Britni Bicknaver

10 Jul 2014

Good Stuttering All Day Long: Conference Recaps (Ep. 460)

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Chris Mancini

Chris Mancini and Tom Scharstein join Britni Bicknaver to discuss their experiences attending the 2014 annual conference of the National Stuttering Association (NSA). Chris discusses leaving his comfort zone and meeting people who stutter from across the country and Tom discusses his favorite workshops including a Ted Talks style workshop held at the NSA.

CHRIS MANCINI is a financial operations analyst at anthem in Cincinnati. He is the chapter leader of Cincinnati’s branch of the National Stuttering Association and is married with two kids.

Tim Scharstein and family
Tom Scharstein and family

TOM SCHARSTEIN is an entrepreneur and person that stutters from Cincinnati, OH. Tom is the National Stuttering Association’s newest Regional Chapter Coordinator.

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9 Sep 2013

Facing the Daily Fear of Stuttering (Ep. 420)

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Damian Wilison

Damian Wilson joins Britni Bicknaver to discuss being a person who stutters and facing the daily fear of stuttering.

DAMIAN WILSON describes himself as a 34 year old black male born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Wilson comes from a family who has a history of aunts, uncles and cousins who stutter. Mr. Wilson is a graduate student majoring in Communication Science and Disorders and is working towards becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist.

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12 May 2013

Covert Stuttering with Jeff Olson (397)

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Jeff Olson

Jeff Olson joins Britni Bicknaver to discuss his life with covert stuttering, waiting for stuttering to go away, turning 40 and deciding to make changes, quitting his job to work on stuttering and much more. Jeff and Britni discuss funny stuttering experiences, “tricks” they have used to avoid stuttering and vicarious stuttering feelings.

JEFF OLSON is a person who stutters and works as a Design Engineer in Portland, Oregon. He attended his first National Stuttering Association (NSA) annual conference in 2009 and has attended several annual conferences since then. He is a member of the NSA Portland chapter.

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17 Mar 2013

Talking About Covert Stuttering (389)

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Jennifer Campbell, PhD Candidate, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

Jennifer Campbell joins Britni Bicknaver to discuss her life with covert stuttering, finding self help for people who stutter and competing in a speaking competition. Jennifer discusses having a grandmother who is also covert stutterer and shares that they have never talked about their stuttering.

Britni and Jennifer share covert stuttering stories. Jennifer discusses having a college roommate who was also a covert stutterer, coming out of her “stuttering closet,” speaking to family members and friends about stuttering, participating in a voluntary stuttering workshop, how tiring it is to be a covert stutterer and how she hopes one day to be an overt stutterer.

JENNIFER CAMPBELL is a PhD candidate in Engineering Physics at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Her research is in nano-electromechanical systems. She attended her first National Stuttering Association (NSA) conference in 2010 and it was a life-changing experience.

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4 Dec 2012

Passing as Fluent and Covert Stuttering with Sara and Britni (377)

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Sara MacIntyre

Sara MacIntyre joins Britni Bicknaver to discuss her recently published chapter titled Passing as Fluent in Stuttering: Inspiring Stories and Professional Wisdom. Britni and Sara discuss their individual and shared experiences with covert stuttering.

Sara MacIntyre is a person who stutters and a graduate student studying Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her Bachelor degree in Finance from Lehigh University in 2009 and worked in Washington D.C. for an investment consulting firm prior to returning to school. Sara leads a support group for teens who stutter in Pittsburgh and is personally active with both the National Stuttering Association and FRIENDS: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter.

Sara has been featured on StutterTalk several times – check out her archived inspiration.

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20 Oct 2012

The Verbal Scratcher (371)

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Brent L. Smith

Brent L. Smith joins Britni Bicknaver to discuss his recently published chapter titled Stuttering as Transformative: Silent Child Turned Adult Mystic in Stuttering: Inspiring Stories and Professional Wisdom. Brent and Britni discuss a wide range of topics including a nickname given to Brent (the Verbal Scratcher) by DJ Spooky.

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