Episode #188: Happy New Year! Let’s start the new year off with the right mindset – dealing with stuttering head-on, avoid avoiding, and building up resilience to our speaking fears! On this episode, my fellow Stutter Social hosts join me in sharing stuttering survival tips to get your mental toughness started. Download PDF This episode is brought to you Stuttering is Cool: A Guide to Stuttering in a Fast-Talking World by Daniele Rossi. Containing original comics, life experiences, and survival ...
Jan 01, 2016•47 min
Episode #187: There I was on stage in front of an audience of about 70 people introducing and explaining the next scene my fellow improvisers were about to perform. Stuttering was on my mind but I was determined to try two pieces of advice instructors, Ashley Comeau and PK, had given me about using stuttering to my advantage when on stage and not doubting myself. I’ve been taking improv classes at The Second City Training Centre in Toronto throughout 2015. It was a lot of fun, I learned new skil...
Dec 20, 2015•28 min
Episode #186. You’re 10 years old, you stutter, and the first day of school is approaching. You’re thinking about the negative reactions the other kids in your new class will have towards your stuttering. You’re afraid of being teased, bullied, and not making any friends. So what do you do? You create a poster about stuttering and present it to your class! This is what 10 year old Natalie from the U.S.A. did recently. On this episode, I speak with her and her mother, Regina, about the stuttering...
Nov 04, 2015•16 min
Episode #185: Looks like stuttering is a lot more complex than we think! And that makes researching the cause, treatment, and cure an astronomical challenge. On this episode, I chat with my friend, Dr. Greg Snyder , who is a professor and stuttering researcher at Ole Miss , about the complexity of stuttering and stuttering research. What if scientists looked at stuttering as an umbrella pathology instead of a singular one? Could this approach be the key to finally unraveling the mysteries of our...
Sep 08, 2015•1 hr 2 min
Episode 184: Let’s meet the Broca Brothers! Hailing from the Netherlands, Hille and Stuart have been producing fantastically useful tips on how to keep in control of your stuttering as well as dealing with all the emotional stuff that comes with living with stuttering. We chat about how the Broca Brothers went from severe, quiet stutterers to confident YouTubers. We are living in a smaller world where thanks to affordable digital media, software, and social media, anyone can be a publisher! Beca...
Aug 25, 2015•47 min
Episode #183: A friend of mine gave a TEDx Talk! David Resnick gets interviewed on my show once again but this time it’s about his really interesting TED talk he gave at TEDxCulverCity . David is a David Resnick is an entrepreneur who creates playful experiences that build communities such as Stutter Social which we co-founded with a friend back in 2011. In his talk, Using Technology to Build Empathic Resonance , David explains how technology can be used to build empathic resonance, which is a s...
Aug 17, 2015•50 min
Episode #182: Speed bumps can be our friends! On this episode, I speak with my new friend, Jesse Schwartzman, who is a paralegal who uses the phone quite often for his career. Jesse shares his stuttering story including a cool speed bump analogy showing a positive side to blocking! Jesse also shares a piece of advice that his speech pathologist, Carl Herder from the American Institute for Stuttering , gave him which can apply to all of us who stutter –“the more you resist, the more it persists”....
Aug 06, 2015•20 min
Episode #180: Stuttering is my super power. Yeah, I know, what a strange thing to say but hear me out. On this episode, I share how growing up stuttering, dealing with it, facing my speaking fears head-on built up an inner strength in myself as well as other qualities that make me think about the stuff that the typical comic book superheroes are made of. Particularly, Bat Man. How cool is that? We’re like Bat Man! In other words, suffering and dealing with adversity builds character. Without it,...
May 12, 2015•21 min
Episode #179: Breaking Our Silence is a documentary about stuttering that is currently being crowdfunded . Producer, Adam Norman, who stutters himself, is planning on travelling across Eastern Canada to “spread awareness, share experiences and bring to light the effects of bullying”. They want to interview stuttering groups, speech language pathologists, everyday people on the street, and even John Dunsworth of Trailer Park Boys fame. Links mentioned on this episode: Indiegogo crowdfunding campa...
Apr 13, 2015•31 min
Episode #178: “Resilience is the virtue that enables people to move through hardship and become better”, writes Eric Greitens in his new book, Resilience . A Navy SEAL , Rhodes Scholar , boxing champ, and humanitarian, Eric shares letters he wrote to his friend who was going through a tremendous amount of hardship. Eric’s hope is that we can learn from his letters as well. In a nutshell, we all benefit from suffering and life’s challenges and can learn a tremendous amount from the ancients who w...
