18 Mar 2018
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Róisín McManus, Caryn Herring and Joel Korte of the StutterTalk B Team discuss the ups and downs of stuttering. Listening to this episode is like being at the coffee shop or in the back seat of the car and overhearing three amazing friends bond over stuttering.
21 Feb 2018
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Dr. Jennifer Chesters joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her research on transcranial direct current stimulation in stuttering treatment. Chester and colleagues current study on this topic is available at no charge.
Jennifer Chesters, MA, MSc, DPhil, is a neuroscience researcher and speech and language therapist at the Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology. Dr. Chesters is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on a team led by Kate Watkins that is investigating the neural basis of stuttering using a range of brain imaging and stimulation techniques. Dr. Chesters is first author on the recently published study “Transcranial direct current stimulation over left inferior frontal cortex improves speech fluency in adults who stutter” in the BRAIN: A Journal of Neurology.
29 Jan 2018
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Jane Harley joins Peter Reitzes to discuss Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) For Children & Teens Who Stutter.
Ms. Harley is asked about her one day ACT workshop in Boston, March 9-10 in Boston, sponsored by the Stuttering Foundation.
Jane Harley is a registered Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Lead at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering, London, UK. She also holds a Masters in Psychological Counselling. Over the last 20 years she has written about the use of cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) in working with people who stutter.
22 Jan 2018
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Jane Fraser joins Peter Reitzes to celebrate 70 years of the Stuttering Foundation and the power of change.
Jane Fraser is president of The Stuttering Foundation, has run the Foundation for more than 35 years, and is co-author of If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents now in its 8th edition.
Jane is asked to reflect upon the Stuttering Foundation’s impressive 70 year history and amazing catalog of affordable materials. When asked to name research she finds interesting, Ms. Fraser encourages listeners to read research by the Dana Foundation on brain plasticity. Ms. Fraser is asked about seminal Foundation materials including the book Advice to Those Who Stutter, the Foundation’s impressive YouTube channel, the book Self-Therapy for the Stutterer, the film ADHD and Stuttering, the Famous People Who Stutter brochure and poster and the Foundation’s film Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids.
15 Jan 2018
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Dr. Phil Schneider joins Peter Reitzes to discuss a listener question: Should speech-language pathologists who stutter be expected to overcome their own stuttering?
Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP is the founding partner, with Uri Schneider, of Schneider Speech Pathology. Recognized as a master clinician and teacher, he has been practicing and teaching for over 45 years. He holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders at Queens College, CUNY. Phil’s first documentary, Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story, is considered by many to be the single best film on stuttering. View all of Phil’s films here.
9 May 2018
Speaking with Time Limits (Ep. 642)
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Bob “the Expert” Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss public speaking and stuttering, speaking with time limits, and the practicality of speaking accommodations.
Robert Quesal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a retired Board Certified Specialist in Fluency and Fluency Disorders.
Peter Reitzes, MA CCC-SLP is a person who stutters and President and Host of StutterTalk