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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.

Join us as I talk with my brother about his experience in highschool and also how to have a better experience

Billie speaks about experiences with bipolar disorder, growing up, personal relationships, mental health progress, and the future.

My Grampa was recently diagnosed with cancer. My mom shares how she is dealing with it.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her memories of World War II, being a teenager in a military family, living on an army base and her relationship with her father.

Community partners, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, Odet Nazarian, and Terry Lotka, have a conversation about the impact of giving back to the community and, in turn, to themselves.

A conversation with my dad who has metastatic lung cancer after years of smoking.

We talked about her cancer life and how it changed her. We also talked about Peyton, her 4 year old daughter as a single mom.

One Small Step partners Lisa Specter-Dunaway (59) and Jessica Murray (39) have a conversation where they consider mental health, political polarization, immigrant experiences, and urban life.

John had everything, but due to terrible circumstances he became homeless. One of those awful events was a fight against throat cancer, which left him unable to talk. With the help of a friend and a sense of humor, John...

[Recorded: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021] Jon del Rosario and Maddy Deal have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville. Jon shares about his childhood growing up in Virginia Beach and how he has more recently started following politics with his...

This interview reflected on a black women’s experience with their personal interactions within healthcare and how it affected their personal life.

A look into the life of a mother who has struggled with previous miscarriages, addictions, and struggles in her life and how she handles her day-to-day.

Kevin Gluck (49) talks with his mother, Anne Perdue (74) about her life

November, 6th 2014 I was diagnosed with cancer. I interviews my mom about her perspective of my fight with Burkitt’s Lyphoma.

We talk in depth about Grace’s first drunk experience.

Nell Potter Wright (98) shares memories with her daughter, Barbara Still (71), of growing up in Virginia, going to nursing school, and being in Nurse Corps during World War II. She remembers her late husband, Alfonso Franklin Wright Jr., and...

End of life interview with environmental activist who chose hospice early for improved quality of life.

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One Small Step conversation partners, Mary Hill [no age given] and Wealthia Jackson [no age given], discuss their backgrounds and experiences and how those shaped their beliefs.

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.

On November 27th, 2017, Charlie Ruderman interviewed his mother Catherine Smith to learn about her childhood and what it was like to lose a loved one. Throughout the interview, Catherine describes her childhood in the 1970’s San Fernando Valley. This...

Tawny Swain (42) shares with her friend Marylin Schultz (54) her story of loosing her home and job due to her diagnosis of a type of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). After living in a nursing home and trying to become...

Jose Rodriguez gets asked questions about his love life and how he manages to be strong now that his lover is gone.

My mother and I talked about her expiernces with Ride for Three Reasons with her Dad, and other charitable events she has taken place in.