Some Stutter, Luh!

Our first interview of 2022 and our first group interview! Today, Greg and Katelyn are chatting with Wendy, Dan, and Robert of Tightrope Improv Theatre! Tightrope Improv a company specializing in the art of improvisation. This company, based in British Columbia, partners with Columbia Speech and Language Services Inc. to provide improv classes for people who stutter. Tightrope will bring the funda...

On today's episode, we are welcoming Mary Wood!  Mary is a person who stutters and has had lots of experiences throughout her life to share with us on this topic! Mary talks about her experiences in speech therapy, and her experiences in support groups. All three discuss the importance of support group for people who stutter. Mary gives advice for future clinicians, as well as the future gene...

Today, Greg and Katelyn are speaking with Dr. Ronan Miller!  Ronan is a person who stutters, an English foreign language teacher, and worked on his PhD at the University of Valencia. His research looks into the experiences of students who stutter in foreign language classes. He is also a member of the team that is developing the app BeneTalk, which is an app for people who stutter. He conside...

Today, Greg and Katelyn are welcoming Dr. Mark Onslow!  Dr. Onslow is the Foundation Director of the Australian Stuttering Research Centre. His research interests are the epidemiology of early stuttering, mental health of those who stutter, measurement of stuttering, and the nature and treatment of stuttering. Mark is also a member of the international Lidcombe Program Trainers Consortium. Th...

In today’s episode, Katelyn and Greg are welcoming back Dan Rossi! Dan Rossi is a digital marketer and cartoonist living in Toronto, Canada. He is the host of the long-standing "Stuttering is Cool" podcast and author of the book "Stuttering is Cool" (which you can find for sale on Etsy)! Unfortunately, Katelyn was overwhelmed with midterm exams, assignments, no the business of grad school, so Greg...

On today's episode, Greg and Katelyn welcome Jordi Fernandez!  Jordi is originally from Spain but lives in the UK. He studied mechanical engineering, but moved to UK in 2007 to work as a subsea engineer. Then, after working for 10 years designing subsea structures for deepwater projects for the oil & gas,  Jordi decided to quit to build the app BeneTalk. Jordi tells us about the idea...

On today’s episode, Greg and Katelyn are welcoming back Ryan Cowley!  Ryan was our very first guest on SSL! and is back again to chat with us about his new book "All THE RIGHT WORDS, My Journey as a Sportswriter Who Stutters." Ryan’s book is a remarkable and inspirational work, a must read. Thank you Ryan for sharing your story, both in your writing and on our podcast!  Music: Luca Dinu...

On today's episode, Greg and Katelyn are chatting with John Paskievich!  John is a filmmaker and person who stutters living in Manitoba. John produced the film Unspeakable, which examines the nature, history and treatment of stuttering. Paskievich says that "the film is a call for liberation, not from stuttering, but from the ignorance and stigma that surround it". Throughout this interview,...

On today's episode, Greg and Katelyn are chatting with a very exciting guest, Eddie Läck!  Eddie is a Swedish-born hockey player, and a former NHL goaltender. He spent many years playing hockey professionally before retiring due to an injury, and shifting his focus to both coaching and working in real estate. Something many hockey fans don't know about Eddie is that he is also a person who st...

On this episode, we are very excited to be chatting with our friend, Laura Tulk!  Laura is currently in her second year at the University of Toronto studying Speech-Language Pathology and has been a long time supporter of SSL! She has been an active advocate for stuttering awareness in Newfoundland, which we discuss together throughout this episode. In 2020, Laura created the documentary "Get...

On today's episode, Greg and Katelyn are chatting with Brad Glynn.  Brad is the executive director of CHANNEL, is a registered charity created by and for individuals living with mental health and addictions issues. Brad, himself, has experienced mental health challenges, as well as injuries, which led to the development of a stutter. Brad talks about the changes to his mental health that came...

WHAT IS A CDA? On today's episode, Greg and Katelyn chat with Amy about her role as a CDA and the benefit CDAs provide in speech therapy!  Amy Bateman is a graduate of Memorial University and has recently finished the Communicative Disorders Assistant program at St. Lawrence College. Throughout this interview, Amy shares with us her experiences in this program and explains exactly what a CDA...

