18 Sep 2014
The Real Me: Saying What I Want to Say (Ep. 470)
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Rachel McCullough joins Peter Reitzes to discuss life before and after becoming active with the National Stuttering Association, saying what you want to say and stuttering openly while also using speech tools, music and stuttering and so much more.
RACHEL McCULLOUGH is a person who stutters and a singer-songwriter in the band Black Cat Habitat. Rachel earned her “Competent Communicator” certification from Toastmasters International. In 2013, Rachel’s article When Police Encounter Persons Who Stutter was published by the U.S. Department of Justice and then by the Stuttering Foundation. The Stuttering Foundation honored Rachel’s article with their first place for excellence in journalism award.
25 Sep 2014
Working Through a Stuttering Rut (Ep. 471)
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CARYN HERRING, JOEL KORTE and ROISIN MCMANUS of the Stuttertalk B Team discuss an increase in Roisin’s duration of blocks and different mindsets for managing the struggle of stuttering. Later, they talk about the challenge of worrying about what other people think while stuttering. The B Team end the show by talking about Joel’s soon-to-be journey into fatherhood and the possibility that his son may stutter.