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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I created a number of awareness ads for International Stuttering Awareness Day which falls on October 22 every year. My goal is to dispel the most common misconceptions of stuttering.
Comments closedEpisode #172: I ask a few of my friends who also stutter to share their tips for speech language pathologists.
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I was honoured to be interviewed on NBN Radio, a show about job hunting and entrepreneurship in today’s digital world. I talked about community, podcasting, job hunting and, of course, stuttering.
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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I led a cartooning workshop for the kids at this year’s National Stuttering Association’s conference. What did these kids teach me about mentorship?
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I ask a few friends their thoughts on the beneficial aspects of stuttering in the video edition of the Stuttering is Cool video podcast. Yes, beneficial.
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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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