StutterTalk

Marc Winski joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to discuss his role in teaching Rhenzy Feliz (Victor) from the HBO MAX globally acclaimed series - THE PENGUIN - how to stutter authentically, and the game-changing impact it has on people who stutter and the stuttering community. Marc Winski is a dynamic and creative actor, speaker, and content creator specializing in disability representation in entertain...

For National Stuttering Awareness Week (NSAW), Ben Goldstein and Mark O’Malia join Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to talk about what it takes to talk about stuttering. Mark and Ben share their stories about what when they started talking about stuttering, how it helped them, the challenges along the way, and ideas as to how to get started. Mark O’Malia, MS, CCC-SLP is the New York Clinic Director for the...

Caryn Herring joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to discuss her response in the New York Times article, Trump’s Biden Mockery Upsets People Who Stutter: ‘We’ve Heard This Before. Caryn shares her concerns about the bullying of stuttering on a global stage and her message of dignity in response to the mockery. Caryn discusses virtual and in-person resources from FRIENDS: The National Association of Young...

JJJJJerome Ellis joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to talk about stuttering as an heirloom, something "precious and worthy of being cherished." Jerome shares how he came about reframing the inherited genetic trait from something negative to positive and how he makes space for stuttering when times get tough. Finally, Jerome shares some projects he is working on, including the coming of a fantastic book...

Dr. Derek Daniels joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to talk about stuttering and the hats he wears as a researcher, supervisor, clinician, and person who stutters. Dr. Daniels shares his path to researching marginalized identities of people who stutter and the value of understanding intersectionality and stuttering. Dr. Daniels talks about a HIS story, a program for black males who stutter by The Arthu...

Ward Jarvis joins Dr. Chris Constantino to discuss the Stuttering Yips and the mental side of stuttering. Ward Jarvis is a performance coach on the PGA Tour focusing mainly on the mental side of preparation and execution. Ward has coached multiple pgatour winners and major champions applying a lot of what he’s learned from his lifelong experience with stuttering to the world of high stakes perform...

Dr. Chris Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss facing old stuttering patterns, how stuttering has helped with public speaking skills, and the mitzvah of stuttering. Peter Reitzes is president of StutterTalk. Dr. Chris Constantino is an assistant professor at Florida State University. Both Peter and Chris are people who stutter and speech-language pathologist. 

Dori Holte joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to discuss her newest book “Voices Unearthed: The Impact of Childhood Intervention on Those Who Continue to Stutter.” Dori shares her motivation to write this book, her hopes for the outcomes for parents of children who stutter and speech therapists from reading this book, and how her view of speech therapy has changed over the years. Dori shares the moving...

Steve Anthopoulous joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to discuss his award winning short film VOICE ACTIVATED, a film about a deliveryman who stutters and is forced to cooperate with a voice activated car. Steve shares what inspired him to create the film, and his personal journey that got him to where he is today. Steve talks about the theme of avoidance and the power of caring about stuttering less an...

Rich Stephens joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to talk about his smashing success of Camp SAY Australia, the first-ever sleep away camp for young people who stutter. Rich shares what made the camp experience so special, the power of radical empathy,  the unforgettable fun morning songs, and upcoming programming in the land Down Under. Rich Stephens is a person who stutters and is the President and Pro...

John Hendrickson joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to discuss the release of his new book "Life On Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter."  Following his groundbreaking article "What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say", discussed on Stuttertalk in episode 694, on this episode, John fills us in on the past two years of his stuttering journey and how the book "Life On Delay" came to be. John gives us a sn...

Chris Anderson joins Chaya Goldstein-Schuff to discuss the release of his book Every Waking Moment: The Journey to Take Back My Life from the Trauma and Stigma of Stuttering.  Following his vision set out in episode 466, Chris came back onto StutterTalk to talk about his newly released book. In our conversation, Chris shares why he wrote such a deeply personal book and what he hopes his readers wi...

Dr. Christopher Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss what we gain from stuttering and the stuttering advantage. Link: Stuttering Gain by Christopher Constantino 

Dr. Christopher Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the question: Is it stuttering if the house is not on fire?

Dr. Ryan Pollard joins Dr. Christopher Constantino to discuss the frustration and confusion of the loss of control caused by stuttering.  They cover a wide range of topics including what prevents us from allowing ourselves to stutter, making the stuttering experience "less bad" and "worthwhile," using stuttering to make connections with others, what may be gained by stuttering, and how losing cont...

Nicholas Fischer joins Dr. Christopher Constantino to discuss stammering dominating all of one's decisions, stammering as much as you want, and how much one should focus on facing stammering. Nicholas and Chris also discuss different views stemming from issues raised in the previous StutterTalk episode, Stuttering Recklessly: Doing the Hard Work of Change (Ep. 710).  Nicholas Fischer is an intelle...

Dr. Chris Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering recklessly and doing the hard work of change. Peter and Chris share thoughts on "tough love" in self-help and in speech therapy and the importance of being open with stuttering.  Chris Constantino is a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor at Florida State University. Chris co-edited the highly acclaimed book Stammering...

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a professional NBA basketball player, joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss his "Change and Impact Initiative” for stuttering. This initiative is a platform created to improve access to healthcare and expand services and resources for those who stutter. Mr. Kidd-Gilchrist shares his vision for creating change for stuttering through legislation in congress and how he believes the...

Peter Reitzes talks to Dr. Chris Constantino about how facing stuttering helped prepare him for other life challenges such as weight loss. 

Dr. Christopher Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss expectations placed on famous people and celebrities who stutter such as President Biden. Dr. Constantino notes that President Biden allows children who stutter to think about being president. 

Taro Alexander joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the wonderful documentary film My Beautiful Stutter which follows five kids who stutter, ages 9 to 18, from all over the United States and all walks of life who meet at SAY, an interactive arts-based program. Taro Alexander - founder of the Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY) - is asked about a wide range of topics from the film including positi...

Dr. John Jackson joins Dr. Christopher Constantino to discuss becoming a medical doctor by standing up to repeated discrimination and going on to serve thousands of patients in rural America.  Known to some as the "Yankee Doctor," Dr. John Jackson has delivered more than 5,000 babies in rural America and talks openly today on StutterTalk about facing his stuttering and discrimination in medical sc...

Dr. Christopher Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss competing pressures placed on people who stutter to be fluent and to also be unashamed and fearless with stuttering. Chris and Peter revisit the Brayden Harrington endorsement video of President Joe Biden and discuss doing Zoom therapy with people who stutter and their families.  Chris Constantino is a speech-language pathologist and assis...

Dr. Nan Bernstein Ratner joins Peter Reitzes to discuss what is new and exciting in stuttering and updates to A Handbook of Stuttering, which is soon entering its 7th edition. Dr. Bernstein Ratner is asked about updates she and Dr. Shelly Brundage have made to the handbook regarding stuttering treatment, predictors of recovery, brain imaging research, genetics, evidence based practice, and so much...

Dr. Christoper Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the listener question, "What parent would not want their child to be fluent?" Chris and Peter discuss the questions, "Do we want stuttering to be eradicated?", "Do people who stutter have anything to gain from stuttering?", and so much more.  Links: The Last Children of Down Syndrome Natural recovery from stuttering for a clinical cohort of...