Jay Allison is one of public radio's most honored producers. He has produced hundreds of nationally broadcast documentaries and features for radio and television. His work has earned him the duPont-Columbia and five Peabody Awards, and he was the 1996 recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio, the industry's highest honor. He was the curator and producer of This I Believe on NPR and he produces The Moth Radio Hour. Before his career in broadcasting, Jay was a theater director in Washington, D.C. He is also the founder of the public radio stations for Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape Cod where he lives.

Dan Gediman is the executive producer of This I Believe. His work has been heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Marketplace, Jazz Profiles, and This American Life. He has won many of public broadcasting's most prestigious awards, including the duPont-Columbia Award.

I Am Not My Body
LISA SANDIN

Resilience Is a Gift
JOEL SCHMIDT

The Designated Celebrator
MELINDA SHOAF

Baking by Senses and Memories
EMILY SMITH

Learning to Trust My Intuition
CYNTHIA SOMMER

An Optimistic View of the World
DAN TANI

Community in Action
STUDS TERKEL

Music Makes Me Come Alive
JOAN TOWER

God Is God Because He Remembers
ELIE WIESEL

The Guts to Keep Going
AMY LYLES WILSON

Freeing Myself Through Forgiveness
YOLANDA YOUNG

A Potential for Brutality
YINONG YOUNG-XU

A Duty to Family, Heritage, and Country
YING YING YU

We're All Different in Our Own Ways
JOSHUA YUCHASZ

Afterword
DAN GEDIMAN

APPENDIX A:
How to Write Your Own This I Believe Essay

APPENDIX B:
How to Use This I Believe in Your Community

Acknowledgments