My Stuttering Life

Today's featured guest is Shian Williams .  Shian (pronounced 'Cheyenne') is dedicated to being an advocate for self-expression. She is a poet, dancer, YouTuber, and a speech-language pathologist. She has spent her entire life finding her voice after never believing she had something to say as a person who stutters. In the past two years, God has really activated her to live boldly and authentical...

Today's featured guest is Michael Campbell .  Michael states, "Growing up in a small town with a stutter was pretty rough, so much that I was embarrassed of my stutter for most of my life. Then I had a son, and he began to stutter and after that, I couldn't be embarrassed anymore. I had to show him that he can do anything he wants to do in spite of his stutter. So, I created Smile I Stutter In hop...

Today's featured guest is Cassie Johnson .  Cassie Johnson is a senior accounting major in college. After starting speech therapy in college, she created a YouTube channel, AmbitiousCass , to show others like her that you can achieve your goals while having a stutter. She also raises awareness about living with a stutter. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching movies and programming. She b...

Today's featured guest is Callum Schofield .  Callum is an aspiring stand-up comedian who has used laughing at his own stutter to progress in comedy. He has performed at various comedy nights and charity fundraiser events. In addition to this, Callum has set up a virtual, online comedy club purely for people who stutter called The C-Comedy Club.  This is the second time I've interviewed Callum Sch...

This is my 100th episode and I'm so blessed to have this platform to share with the world how AWESOME, CREATIVE, RESILIENT, COURAGEOUS & RESOURCEFUL PWS (People Who Stutter) are!!!  Thank you to Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting , David Hooper from Big Podcast and Larry Roberts from Readily Random Podcast for those amazing intros!  This episode is all about showing up and being present in...

Today's featured guest is Pete Bradley .  Pete is a full-time fire fighter, husband to Lisa and father to his beautiful 9-month-old son Finn. Pete lives in a wee village Carryduff just outside Belfast. He is a keen sportsman playing rugby and Gaelic football. His stammer has equipped him with a passion for challenging himself.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to Thank Pete f...

Today's featured guest is Priya Isaacs . Priya is 15 years old and is currently in Year 10. She has had a stutter since age 3. Throughout her journey she has learned so much about stuttering and how it affects a person. Her aim now is to educate and spread awareness, but also to help people who stutter connect. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to Thank Priya for sharing her j...

Today's featured guest is Shreyas Pandey . Shreyas Pandey is working as a Network Automation Engineer in Hughes Network Systems in Maryland, leading development and engineering in launching satellites to space. He was born and raised across eastern part of Uttar Pradesh in India. He received his bachelor's degree in electronics and telecommunications from Mumbai, India and a master's degree in tel...

Today we are talking about Practicing Courage .  By stepping out of your comfort zone and performing one small act of courage every day, that will add up over time and help build momentum for the next challenge.  I know that you can do it, and I want you to share with me your win or your challenge.  Leave me a voicemail on my website or email me and let's talk about it.  Links: Email :  mystutteri...

This episode is special because it's for a brave young man, Bradley, who reached out to me via YouTube.  That's right, I also have a YouTube channel (see link below) where you can see me with other MSL content.  Listen to this episode and head on over to my YouTube channel and show Bradley some love! LINKS My YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrsdvEcWGb_XeSzAE4mDLcw Official Site :  www....

Today's featured guest is Ryan Gielen .  Ryan is the producer and director of the new documentary  My Beautiful Stutter  from executive producers  Paul Rudd & Mariska Hargitay,  streaming exclusively on  Discovery Plus Channel  in the United States, and available now on  Vimeo On Demand  throughout the rest of the world. My Beautiful Stutter is a documentary film about the arts-based program at Ca...

Today's featured guest is Maria Humphreys .  Maria is the Founder of the Strong Body Strong Soul platform; she describes herself as a Spiritual Activist. This means she uses her energy, the power of her voice to help people shift into a more conscious state of being. Her podcast STRONG BODY STRONG SOUL has over 80K downloads to date She is a featured teacher on the INSIGHTTIMER Meditation App and...