Mar 22, 2015•24 min
Episode 177: I chat with my friend, singer and actor, Marc Winski, about his cool new gig on the Disney cruise line and how warm and welcoming people who stutter are wherever his travels take him. We also chat about an unnerving yet delightful experience I’ve recently had during one of my improv classes as well as stuttering a burger order without my usual disclosure. The post Stuttering makes great friends appeared first on Stuttering is Cool ....
Feb 23, 2015•24 min
Episode #176: “I had to live my life in English but I only had one word to say one thing so I couldn’t change my words”. I speak with Geneviève Lamoureux who had no choice but to stutter openly when she went to a school where the language of learning was not in her mother tongue. I found out how she coped and thrived. The post Stumbling upon stuttering openly appeared first on Stuttering is Cool ....
Feb 04, 2015•23 min
Used with permission by Simon Walsh. Click on the collage to see in full on diaryofastutterer.com . Episode 175: #ChallengeYourself is a motivational project created by Dublin-based Simon Walsh of the award winning diaryofastutterer.com . The premise is simple, write down a speaking challenge for yourself, take a photo, share it on social media, and hashtag it #challengeyourself. Simon then takes a bunch of the photos and creates a collage which he posts on his blog and shares on social networks...
Dec 22, 2014•20 min
Episode 174: Would you record and post a video of yourself stuttering? It may sound scary at first but what if you saw many others who stutter doing it? That’s exactly what happened in Stuttering Community , a group on Facebook where for the past little while, members have been posting videos introducing themselves and stuttering openly. Some for the very first time in their lives. It all started when Evan Livermore, a new member of the group, decided to post a video introducing himself instead ...
Dec 15, 2014•43 min
Episode #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? “. I was also invited to give a cartooning workshop for the kids where we drew comics about stuttering. While I’m seasoned in mentoring adult stutterers, this...
Jul 13, 2014•34 min
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, ever be hired. In reality, employers don’t care about stuttering and even fluent people have a hard time finding work. On this episode, I share my job search ti...
Dec 19, 2012•40 min
Episode #128: The new year is the perfect time to start overcoming your fears! I speak with Julien Smith , author of the free ebook about overcoming fear, The Flinch . Then I speak with Vivek Singh and Elaine Wigdor Robin about their experiences attending India’s first stuttering conference . Despite what The King’s Speech may have inadvertently implied, stuttering is not caused by weak character or bad parenting. It’s biological and genetic in origin. Despite that, stuttering is still the butt ...
Jan 13, 2012•38 min
Episode #124: The Indian Stammering Association will be hosting it’s first stuttering conference from December 28th to January 1st. What a great way to start of the new year! In this episode, I speak with co-organizer, Satyendra “Sachin” Srivastava, about the conference and the taboo of stuttering in India. Links mentioned on this episode: Indian Stammering Association website and blog And now a message from Hiten Vyas! The post Stuttering conference in India appeared first on Stuttering is Cool...
Nov 25, 2011•30 min
Episode #99 You’re making a telephone call, the person on the other lines picks up and says ‘hello’ and you’re stuck in a block. What can you do before the person hangs up thinking nobody is on the line? On this episode, I speak with preschool teacher and fellow stutterer, Sarah Bryant, about her techniques when making these type of telephone calls. The post Conquering the telephone appeared first on Stuttering is Cool ....
Nov 09, 2010•16 min
Episode #90 Today’s episode is a long one! It’s an audio collage presenting highlights of my experiences at the NSA Conference in July 2010. My very first time attending! Join me and two of my fellow stuttering friends, Rebecca (also her first) and Carolina (her 4th, not her 3rd as mentioned in the episode) and as we bus it to Cleveland, Ohio to attend this awesome event. Find out about stuttering at customs, hear from some of our new friends, SLP students voluntarily stuttering, what I shared a...
Jul 13, 2010•1 hr 1 min
#66 Today’s episode is the first of a series of mini-documentaries I plan on producing to show what it feels like to stutter. This first installment talks about the embarrassment of stuttering on our names. We hear from @ bibiubrasil , @ ridwan326 , @ stirpicus , @ webby49 and @ dima7b (thanks guys!). Music by Podington Bear ( Hook Line & Sinker , The Squeaky Song , Robin’s Egg Blue , Drama Queen , Metal Finch , Invisible Is Not Invincible – please check his website for copyright information...
Oct 18, 2009•19 min
