Celebrating 10 Years of Comedy with Nina G (Ep. 671)

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Nina G

Nina G joins Chaya Goldstein in celebration of Nina’s 10 years of comedy. The talk included Nina’s story of how she became a comedian, the road she’s traveled these past 10 years, the importance of a stuttering community, disability as empowerment, moving away from the “overcome stuttering” narrative, taking up space, bringing our full selves into relationships, her vision for 2020, and so much more.

Nina G is a comedian, professional speaker and author of Stutterer Interrupted. She has been featured in/on everything from NPR’s 51%, BBC’s Ouch, Psychology Today, Tedx, multiple day time talk shows, Howard (Stern) 100 News, and even the Stuttering John Podcast.

Nina shares her wit and wisdom with corporations, colleges, libraries, conferences, and community events. Her no-nonsense approach to disability awareness and acceptance helps to bring institutions, communities, and individuals to deepen their understanding of the disability and bring practical approaches to making a more inclusive society.

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    Stammer Time: Building a Society that Accepts Stuttering (Ep. 670)

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    Journalist Barry Yeoman

    Barry Yeoman joins Chaya Goldstein to talk about his thought provoking article Stammer Time which highlights how stutterers are moving past the medical model of disability. The conversation explores the social model vs. medical model of disability, the concept of ‘stutter gain’, the history of the stuttering self-community, how we can practically start make changes to create a more stutter friendly world, and why he’s excited about the recent conversation in stuttering community about the social model of disability.

    Barry Yeoman is a freelance journalist living in Durham, North Carolina. He also teaches journalism and narrative nonfiction at Wake Forest University and Duke University. He has been a member of the stuttering self-help movement since 1992.

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      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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            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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