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20 Oct 2019

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

Rich 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.

By: stuttertalk Category: ISAD Tags: ISAD, stammering, stuttering

13 Oct 2019

Stamma Campaign: Smashing Stuttering Stereotypes (Ep. 668)

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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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By: stuttertalk Category: Chaya Goldsten, stuttering Tags: Chaya Goldstein, Jane Powell, stamina, stammering, stuttering

31 Aug 2019

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.

By: stuttertalk Category: Chaya Goldsten, stuttering Tags: Chaya Goldstein, Michael Boyle, stammering, stuttering, stuttertalk

18 Aug 2019

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.

By: stuttertalk Category: Chaya Goldsten, stuttering Tags: Chaya Goldstein, Rick Arenas, stammering, stutter, stuttering, stuttering iceberg

23 Jul 2019

Beginning Your Stuttering Evolution at FRIENDS (Ep. 665)

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Chaya Goldstein is joined by stuttering All-Stars Reuben Schuff, Samantha Gennuso, Kristel Kubart, 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.

By: stuttertalk Category: 2019 FRIENDS Convention, Chaya Goldsten Tags: FRIENDS, stammering, stutter, stuttering

3 Jul 2019

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.

By: stuttertalk Category: 2019 World Congress, Chaya Goldsten Tags: Chaya Goldstein, Ghana, stammering, stuttering

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

Stamma Campaign: Smashing Stuttering Stereotypes (Ep. 668)

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

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

Beginning Your Stuttering Evolution at FRIENDS (Ep. 665)

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

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