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Tue April 23, 2013 at 12:54 AM
Episode #153: Filmmakers, improv actors and introspection are the three topics of this episode. I speak with the filmmaker of the brilliant Growing Pains short film; I introduce a new Stutter Social host and chat about the benefits of introspection; and finally, I chat with an improv actor about well, stuttering on stage!
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Fri March 29, 2013 at 1:26 AM
Episode #152: The roving reporters take over! Samuel Dunsiger shares his story about recently appearing on television for the first time? and stuttering openly. We then hear from Christine Dits, the new addition to the roving reporter roster, who shares her experiences and tips when introducing herself to strangers? complete with stuttering on her name. And [continue reading...]
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Fri March 8, 2013 at 12:14 AM
Episode #151: Sending text messages. Good? Bad? Annoying? I speak with my friend, Lott Hughes, who ponders about the negative consequences when we rely too much on sending text messages instead of good ol’ fashioned face-to-face communication. Or at least voice-to-voice. We touch on texting as a crutch and losing our skills in reading body [continue reading...]
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Tue January 29, 2013 at 8:31 PM
Episode #150: Laughing at ourselves is good for our health! On this episode, I talk about the importance of having a sense of humour in our stuttering and other curveballs that life throws at us. And speaking of humour, I play stories of fellow PWS’ funny moments courtesy of their stuttering and a list I [continue reading...]
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Mon January 14, 2013 at 7:28 PM
Episode #149: Think popping an anti-anxiety pill will make your stuttering go away making everything easy peasy? Think again. On this episode, I chat with a person who stutters diagnosed with social anxiety. He explains all the inner work that necessary to move along. Links mentioned on today’s episode: stutteringmedication.com Music used on today’s episode: [continue reading...]
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Thu January 3, 2013 at 9:39 AM
Episode #148: It’s a tough job market out there these days. Keeping enthusiastic and positive is part of the challenge. On this episode, I chat with a few buddies on how they kept their morale high during job search. I also share how one of my most favourite pastimes tremendously helped me. Unemployment is a [continue reading...]
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Tue December 18, 2012 at 6:54 PM
Episode #147: The job search episode! Finding employment is one of life’s big challenges and adding a stutter into the mix doesn’t make things any easier. Many people who stutter are concerned about not finding fulfilling work because of their speech impediment. In fact, some don’t bother to pursue their dreams believing they will never, [continue reading...]
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Sun November 25, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Episode #146: Thinking of committing suicide to escape your stuttering? Don’t do it. It’s just not worth it. As my friend, Jody Fuller, once said, “We all have the innate ability to reach down deep to overcome just about any challenge thrown our way”. I also chat about a few other challenges I’m trying to [continue reading...]
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Tue September 25, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Episode #142: “A million things I need to say”. Reporting from the first ever 1k/5k walk for stuttering awareness, I bring you on a musical experience as I interview the performers, speakers, organizers and participants of this historic event. We hear music and interviews from songwriters, Lil JaXe, who recently won the award for the [continue reading...]
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Tue August 7, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Episode #139: We share a few laughs on this episode. I play feedback from a woman who shares her experience with walking into a car dealership with her friend who also stutters— and the resulting hilarity. Then I speak with David Shinefield, founder of Together We Act, a theatre company for adults. We chat about [continue reading...]
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