27 May 2012
Embracing Stuttering with Britni Bicknaver (335)
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Britni Bicknaver joins Peter Reitzes and is asked about embracing stuttering, neutralizing the “wall of shame,” humor and stuttering, being referred to as a “mild” stutterer and much more.
BRITNI BICKNAVER is 29 years old, a person who stutters and an artist and bartender who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Britni is a new member of the Cincinnati chapter of the National Stuttering Association.
Britni started stuttering from and early age but was assured that she would eventually grow out of it. By the age of 26 she was fairly confident that would not happen and decided it was time to try to embrace her stutter rather than desperately trying to hide it. On a search of other adults that stutter, she found the podcast StutterTalk.
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.”