10 Feb 2019
Breaking the Silence (Ep. 660)
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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.
Links related to episode:
- Mollie Davis on Twitter
- Mollie Davis interview with Special Books by Special Kids
- Buzz Feed article mentions Mollie
- Road to Parkland
- Video story Parkland trip
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27 Jun 2019
Don’t Be Alone with Your Stutter: Stuttering in Israel (Ep. 663)
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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.