TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are

Jacob Rodman's speech got stuck at 7. At 20, he's a Northwestern Economics junior interning in distressed investing - and he did 100 networking calls in less than 100 days, stuttering through it. See what it built for him. "If I can talk to a girl I like and a global head on Wall Street, I can talk to anybody." KEY DISCUSSION POINTS: The "10-year motivator": how looking back 10 years fuels the nex...

Episode #90: How Microsoft's AI Innovation Officer Actually Uses AI | Dr. Michael J. Jabbour on Thinking, Not Just Tools AI is changing our brains. How we work. How we think. And even how we feel.  The question isn't "Should I use AI?" It's "How do I direct the change?" Michael J. Jabbour says he uses AI for 70% of his work. "Not because it's faster. Because it would be irresponsible not to." 🎯 K...

On stage at the school assembly, second-grade Mike got stuck for 30 seconds saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Every eye on him. Then: a rush. Not relief—an actual high. "I got through it. I did it." Today Mike Liben is CEO of Chai Travel, leading meetings, closing deals, and proving substance beats style every time. When the Brooklyn DA suggested Mike avoid the courtroom, Mike was resolute: "I'll s...

This conversation was originally recorded for Modi's podcast And Here's Modi (episode #106) , where Uri appeared as a guest with Arthur Luxenberg. We're honored to share it here with Modi's permission. What unfolds is a funny, heartfelt, and deeply human dialogue about fearless communication, self-acceptance, and the power of belief. Follow @modi_live and tune-in @ahm_podcast See everything Modi:...

Discover why trying to fix your speaking fears actually makes them worse. Confidence doesn't come from trying to fix yourself. It comes from learning how to find your flow. In this conversation with the inimitable Dan Greenwald, we'll explore how to move beyond communication fears and step into a state where speaking feels natural and connected. Together, we unpack why fixing speech often backfire...

Listen in for a masterclass in courage: not the absence of fear, but the refusal to let fear run the show. Mark Friedlich grew up in a tenement apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the son of Holocaust survivors, sharing a bedroom and living with scarcity. Today, he speaks on global stages, testifies before Congress, and serves as Vice President of Government Affairs at a multinational c...

Not everyone stutters on their words, but everyone stutters on something: fear, shame, doubt. Today, we explore what it means to face those inner barriers and move forward anyway. In this episode, Uri sits down with longtime friend and collaborator Dan Greenwald, a strategist, educator, and founder of ThirtyTenZero, a clarity-first framework for navigating growth and reinvention. Dan's journey beg...

What does it mean to keep showing up when life changes your body, your voice, your sense of self? Dr. Phil Schneider has spent a lifetime helping people find their voice. But when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's, he found himself on the other side of the therapeutic relationship, learning how to live with a tremor, navigate shame, and reclaim agency in a body that no longer behaved the way it us...

The hardest chapters of your life often become the clearest mirror of your values. When Rabbi Jonathan Cohen woke up one Shabbat (Saturday) morning unable to move, he had no idea he was facing a life-altering medical emergency. What followed - emergency brain surgery, a cancer diagnosis, and a whirlwind of hospital visits - could have broken his spirit. Instead, it clarified his purpose. In this r...

What if the breakthrough isn't about fixing your speech but letting go of the pressure to hide it? As a kid, Dennis did everything he could to try and keep everything under control, especially his stutter. Now a PhD engineer and public speaker, he opens up about the real work behind his personal and professional growth: learning to meet himself where he is and speak from a place of presence. In th...

In this deeply moving episode, Uri Schneider reunites with former client Naomi Zauderer, now a clinical social worker in Tel Aviv. Naomi shares her journey from being a confident, outgoing child to experiencing the "rock bottom" of her stuttering in middle school, and ultimately transforming into a therapist who helps others process and heal. Naomi reveals how drawing cartoons externalized her ove...

Dr. Per Alm is a researcher and lecturer in neuroscience and psychology, from Sweden, affiliated with Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also a person who stutters. His research has been focused on understanding stuttering, its causes and its mechanisms. A main strategy in this work has been to try to link information from different aspects of stuttering, from its basic causes to what happens in th...

