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9 Jan 2017

Starting and Running a Stuttering Support Group Chapter (Ep. 609)

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Róisín McManus

Róisín McManus joins Peter Reitzes to discuss starting and running a stuttering support group chapter.

Topics include the power of people who stutter supporting one another, chapter ground rules, welcoming words, various support group activities, differences between chapters, interacting with the national office and much more.

Róisín McManus lives in New York City and has co-led the Brooklyn chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) for the past 5 years. Ms. McManus is the Adult Program Co-Chair of the NSA. She was the lead planner of the 20-Something’s Program for the NSA/ISA World Congress in Atlanta 2016 and doesn’t mind being referred to as a “stutterer.” Ms. McManus works as an emergency room nurse and recently graduated from New York University as an acute care & palliative care nurse practitioner.

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1 Jan 2017

Speak Freely, Not Fluently (Ep. 608)

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Paige White

Paige White joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her tattoo which reads “I speak freely, not fluently,” how self help has changed her life, how her stuttering went from a “curse” to a huge opportunity and much more.

Ms. White reminds us that sometimes speech tools just do not work. Paige is asked about driving four hours each way to attend meetings of the Dallas chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA), why she is thankful for her stuttering, how faith and prayer help her face stuttering, her plans to start an NSA chapter in Oklahoma and much more.

Paige White is a 19-year-old person who stutters in Oklahoma taking time off from college. Paige models and is currently working in the Canadian Oklahoma County Courthouse as a typist.

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Paige’s “I speak freely, not fluently” tattoo.

 

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25 Dec 2016

The Healing Sound of Laughter with the StutterTalk B Team (Ep. 607)

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Róisín McManus, Caryn Herring and Joel Korte of the StutterTalk B Team discuss navigating stuttering with friends and family, asking a partner or spouse to order food for you, trying to separate moments of introversion from stuttering and so much more.

Caryn Herring is a person who stutters and a speech-language pathologist, currently pursuing her PhD at The University of Pittsburgh. Caryn is also an adjunct clinical instructor at Duquesne University, supervising graduate students and teaching the Stuttering Course. She is an active member of numerous stuttering organizations.

Róisín McManus lives in New York City and has co-led the Brooklyn chapter of the National Stuttering Association for the past 5 years. She is an occasional StutterTalk host, was the lead planner of the 20-Something’s Program for the NSA/ISA World Congress in Atlanta 2016 and doesn’t mind being referred to as a “stutterer.” She works as an emergency room nurse and recently graduated from New York University as an acute care & palliative care nurse practitioner.

Joel Korte is an electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and a person who stutters. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology in 2013, and earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of St. Thomas in 2007. Joel is the co-leader of the Minneapolis chapter of the teen (TWST) support group through the National Stuttering Association. Joel is the owner of the Chase Bliss Audio, a guitar effects pedal company, and is a musician. Joel lives with his wife and two boys, Chase and Griffin, in Ramsey, Minnesota.

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18 Dec 2016

Pet Peeves (Ep. 606)

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Bob “the Expert” Quesal

Bob “the Expert” Quesal and Robert Dellinger join Peter Reitzes to discuss pet peeves about stuttering submitted by StutterTalk listeners. Pet peeves include, “You don’t really stutter,” “Did you forget your name,” promises of quick “fixes” and much more.

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.

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Robert Dellinger

Robert Dellinger, M.S., CCC-SLP is a school-based speech-language pathologist in Raleigh, N.C., and a person who stutters. He works in an elementary school and consults with colleagues in complicated fluency disorders cases at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Rob is an active member of the National Stuttering Association chapter in Raleigh and contributes to the local Teens Who Stutter (TWST) group.

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11 Dec 2016

Not Everything Is Peachy Edition (Ep. 605)

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Bob “the Expert” Quesal

Bob “the Expert” Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss transfer and carryover in stuttering treatment and “The Speechie Show” video titled 5 Tips for Increasing Carry-Over of Fluency Strategies. Quesal and Reitzes discuss their concerns when transfer focusses predominantly on fluency and suggest the possibility of transferring other goals such as stuttering acceptance, open stuttering, talking about stuttering and facing fears and avoidances.

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.

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26 Nov 2016

When SLPs Are Ashamed of Stuttering (Ep. 604)

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Robert van de Vorst

Robert van de Vorst joins Peter Reitzes to discuss when speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are ashamed of stuttering.

Other topics include the possible relationship between verbal stuttering and stuttering-like piano playing and stuttering-like musical performance. Mr. van de Vorst indicates that stuttering on musical instruments often occurs much like verbal stuttering – on the first note of musical segments. Robert discusses managing his own stuttering by stuttering openly while naturally or unconsciously making physical changes such as slowing his rate and pausing briefly to relax his system. The terms “speech awareness” vs. “speech tools” are discussed as well as the sometimes dueling drives to “take care of my stuttering” and to “take care of my stuttering community.” The show ends with Mr. van de Vorst being asked about his research and belief that stuttering is a sensorimotor learning problem.

Robert van de Vorst is a doctoral student in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University and a person who stutters. He has performed as a pianist and has taught both piano and music theory. He is interested in both the behavioural and neural mechanisms underlying developmental stuttering and other manifestations of stuttering-like behaviours.

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