Lisa Weiss: 0:00

I'm Lisa Weiss, and I'm fascinated by objects.

Stanley Weiss: 0:04

One, two, three. Soldiers, yo yos, and baseball cards.

Lisa Weiss: 0:08

Things. Stuff.

Pamela Blackwell: 0:10

That diary is probably one of the only things that has been in her life from conception to now.

Lisa Weiss: 0:19

The everyday possessions we collect, and why.

Stanley Weiss: 0:22

I know to most people it's a lot of junk.

Gabrielle Blackwell: 0:24

It's definitely something that's been through the years, but it's something really special to me.

Lisa Weiss: 0:31

I believe objects have the power to bring people closer together, and like a deeper version of childhood show and tell, I'm on a mission to share the extraordinary personal stories behind seemingly ordinary possessions. Stories about mothers and daughters.

Gabrielle Blackwell: 0:48

I found the journal at 8 years old. I believed it until I was 27. I had this truth that was actually a lie.

Lisa Weiss: 0:56

About family secrets.

Pamela Blackwell: 0:58

I would pray all the time, like, Oh God, please forgive me, please forgive me, please forgive me.

Lisa Weiss: 1:02

And how a simple piece of paper can help set someone free.

Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque: 1:07

It gave me a purpose. It helped me to survive.

Lisa Weiss: 1:10

Object Diaries. Stories of human connection told one treasured object at a time. Hear episodes and share your own story at objectdiaries. com