The Stuttering Springboard

Today, Brian Nolan interviews Conor Quinn, 7th Ward Commissioner for  Haverford Township.  Conor is a person who stutters, and for most stutterers public speaking is their biggest fear. However, for Conor he makes his voice heard to the community. He is also a strong advocate for others in the community who stutter. He lives by the motto: "Don't run away when things get tough". This has served him...

As a parent of a young person who stutters, how can you help your child? This is a most common and difficult challenge. You desperately want to save your child from struggling in a fluent world.  The reality is that while most parents have good intent, they're using approaches that only increase the struggles that people who stutter experience.  Today, Brian Nolan invites Dr. Joe Donaher back to o...

Enjoy this deep, emotional, educational and loving podcast between Brian Nolan and Liza Andrew Snedeker.  Liza shares her experiences parenting her son Andrew over the years.  She shares challenges and victories and the importance of inspiring her son to be brave, as well as what she would do differently.  Andrew talks about his mom's  love and support and how he changed from a person being define...

Welcome to the Stuttering Springboard. Today Brian Nolan interviews his nephew, Kevin C. Nolan.  Kevin is a 2013 graduate of Penn St University, father of two beautiful children, endurance athlete, Field Manager at Nolan Painting and a person who stutters. This podcast goes deep into Kevin's college life and his transformation from a person who  spent his college life hiding his stutter through av...

Welcome to the Stuttering Springboard, a podcast series put on by The Nolan Stuttering Foundation.  Today, Brian Nolan interviews Dr. Joseph Donaher about his new book:  “I, I, I Got Next;  a book about a boy who stutters and his experiences. The book hits every aspect of Calvin’s life, including sports, school, speech class, avoidance, family life and finally grit and courage .  Joe Donaher is th...

Welcome to the Stuttering Springboard! My name is Jack Nolan.  In this episode, Brian Nolan interviews Roisin (Rosheen) McManus, a wife and mother of a two-year-old girl, a nurse practitioner specializing in community based hospice care as well a longtime leader of stuttering support groups. Brian and Roisin get vulnerable as they talk about their life experiences as people who stutter, their many...

Welcome back to the Stuttering Springboard. Join Brian Nolan as he interviews Lexi Hewitt, a graduate student at West Chester University.  Lexi is also a substitute teacher and recent founder of the Exton Chapter of the National Stuttering Association.    Her energy and passion is contagious.  Her courage to start an NSA chapter and her grit to persevere through substitute teaching experiences, as...

  In this episode, Brian interviews two brave and bold neuroscience majors at the University of Pennsylvania who took it upon themselves to start a stuttering support group at Penn. This is probably the most inspirational podcast Brian has done. It demonstrates what young people who stutter are doing to come together to support each other and how they are finding ways to change the perception of w...

Michael Sheehan has been training corporate CEOs, policy makers and political leaders for more than thirty years. his expertise embraces every format and every forum whether media interview, major speech or high-stakes Q&A. His ability to help people communicate at the highest possible level was dubbed by New York Magazine as “the Sheehan effect.” Michael earned his BSFS from Georgetown Univer...

Today, Brian interviews Zach White, a 26 year old business professional who stutters and intentionally puts himself in uncomfortable situations so he can grow and learn.  A fan of Navel Seal and bestselling author David Goggins, Zack follows Goggin’s motto: “You can’t hurt me”.  There is nothing holding Zach back. His self talk is positive and the words avoidance and afraid are not in his vocabula...

Today’s podcast focuses on being a parent of a child who stutters.  Should you treat them differently than your other children? How should you intervene? Should you do more? Listen as Brian Nolan speaks with Charlene and Rodney Witted  and Amy Sniras, parents of boys who stutter.  Brian is both the interview and interviewee in this discussion as he has two boys who also stutter. This is a first in...

Welcome to the Stuttering Springboard!.  In this episode Brian interviews Christoper Anderson, author  of a new book called “Every Waking Moment”   Chris is a person who stutters who has spent over 30 years researching how to articulate the complexities of stuttering and the journey to self-acceptance. Listen as Chris explains his difficult early years as a person who stutters and then his journey...

In this podcast Brian Nolan interviews Andrew Snediker, a recent graduate of Drexel University and current  research fellow at the Blumberg Institute.  Andrew shares his journey from high school, to college and then starting a career. Listen as Andrew can now give advice to his 8th grade self, his high school self and college self.  His message, treat yourself like your own best friend, join thing...

Today Brian Nolan Talks with Dr. Ingo Helbig, a pediatric neurologist in the Division of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In this podcast Dr Helbig, also a person who stutters, talks about his journey as a person who stutters, dealing with coming to America and having to learn to speak English. He shares the research he has begun to understand the genetic makeup of people who...

This podcast features David Walton, a Partner in the Law Firm Fisher Phillips. Dave focuses his practice on labor and employment law. Dave is a litigator and also a person who stutters. In this podcast Dave shares his journey as a person who stutters: from grade school, to high school, college, law school and being in the courtroom in front of a judge. - overcoming obstacles every step of the way....

This talk will be lead by 2 creative, funny, and highly successful marketing professionals who stutter. They will discuss the impact that stuttering has played in their lives and in choosing and succeeding in their professional careers. Rob Bloom is a Creative Director for Universal Parks & Resorts, North America where he regularly presents to large groups of people and also, regularly drinks...

Today's episode features Michael P Boyle, Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University and author of countless articles on Public Opinion, Stigma, Avoidance and Disclosure related to Stuttering His research is focused on understanding how public and private stigma impacts the well-being and societal participation of people who stutter. His goal is to impr...

A podcast dedicated to helping young people who stutter spring to the next level in life