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Stuttering comic book sneak peek!

Sunday, May 12th, 2013 Tags: awareness, book, comic, comics, stammer, stammering, stutter, stuttering
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Here’s an excerpt from my upcoming stuttering comic book in honour of National Stuttering Awareness Week 2013. Thus, link #101 doubles as an announcement – the book I’m working on! I haven’t chosen a title just yet but I can tell you that the book will be filled with advice about living and dealing with [continue reading...]

Introducing yourself to strangers and stuttering openly

Thursday, March 28th, 2013 Tags: eye contact, introducing yourself, stammer, stammering, stutter, stuttering
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Episode #152: The roving reporters take over! Samuel Dunsiger shares his story about recently appearing on television for the first time— and stuttering openly. We then hear from Christine Dits, the new addition to the roving reporter roster, who shares her experiences and tips when introducing herself to strangers— complete with stuttering on her name.

Texting’s influence on life

Thursday, March 7th, 2013 Tags: stammering, stuttering, text messaging, texting
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Episode #151: Sending text messages. Good? Bad? Annoying? I speak with my friend, Lott Hughes, who ponders about the negative consequences when we rely too much on sending text messages instead of good ol’ fashioned face-to-face communication. Or at least voice-to-voice. We touch on texting as a crutch and losing our skills in reading body [continue reading...]

Social anxiety and medication

Monday, January 14th, 2013 Tags: medication, social anxiety, stammering, stuttering
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Episode #149: Think popping an anti-anxiety pill will make your stuttering go away making everything easy peasy? Think again. On this episode, I chat with a person who stutters diagnosed with social anxiety. He explains all the inner work that necessary to move along.

Finding a job when you stutter

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 Posted in podcast, stuttering | 8 Comments »

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Episode #147: The job search episode! Finding employment is one of life’s big challenges and adding a stutter into the mix doesn’t make things any easier. Many people who stutter are concerned about not finding fulfilling work because of their speech impediment. In fact, some don’t bother to pursue their dreams believing they will never, [continue reading...]

Inaugural walk for stuttering awareness

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 Tags: awareness, bonnie anderson, dave espeut, janet davis, lil jaxe, michael prue, oliver pigott, pigott brothers, stammering, stuttering
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Episode #142: “A million things I need to say”. Reporting from the first ever 1k/5k walk for stuttering awareness, I bring you on a musical experience as I interview the performers, speakers, organizers and participants of this historic event.

Trip to Niagara Falls

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 Tags: fundraiser, Nature, Niagara, Niagara Falls, soundseeing, stammering, stuttering, tour
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Episode #141: Join me on my trip to Niagara Falls! But first, a nearby hike in the Niagara Glen Nature Reserve as I talk about stuttering when you’re alone, a new stuttering podcast, an upcoming fundraising event for stuttering awareness and… helicopters.

Misuse of the word ‘cure’

Monday, August 20th, 2012 Posted in podcast, stuttering | Comments Off

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Episode #140: We meet two new Stutter Social hosts and find out what drives them to, well, host. I also play feedback from a listener in Scotland who shares his story in speech therapy and the subject of the misuse of the word, “cure”.

Sharing a few laughs

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 Posted in podcast, stuttering | Comments Off

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Episode #139: We share a few laughs on this episode. I play feedback from a woman who shares her experience with walking into a car dealership with her friend who also stutters— and the resulting hilarity. Then I speak with David Shinefield, founder of Together We Act, a theatre company for adults who stutter. We [continue reading...]

NSA Conference 2012

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 Tags: conference, Florida, National Stuttering Association, NSA, St. Pete, St. Petersburg
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Episode #137: The NSA Conference 2012 was awesome! I talk all about it on this episode. Sam and I also talk about how our workshops went and the videos I created before, during and after.

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Stuttering comic book sneak peek!

Here’s an excerpt from my upcoming stuttering comic book in honour of National Stuttering Awareness Week 2013. Thus, link #101 doubles as an announcement – the book I’m working on! I haven’t chosen a title just yet but I can tell you that the book will be filled with advice about living and dealing with [continue reading...]

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