October was a busy month for stuttering conferences around the world! We hear stories from those who attended them including the mini-conference put on by the Canadian Stuttering Association.
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Episode #172: I ask a few of my friends who also stutter to share their tips for speech language pathologists.
Comments closedI chat with my friend Nate Rogers who is 12 years old and totally, completely, absolutely does not let any of his stuttering get in any of his way. Nate shares his tips for parents, siblings and teachers.
Comments closedEpisode #170: I speak with therapeutic clown practitioner, Helen Donelly, about what therapeutic clowning is and how having improv skills can help us stutterers.
Comments closedEpisode #169: I’m back from my 5th consecutive time attending the National Stuttering Association conference which was also a big epiphany in the role mentorship plays in our lives. I share my reflections on this and my book being sold out at the event! You will also hear from fellow attendees who answer the question, “Is stuttering cool?”.
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Episode #168 – You’ll be beatboxing by the time you’ve finished listening to this episode! I chat with my friend, David Resnick, on how his stuttering helped him discover that he could beatbox. David also gives us a lesson on making sounds so we, too, can get up on stage and win a beatbox battle!
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Episode #167: One day my Australian friend, Grant Meredith, started up a secret Facebook group solely for the creation and sharing of photo memes about stuttering. It went viral within 24 hours and lead us to discover many unexpected benefits of making photo memes. Even for stuttering. Grant and I chat about our observations in this episode along with a few group members who share their experiences.
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Episode #166: This episode is for those of you who may be worried that no one will date or marry you because of your stuttering. I ask eight couples if stuttering was ever an issue. Their responses may surprise you.
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Episode #165: Laughter’s Voice is a summer camp in Ontario, Canada, for children who stutter. It will open it’s first year this July. On this episode, I chat with founders, Andrea Skinner and her son, Felix.
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Episode #164: I speak with Jeff Liboiron, host of the Be Combative and Nomadic Jeff podcasts, about his prosthetic leg never having been an issue with women. Just like our stuttering isn’t an issue. But there’s a catch: you must first work on your inside.
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