27 May 2012
Embracing Stuttering with Britni Bicknaver (335)
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Britni Bicknaver joins Peter Reitzes and is asked about embracing stuttering, neutralizing the “wall of shame,” humor and stuttering, being referred to as a “mild” stutterer and much more.
BRITNI BICKNAVER is 29 years old, a person who stutters and an artist and bartender who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Britni is a new member of the Cincinnati chapter of the National Stuttering Association.
Britni started stuttering from and early age but was assured that she would eventually grow out of it. By the age of 26 she was fairly confident that would not happen and decided it was time to try to embrace her stutter rather than desperately trying to hide it. On a search of other adults that stutter, she found the podcast StutterTalk.
10 Jun 2012
Facing the Emotional Part of Stuttering with Samantha Dupraw (337)
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Samantha Dupraw joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the emotional side of stuttering, her experiences with self help and speech therapy and much more.
SAMANTHA DUPRAW is 22 years old and lives in Buffalo, NY where she is attending graduate school for occupational therapy at D’youville College. Samantha works at Panera and volunteers at an organization for people with cancer. Samantha has been stuttering since she was seven years old and attends the National Stuttering Association (NSA) chaptermeetings in Buffalo, NY and is attending the NSA conference in July.