Welcome to Season 2 of Some Stutter, Luh! We are beyond excited to be back for another season and to be kicking it off with such an incredible guest. Today, we are chatting with Dr. Gerald Maguire. Dr. Maguire is a professor and the Chair of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the UCR School of Medicine. He is board certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a Distinguished Fell...

For our dedicated listeners, we wanted to upload a bonus episode as a special surprise during our summer break! In this episode, we are chatting with Margit Pukonen!  Margit is the Program Director at The Speech & Stuttering Institute.  She received her Master of Health Science degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Toronto and has worked at The SSI (formerly Spee...

We have reached the end of our first season! To close out, we have members of our production team here to recap the season and chat about some of our favourite moments!  On this episode, Dr. Paul De Decker shares updates on his research, Greg and Katelyn reflect on how the podcast has grown, and Greg, Katelyn, Paul and Luca share their highlights from this season's episodes and guests. The gr...

In this episode, Greg and Katelyn chat with Carolina Ayala! Carolina is a person who stutters and an active advocate of stuttering acceptance. Throughout the interview, Carolina shared her personal stories and experiences as a PWS, detailing her journey towards acceptance. She talks about the anxiety, emotions, and bullying associated with stuttering and the impacts it has had on her personal and...

On today's episode, Greg and Katelyn chat with Cecil Haire!  Cecil Haire is a reporter for CBC news in St. John's. For many years Cecil has supported the stuttering community in Newfoundland, but has now decided to speak out about his own experiences with stuttering! Throughout the podcast, Cecil talks about the tools and strategies he has used throughout his life and his career to hide his s...

On today's episode, Greg and Katelyn chat with fellow podcaster Dan Rossi!  Dan Rossi is a digital marketer and cartoonist living in Toronto, Canada. He is the host of the long-standing "Stuttering is Cool" podcast and author of the book "Stuttering is Cool" (which you can find for sale on Etsy)! Throughout the episode, Dan talks about his book and the creation of the character Franky Banky,...

Today, Greg and Katelyn are chatting with April Kennedy.  April is the parent of a person who stutters, and, having no previous knowledge or background with stuttering, April shares her experiences and everything she learned as a parent. She shares some of the mistakes she made and opens up about the feelings of guilt that come to parents of PWS. She shares when and how she began to learn mor...

On today's episode, we are chatting with Dr. Michael Boyle.  Dr. Boyle is a clinical speech-language pathologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University in the United States where he teaches graduate courses in fluency disorders and directs the Fluency Disorders Laboratory. He is an influential researcher in the field...

Today, Greg and Katelyn chat with Michael Campbell, as well as a surprise guest, Michael's son Cameron! Michael is from Dallas, Texas. He is a person who stutters and is father to Cameron, who is also a person who stutters. Michael started the organization 'Smile I Stutter', which provides advocacy and support for people who stutter. Some of the goals of Smile I Stutter, which Michael addresses th...

Today we are chatting with George Shields!  George Shields speaks with us about his involvement with the Speech and Stuttering Institute and Harmonize for Speech. The Harmonize For Speech fund was established in 1977 as the fund-raising project of the Ontario District Association of Chapters, SPEBSQSA, commonly known as the Barbershop Harmony Society. George shares what has inspired his advoc...

Today, Greg and Katelyn chat with Kim Lawlor!  Kim is a Speech-Language Pathologist in Newfoundland. Kim chats with us about the Fluency Plus program, an intensive program used by SLPs in the treatment of stuttering. We discuss the 17 SLPs in Newfoundland who have recently completed the Fluency Plus training, and how this program can be used in the effective treatment of people who stutter in...

On today’s episode, Greg and Katelyn chat with Ronan Corr! Ronan is a person who stutters, having developed a stutter as a result of brain injury. Ronan talks about his experiences living with his stutter, and how they may differ from someone who’s cause of stuttering is unknown. They discuss the differences in conceptualizing stuttering when it comes to being as a result of clear biological facto...

On today's episode we are chatting with Ryan Gielen!  Ryan is a film producer and took on the rolls of producer and director of the award-winning documentary "My Beautiful Stutter". This film follows five kids who stutter, ages 9 to 18, from all over the United States and all walks of life, who, after experiencing a lifetime of bullying and stigmatization, meet other children who stutter at a...