At First Person Arts, we believe that we all have a story to tell and that the art of storytelling has the power to change lives.
With #Us: 5 People, 1 Moment, we explore 1 unique moment in contemporary American life through the shared experiences of 5 storytellers.
Each podcast episode enables us to dive deeper and find meaningful connections through the art and power of storytelling. We bring together multiple cultural and personal perspectives to bridge differences and build stronger communities.
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#Us podcast episodes
Five People. One Moment: Sobering – Kelly McKay
In this special series episode Kelly shares with us her story of surrendering to sobriety after her family intervened. Kelly talks about rebuilding her life after going to a treatment center, finding hope and love in small moments, and what she wishes was more widely known about living with addiction. […]
Five People. One Moment: Sobering – Jamie Brunson
In this episode of Five People, One Moment: Sobering, Jamie tells the story of her uncle’s addiction and her own self discovery. Jamie reflects on how her uncle’s inability to live in recovery shaped her own decisions around family and sobriety. Our storytelling podcast #US returns with deep dive […]
Five People. One Moment: Sobering – Betty Smithsonian
Betty describes her life before sobriety as “rearranging furniture on the Titanic”. She shares the story of how she went to a meeting in a church basement with no intentions of getting sober only to now be 21 years in recovery. Betty is now a comedian in Philadelphia who brings […]
Five People. One Moment: Sobering – Roland Lamb
Roland describes himself as someone in serial recovery. He is continuously examining his own behavior in order to be in service to his community. Roland also talks about his hopes that young people can find inspiration in his story and not sink into the despair he feels is growing in […]
Five People. One Moment: Sobering – Vickie Fernandez
When Vickie got sober she did it her own way. She broke a lot of the usual “rules” and went right back on stage after hiding her addiction in the Philadelphia comedy scene. But the family and life she’s built for herself during seven years of sobriety are a constant […]