Stuttering, SAY, and ISAD in Australia (Ep. 669)

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stuttering, ISAD, SAYRich Stephens joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss his experiences of approaches to stuttering in Australia, the support and obstacles he has faced setting up SAY: Australia, the start of their first creative arts programs, his plans for International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) 2019, and so much more.

Rich Stephens is the President of SAY: Australia, the first international arm of SAY: The Stuttering Association For The Young founded in 2001 in NYC by Taro Alexander. Prior to launching SAY: Australia in June 2019, Rich lived in Manchester, UK, and has a BSc in Speech & Language Therapy and MSc in Neuroscience & Neuroimaging from the University of Manchester. Rich first volunteered at Camp SAY in 2015 as a bunk counsellor, and is now bringing a new approach to supporting young people who stutter to Australia.

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    Stamma Campaign: Smashing Stuttering Stereotypes (Ep. 668)

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    Jane Powell

    Jane Powell and Prince William

    Jane Powell joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss smashing stuttering stereotypes.

    Jane Powell is the CEO of the British Stammering Association (BSA), a post which she took up in 2018. Prior to this she founded the national UK charity CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, a multi-award winning charity dedicated to reducing male suicide in the U.K. Jane ran this campaign from 2006-2017. Since becoming CEO of the BSA Jane has launched the Stamma Campaign, a campaign dedicated to smashing the stereotypes abut stuttering and changing the narrative of what it means to be a person who stutters.

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      Success Should Not Be Equated with Fluency (Ep. 667)

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      StutterTalk, Michael Boyle

      Dr. Michael Boyle

      Dr. Michael Boyle joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss success in treatment, stuttering more being a sign of progress, being resilient in the face of difficulty, and so much more.

      Michael P. Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University where he teaches graduate courses in fluency disorders and researches psychosocial aspects of stuttering (e.g., stigma, disclosure, self-efficacy). For more information about Dr. Boyle’s research, visit here.

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        Slaying the Iceberg Beast with Dr. Rick Arenas (Ep. 666)

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        stuttering, Rick Arenas

        Dr. Rick Arenas

        Dr. Rick Arenas joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss slaying the stuttering iceberg and consider what is the change you actually want.

        Rick Arenas Ph.D. is an associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the department of Speech and Hearing Sciences. He received a bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. all from the University of Iowa. His primary area of research is developmental stuttering. In his early career he focused on the neurobiological mechanisms involved in the variability of stuttering across contexts. Recently his research has transitioned toward the way people relate to their stuttering and how it plays a role in their personal narrative. Using qualitative methods, he is investigating how people who stutter change their thoughts and beliefs to live harmoniously with stuttering.

        Read Dr. Arena’s Stuttering Foundation blog post on A Father’s Advice. Watch Rick’s keynote address at the FRIENDS Who Stutter annual conference. Read Dr. Arena’s Slaying the Iceberg Beast presentation.

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          Beginning Your Stuttering Evolution at FRIENDS (Ep. 665)

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          stuttering, FRIENDS, StutterTalkChaya Goldstein is joined by stuttering All-Stars Reuben Schuff, Samantha Gennuso, Kristel Kubert, and Stavros Ladeas at the 2019 FRIENDS annual convention.

          Topics include the “monumental” negative effects of hiding stuttering, how more stuttering can be good, asking for what we need as people who stutter, being kind to yourself, the “rough time” of stuttering that so many people who stutter report experiencing in their early twenties, and so much more.

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            Stuttering Support in Ghana: Don’t Hide Behind Your Stammer (Ep. 664)

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            Elias Apreko, stammering, stuttering

            Elias Apreko

            Elias Apreko joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss stuttering support in Ghana.

            Elias Apreko helped set up the Ghana Stammering Association in 2013 to meet the needs of persons who stammer (stutter) in Ghana. He currently works as the president of the GSA. Elias is passionate about giving people who stutter a voice and helping them live successful lives in spite of their stutter.

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              Don’t Be Alone with Your Stutter: Stuttering in Israel (Ep. 663)

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              Hanan Hurwitz, stuttering, stammering, StutterTalk

              Hanan Hurwitz

              Hanan Hurwitz joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss Israel’s strong stuttering support network and the negative use of the term stuttering in politics to wrongly suggest that a candidate is weak and ineffectual. Mr. Hurwitz explained the importance of speaking to the media, teachers, speech-language pathologists, and the general public about Israel to educate and clarify misperceptions.

              This episode was recorded in Hveragerdi, Iecland at the Embrace Your Stutter World Congress.

              Hanan Hurwitz is an Electronics Engineer working as Director of Quality at a global company that designs and manufactures electronic servo controls. Hanan is also a person who stutters, has stuttered since childhood, and is presently the chair of the Israeli Stuttering Association, AMBI. Visit AMBI on Facebook here.

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                Vaccines Do Not Cause Stuttering (Ep. 662)

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                StutterTalk, stutteringBob “The Expert” Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss a parent’s concern that vaccines cause stuttering. Bob and Peter point out that parents often blame themselves for their child’s stuttering and often attach an event, such as falling off a bike, to the onset of stuttering. They urge professionals to respond to parents with empathy while explaining that vaccines are not the cause of stuttering.

                Robert Quesal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a retired Board Certified Specialist in Fluency and Fluency Disorders.

                Peter Reitzes, MA CCC-SLP is a person who stutters, a speech-language pathologist, and President and Host of StutterTalk.

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                  Returning Choice to the Stuttering Community (Ep. 661)

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                  stutteringChris Constantino and Rob Dellinger join Reuben Schuff at the 2019 FRIENDS one day conference in Raleigh, NC to discuss taking control of the “um,” returning choice to the stuttering community, and it is always okay to talk.

                  Reuben Schuff is an author and roving host for StutterTalk. By profession and passion he is an aerospace engineer, and also, a traveler, a juggler, a Toastmaster, and a person who stutters. He is a workshop presenter for the National Stuttering Association annual conference and is the co-founder of the Raleigh Teens Who Stutter (TWST) chapter of the NSA. Reuben also facilitates and presents with FRIENDS: the National Organization for Young People who Stutter. Reuben is author of the chapter Fluency: My Untrustworthy Friend in the StutterTalk book: Stuttering: Inspiring Stories and Professional Wisdom.

                  Christopher Constantino is a person who stutters, a speech-language pathologist and earned his Phd in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Memphis in 2018.

                  Robert Dellinger, M.S., CCC-SLP is a school-based speech-language pathologist in Raleigh, N.C., and a person who stutters. He works in an elementary school and consults with colleagues in complicated fluency disorders cases at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Rob is an active member of the National Stuttering Association chapter in Raleigh and contributes to the local Teens Who Stutter (TWST) group.

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                    Breaking the Silence (Ep. 660)

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                    Mollie Davis, StutterTalk

                    Mollie Davis

                    Mollie Davis joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss speaking up as a person who stutters under very challenging circumstances.

                    Mollie Davis is an 18 year old college freshman from Maryland currently studying at Hollins University in Virginia. She is studying to be a journalist and is heavily involved in gun violence prevention activism. She also enjoys theatre, sitcoms, and courtroom dramas.

                    Chaya Goldstein, M.A. CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who stutters. She works at the American Institute for Stuttering (AIS) in New York City and teaches graduate courses in Fluency Disorders. She co-leads the National Stuttering Association Adult Manhattan chapter and coordinates the FRIENDS “Stepping Up” Mentorship program for children and teens who stutter. She’s cares deeply about stuttering advocacy, education, and empowerment and is committed to educating SLPs, educators and the public.

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