Stuttering Is Cool

Including and educating researchers, empowering children who stutter, and being a “clownician” were a few of what was presented and discussed at the 13th International… Continue readingIceland 2019 Congress The post Iceland 2019 Congress appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #232: Are we doing enough to raise stuttering awareness outside our community? On this episode, I share a number of unfortunate incidents which happened… Continue readingMaking stuttering awareness more effective The post Making stuttering awareness more effective appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #231: Laughter is the best medicine. On this episode, I chat with Agathe Tupula Kabola, speech language pathologist and author who lives in Montréal,… Continue readingUsing humour in speech therapy The post Using humour in speech therapy appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #230: And a role model for stuttering awareness! Space Jam 2 will be coming out in theatres next summer and it's time we see Porky Pig in a positive light (if Hollywood doesn't screw up and use his stuttering for cheap laughs). Continue readingPorky Pig: Role model for people who stutter The post Porky Pig: Role model for people who stutter appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #229: Stuttering conference junkies! I chat with two good friends of mine about meeting each other at stuttering conferences in Europe and the USA. We also chat about what's in store for the International Stuttering Association World Congress in Hveragerdi, Iceland in 2019. Continue readingIceland2019, Nordic Stuttering Seminars, and more! The post Iceland2019, Nordic Stuttering Seminars, and more! appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode 228: When Oliver Speaks [Stuttering is Cool podcast] Continue readingWhen Oliver Speaks The post When Oliver Speaks appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #227: I chat with John Gomez, filmmaker of the multi-award winning documentary, When I Stutter. We discuss the making of his film, worldwide reception, translations, and – SPOILER ALERT! – the unexpected surprises that blew my mind. Continue readingWhen I Stutter documentary The post When I Stutter documentary appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #226: The full recording of Mary Wood's very encouraging keynote and mini-concert by The East York Barbershoppers given at this year's Canadian Stuttering Association annual conference which took place in Toronto on October 20, 2018. You won't want to miss this! Continue readingThe only person who has to love me when I stutter is me The post The only person who has to love me when I stutter is me appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode 225: The stuttering experience depicted in sequential art. Hear from the creators of two new comic books, Gareth Cowlin and Joe Stone, who drew and wrote Floor is Lava and Stutter respectively. Continue readingComic books about stuttering The post Comic books about stuttering appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #224: I chat with Annie Bradberry and Mitch Trichon about the keynote they gave at the recent One World Many Voices Joint World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan. We each have something we can do! Continue readingEach and every one of us can do something! The post Each and every one of us can do something! appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #223: Join me on a summer morning walk as I review the latest in stuttering current events. Continue readingA walk in the park The post A walk in the park appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #222: We don't overcome stuttering. We navigate it. Those are the wise words spoken by Annie Bradberry who gave a very motivating and encouraging keynote speech at the 35th annual NSA conference in Chicago. You won't want to miss this! Continue readingNavigating stuttering The post Navigating stuttering appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #221: Learn about cluttering with me as I chat with Sister Carol Mary Nolan, Carmelite Sister for the Aged and Infirm and person who clutters, and Dr. Charley Adams, Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Coordinator of the International Cluttering Association. Continue readingWhat is cluttering? The post What is cluttering? appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #220: Get on stage and stutter! On this episode, I speak with co-authors of the textbook, Shining a Light on Stuttering: How One Man Used Comedy to Turn His Impairment Into Applause. Continue readingStuttering in the spotlight The post Stuttering in the spotlight appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #219: I chat with three of my friends who have experienced stuttering discrimination that put an abrupt, unwanted change in their life plans. Continue reading​Stuttering discrimination needs to stop The post ​Stuttering discrimination needs to stop appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #218: Have you ever written a letter to your stuttering? Or to the phone? Or the letters you stutter on? My guest, James Hayden did! And he wrote a book collecting all the letters he wrote about his stuttering. Continue readingLetters to your stutter The post Letters to your stutter appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #217: We're not the only ones who get "the look"! On this episode, learn all about Deaf culture, their similar experiences as ours, and what it's like to be a sign language interpreter. Continue readingStuttering and sign language The post Stuttering and sign language appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #216: Happy Anniversary! Helping me celebrate 10 years of Stuttering is Cool, a few of my friends share their stories of how technological advances from the past 10 years changed the stuttering experience in our social lives, happiness, speech pathology, stuttering research, and more. Continue readingThe tenth anniversary episode! The post The tenth anniversary episode! appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #215: I talk to conference speakers and organizers to find out how improv can help people who stutter, how to tell a joke despite your stuttering, what it's like to organize a stuttering conference and more! Continue readingOrganizing a stuttering conference The post Organizing a stuttering conference appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode 214: I take you with me on a trip to Montreal and Quebec City at the ABC conference as I ponder what do to when a teacher feels your stuttering will hinder your career or chance of graduation among other topics. Continue readingTeachers who don’t understand stuttering The post Teachers who don’t understand stuttering appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.