Today's featured guest is Derek Sutor.  Derek Sutor is a 38-year-old High School Special Education Teacher and Baseball Coach. From memorable stuttering moments in high school, to flunking out of college due to depression and anxiety to being honored as a High School Teacher of the Year, Derek has experienced the highs and the lows of living life with a stutter. He uses his life experiences to sho...

Today's featured guest is Emmanuel Asenso Jr.   Emmanuel Asenso Jr is a 3rd year, Ghanaian American, medical student at Rowan SOM. He was born and raised in Northern Virginia, received his bachelor's in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise from Virginia Tech and his Master's in Public Health from The George Washington University before starting medical school. He is passionate about using medicine,...

Today's featured guest is Christopher Constantino .  Christopher Constantino lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Megan, and son, Augustine. He is a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor at Florida State University. He teaches stuttering and counseling. He researches ways to improve the embodied and social experiences of stuttering. He co-edited the book Stammering Pride & Prejudice....

Today's featured guest is Daniel Francis .  Daniel Francis is a Communication and Public Speaking Coach for people who stutter. Daniel helps people who stutter, overcome their stuttering blocks and anxiety by learning the fundamentals of public speaking. Daniel struggled with his communication his entire life, and he is dedicated to help others unlock their communication potential. Daniel has publ...

Today's featured guest is Rob Greenlee.  Rob Greenlee is the VP of Content and Partnerships, Libsyn (LSYN), Current Board of Governors Member and former Chairperson of The Podcast Academy and was inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame in 2017.  Formerly served as VP, Podcaster Relations at Voxnext's Spreaker. He started on radio in 1999 and then podcasting in 2004 with the first nati...

Today we are talking about the new social media app – Clubhouse.  I've only been on it for a week, but I have already gained so much knowledge from some amazing speakers that I can apply it to assist me in my journey as a PWS.  I knew nothing of this app until a few weeks ago and it is still in beta, but I believe that this app is going to be so beneficial for those who want to learn and grow.  I...

Today we are talking about employment in 2021.  It's a whole new year and in this new normal, everything employment related is online.  As a PWS, we are adapting and facing this new challenge head on.  I talk about my job history and give some tips to help you along your way.  Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats ) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Bea...

Today's featured guest is Rob Bloom . Rob Bloom is a Creative Director at Universal Orlando Resort. He is also a person who has stuttered since the age of 3. Before creating for Universal, Rob helped craft advertising campaigns for brands like The Home Depot, Dunkin', Virgin Islands, the U.S. Marines, and many others. In addition, Rob is an award-winning comedy writer and screenwriter, having writ...

Today's featured guest is Nakia Grayson . Nakia Grayson is a legal, privacy, and technology enthusiast with a passion for helping to educate and expose girls and women to STEM career fields. She works in the Federal Government as an IT Security Specialist. She is also a person who stutters who constantly reminds herself that no obstacle in life is too big to prevent you from reaching your goals, a...

Today's featured guest is Tim Mackesey . Tim Mackesey had a severe stuttering problem into his mid 20's.  He has been an SLP since 1992.  He is a Board-Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders with a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia.  Tim has taught the graduate level fluency disorders program at Georgia State University. He provides a unique and leading holistic therapy model that incorporat...

Today's featured guest is Ari Lev Waldman . Ari was born in Peekskill, NY and is a 43-year-old Jewish male who stutters.  He has been married since June 2012 and has no children.  He lives in Brooklyn, NY and as a profession, he is an associate real estate broker specializing in office leasing in Manhattan for Lee and Associates.  I believe that there is healing in sharing and I would like to Than...

Today's featured guest is Christopher Massella . Christopher lives in Blue Bell, PA, outside of Philadelphia, PA. After years of frustration and shame, he sought speech therapy at 31 years of age.  At the end of that therapy, he committed to becoming a speech therapist. Since 2008, he has been an SLP. He is certified by ASHA, licensed in PA, and currently works with middle school and high school s...

Today's featured guest is Rick Scuotto .  In 2018, Rick combined the passion of design and a lifelong stutter together and created #StutteringDesigner. Since then he started to create videos for his YouTube channel and other social media platforms, participated in events like "Learn One Thing hosted by Free From Stutter" or gave Stuttering Awareness Presentations at different events. Rick's goal i...