2 Oct 2011
Changing How You View Stammering and Stuttering with David Mitchell (Ep. 300)
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Author David Mitchell joins Peter Reitzes for this very special 300th episode of StutterTalk.
Mitchell and Reitzes discuss his wonderful novel Black Swan Green, his life coping with stammering (stuttering), the King’s Speech, educating the public about stuttering and much more. Join the conversation at the StutterTalk Facebook page.
DAVID MITCHELL is a widely respected, award winning novelist from England. His novels include Ghostwritten, Number9Dream, Cloud Atlas, Black Swan Green and the Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. David Mitchell is a person who stutters and a patron of the British Stammering Association.
18 Jun 2014
Embracing and Accepting Stuttering with George Springer of the Houston Astros (Ep. 453)
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George Springer, a 24 year old rookie outfielder with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss being a professional athlete who stutters. Mr. Springer explains the importance of embracing and accepting stuttering.
When asked if he had any advice for children who stutter, Mr. Springer responded, “I was that kid that didn’t want to speak in class and tried to avoid certain situations. But then, once I just accepted it [stuttering], it actually changed my outlook on pretty much everything and made me a lot happier with myself…Embrace it and don’t let it prevent you from doing the things that you want to do in life.”