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Discussion over her not having an experience with mental illness.

Daniel Potts speaks to his wife Ellen Potts, and gives sobering description of his care of his father during Alzheimer's.

Christine "Chrissy" Glenn (69) and her mother, Mary Ellen Glenn (97) talk about their family's history with mental illness, the stigma of mental illness and the need for better mental health support. They remember family members they have lost to...

In this interview we spoke with a woman who suffered from depression and how she seeked treatment.

son interivews his mom about how she single-handedly raised her three sons once her husband got very ill. until then she’d always been dependent on her husband. very nice interivew.

Barbara talks about her experience working in hospitals where gender confirmation surgery was conducted, developing community, and advice for young queer people

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

A 20 year old college student interviews his Grandpa about life, mental illness, and briefly politics.

Helene Broomer speaks with daughter, Rachelle Broomer, about the experiences that have informed her life, including being a child of a Holocaust survivor, surviving breast cancer and being an agoraphobic.

My brother held many strong thoughts on the topic of Mental Illness. Also, more thoughts than I would have ever imagined actually. In school he encounters individuals with mental Illnesses and he is able to accept them for who they...

An woman, 73 living with schizophrenia growing up in a Catholic household with a mother who was also schizophrenic and later went on to raise 3 children (sexual assault, talk of dieing trigger warning)

thien ong: 2021-10-20 01:30:23 I interviewed my best friend which I've known since middle school. we went through the good and bad together and I would like to share her story on and view on art. Sarah Baab is a...

My interviewee said that my family would not believe that they had a Mental Illness and and wouldn’t react as to being very supportive and comforting. Secondly, they said they would not be treated differently because of the illness because...

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Interview with my dad about PTSD

In this interview, Ruby Doran (16) interviews her mother, Susan Doran (49), about what she had been like to raise, and how Ruby's struggles with mental illness affected her mother.

Fitz Dettmer (18) has a personal talk with his dad, Matthew Dettmer (50) about raising him and his sister Graelyn (22), both of whom are queer and neurodivergent. Discussions of when differences were noticed, why, the different atmospheres they were...

Dale Hutchens, 53, interviews his father Eugune Hutchens, 80, about his life, his abiding interest in radio and his experiences growing up in a poor, sharecropping family

Carrie Gonzales, 39, tells her husband Brett Gonzales, 37, about overcoming her addiction to painkillers.

A woman interviews her mother-in-law about her life. One theme that crops up is the storytellers’ difficulty coping with increasing memory loss.

Ishmael Jihan (60), by his social worker and friend Abby Lamb (29) about his life growing up in Chicago and his involvement in the Black Panthers as well as his political views now.

Gaile Edrozo (36) and her colleague Victoria Johnson (26) talk about mental health, working in healthcare, and GE's experience with depression. GE shares her mental health journey—from a conservative upbringing to seeking therapy—and shares advice on taking care of oneself.

My mother had major depression after my father passed away and dealt with it for 5 years or so. She eventually over came the depression after realizing that she needed too.

Jameson O'Neal talks with his mother, Tricia O'Neal, about her mother, Lena Teinila, as well as several other family members. Jameson and Tricia discuss rejection, reconciliation, and how those life lessons come full circle. Lena Teinila's homicide is the only...

We discussed dad’s childhood, religion, views, and everything in between.