Stuttering is Cool

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...

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,...

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...

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 mak...

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 St...

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...

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 st...

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 cartooni...

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&#...

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 wea...

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 a...

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...

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 abou...

#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 Blu...