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.

We hear from the recent Nordic Stuttering Seminar which took place in Norway earlier this month. I also chat a little bit about facing speaking fears and using humour when spreading stuttering awareness. Continue readingNews from Norway The post News from Norway appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #212: Join me on another walk to the park as I respond to listener questions about secondaries and their affect on fluency, my own fluency strategies, and the stress in trying to speak fluently. Continue readingSecondaries, fluency strategies, and stress The post Secondaries, fluency strategies, and stress appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #211: On this episode, me and my friends chat about upcoming stuttering conferences in Norway and India. I also talk a bit about upcoming stuttering conferences in Canada and what I missed at this year's National Stuttering Association conference in the U.S. Continue readingStuttering conferences in Norway and India 2017 The post Stuttering conferences in Norway and India 2017 appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #210: I chat with Andrew Castaneda who recently started a YouTube channel all about his stuttering journey, how at the age of 15 he decided no more speech therapy, and how changing his perception towards his speech helped him. Continue readingChanging your stuttering perception The post Changing your stuttering perception appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

I chat with Gareth Walkom who is currently developing software using virtual reality to help people who stutter reduce speaking anxiety and improve eye contact. Joining us his his advisor, Grant Meredith. Continue readingStuttering and virtual reality The post Stuttering and virtual reality appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #208: Join me on a nature hike as I explain how I applied ascetic and stoic philosophy to stuttering. Overcoming adversity such as the type stuttering transforms us into better and more awesome people! Continue readingStuttering, asceticism, and stoicism The post Stuttering, asceticism, and stoicism appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #207: While being nervous doesn't cause stuttering, it does fuel it. So it's no wonder that one of the top situations where people who stutter would definitely not prefer to stutter would be when they are nervous. Even when we aren't nervous, people tend to think we are scared, or lying, or trying to hide something. So what do we do when those situations arise? Some homework. Continue readingHow to stop stuttering when you’re nervous The post How to stop stuttering when you’re nervous appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #206: It isn't easy living with a stutter! Chatting about how stuttering gives us extra challenges to overcome and how the world needs more awareness. Continue readingOvercoming hurdles because we stutter The post Overcoming hurdles because we stutter appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #205: Happy New Year! Join me and my friends as we ring out 2016 in Montreal, Canada, over Facebook Live while chatting about speech goals and stuttering tips. Then we take you along for our walk towards the waterfront to watch the fireworks as we ring in 2017. Continue readingStuttering in the New Year The post Stuttering in the New Year appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Could stuttering be more than a speech issue? What about the rest of your body? Dr. Greg Snyder returns to chat about some pretty cool research his lab at Ole Miss is currently conducting on stuttering in sign language, handwriting, and even touch typing! We also talk about a remarkable app that shows promise in reducing stuttering through your smartphone. Continue readingStuttering in signing, handwriting, and touch typing The post Stuttering in signing, handwriting, and touch typing appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #203: 1) Get yourself a community. 2) Realize that people don't care that you stutter. They like the real you! Continue readingFinding out that people don’t care that you stutter The post Finding out that people don’t care that you stutter appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Don't strive for complete fluency. Do the best you can do everyday. Whatever that is for you. Be it to stutter openly and freely or keep speech tools in practice. Be comfortable in your own skin. Continue readingBest practices in fluency The post Best practices in fluency appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #201: I had an awesome time at the Nordic Stuttering Seminar which took place in Hämeelinna, Finland with an additional trip to Tallinn, Estonia. On this episode, I share my experiences at my first Nordic seminar as I illustrate the benefits of hanging out with others who stutter. Continue readingMy trip to the Nordic Stuttering Seminar 2016 The post My trip to the Nordic Stuttering Seminar 2016 appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

What a great way to celebrate this milestone: with stutterers from all over the world! Continue readingPartying with over 800 stutterers The post Partying with over 800 stutterers appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.

Episode #199: Join me on my noisy walk to the train station on my way to work as I encourage the idea of focussing on our strengths instead of comparing ourselves to others in a self-defeating way. Continue readingJealousy vs. Motivation The post Jealousy vs. Motivation appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.