John Hendrickson is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author of Life on Delay. He previously wrote and edited for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and The Denver Post. His Atlantic feature "What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say" was named one of the best stories of 2019 by Longform. He lives in New York City with his wife. EPISODE SUMMARY / TIME STAMPS 0:00 - 3:30 Intro 3:30 - 11:04  Interview on...

Greg is a person who stutters, sales professional in financial services, and former college athlete. When he is not working he enjoys training for ultrarunning and triathlon, doing outdoor activities and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, finding a great book to read and coaching lacrosse. Greg has been a person who stutters since he was young and has experiences with speech therapy in his early years and even...

Josh is the Head of Global Operations at Levels Health, a software company that helps you see how food affects your health. Josh was previously the New York General Manager of Uber , where over five years, he helped grow Uber's largest and most profitable market from a few dozen rides a week to over 3 million, and incubated a number of product ideas including UberEATS, and UberRUSH. After his time...

Robert O'Brien started stuttering at 8 and struggled with his speech into his adult years, discovering speech therapy, Toastmasters, and eventually acting school in Vancouver BC. At the same time, he was dealing with being gay and hiding his sexuality until finally coming out at 32. His focus throughout was to "fix" himself. After a failed suicide attempt, he was inspired to write a memoir called...

Vince Vawter spent 40 years in the newspaper business until his retirement in 2006 as publisher and president of the Evansville Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana. Vawter's first novel, Paperboy, published by Random House in 2013, was awarded the coveted Newbery Honor. The book, which deals with a boy who stutters and who must throw his friend's newspaper route, has been published in 16 langua...

Maya is a writer and storyteller whose work is rooted in social justice and narrative shift. As a woman who stutters, she is a stuttering advocate working to shift societal norms around stuttering and the disability community. Maya lives in San Francisco with her sister, fiancé, and doggie.   0:00-05:39 Intro 05:39-10:28 National Stuttering Awareness week and advocacy  10:28-13:58 Growing up with...

Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC-SLP the co-director at Schneider Speech (private practice schneiderspeech.com ); creator, leader and podcast host at Transcending Stuttering ( transcendingx.com ); and faculty at the University of California at Riverside School of Medicine. Uri is recognized for passion and impact as a clinician, educator, researcher and innovator. He is proud husband and father (of four),...

Ryan has been a sportswriter for over 10 years, predominantly covering hockey and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings for, most recently, HockeyRoyalty.com where he is a co-editor. Ryan has covered such events as the Stanley Cup Final, the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, and has written for publications such as CBC Sports and The Globe & Mail, both based in his home city of Toronto.   0:00-5:12 Ann...

Dale F. Williams, Ph. D., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic University. A board-certified specialist in fluency, Dr. Williams served as Chair of the Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders for 2 years. He has coordinated the Boca Raton chapter of the National Stuttering Association since 1996. His stuttering-related pu...

Christopher Constantino lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Megan, and son, Augustine. He is a speech-language pathologist at Florida State University. He works clinically with people who stutter, teaches classes on stuttering and counseling, and researches ways to improve the experience of stuttering. He co-edited Stammering Pride & Prejudice.   1:45- 3:04  Introduction / Bio 5:23 - 8:16  Spontan...

Joseph is finishing medical school this year at Columbia University in New York City and plans to begin a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He hopes to work in global health for people of all ages and in under-resourced settings, and especially with adolescents and invisible struggles. Joseph's experiences in healthcare and psychology include the Yale Child Study Center, New...

Geneviève Lamoureux is a person who stutters and an SLP student based in Québec City, Canada. With the SLP Judith Labonté, she co-hosts the podcast "Je je je suis un podcast", one of the first podcast in French about stuttering (the name means "I-I-I'm a podcast"; the podcast is produced by the Association bégaiement communication (ABC), a stuttering organization in Québec). Geneviève, who used to...

Ryan is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Believe Limited, a production company in Los Angeles. Producing credits include the new documentary My Beautiful Stutter, from executive producers Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, Paul Rudd, and George Springer and the documentary Bombardier Blood from executive producer Alex Borstein.   00:05 - 01:33 Ryan Gielen intro 01:33 - 06:51 Focus of doc...