palei (30) and her friend Louisa Tali (26) talk about losing their fathers and how those losses have changed them. They also talk about their careers in healthcare fields and the importance of prioritizing taking care of themselves mentally...

Friends Stephanie Hurd (29) and Ali Manning (35) talk about their careers in food & wellness and the ways in which they practice self care. The friends reflects on how these topics existed in their childhoods and what advice they...

Stanley Riley (31) talks with his mother, Adele Riley (59), about how COVID-19 has affected their lives, and why they chose to get vaccinated. They discuss their hopes for the Bronx and the importance of wellness.

Sarah Underwood (33) talks with StoryCorps facilitator Lea Zikmund (23) about her relationship and journey with mental illness.

One Small Step partners Carla Farris (51) and Maynard Belson (73) discuss their very different experiences of being in lockdown during the pandemic, why they chose to be vaccinated or not, and their hope and fears for our country.

Jamie and Kate talk about their experience working in a SNF during the COVID pandemic. Includes stories of vaccinated residents testing positive after exposure by unvaccinated healthcare workers, and a plea for vaccination.

Colleagues Regina Cooper (68) and Katie Towns (43) discuss their pandemic experiences and shared appreciation for the partnership between The Library Center and the Health Department during COVID.

Melissa talked about discovering who she *really is later in life, shifting her priorities to exclude the expectations of others, the correlation between value and joy and the role higher education plays in our ability or inability to figure out...

I talked about COVID -19 , how it affected me and everyone , how is online school, things about the world right now and some things you can do at home so you distract your mind :)

A mom’s perspective on raising 5 kids.

Katie Lam’s life during the covid-19 pandemic (2020)

Karla with a K (64) and Lucinda Whitehurst (58) talk in their One Small Step conversation about racism in Virginia, the impact that slavery has had on the U.S. historically, and the COVID-19 vaccine.

Pricilla, a nurse practitioner and her work 'sister', Lisa, a social worker, share stories of their work in palliative care. Trying to leave work at work so they can be fully present with their families when they get home. What...

My grandma and I discussed what she thought about antivax people and how vaccines have affected her life. As well as how she thinks the government should provide vaccines.

One Small Step partners Nicholas Connell (26) and Bobby Esparza (30) reflect on their upbringings, the news industry, and the COVID-19 pandemic.