Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to another episode. Today I am joined with my youngest guest ever, Manny from Confident Kids Movement. “Manny”, Claude Jennings III, is an 11 year old native of Silver Spring, Maryland. Manny is a YouTuber. His YouTube channel is called “Manny Time”.

It's OK to be ME is an uplifting and inspiring message to children and adults. This book celebrates all the differences that make each of us unique. It teaches that everyone should be proud of who they are, and to celebrate what makes them special. Manny stutters when he speaks and he shares how he finds confidence through that challenge. When you feel frustrated, it may take a little more time and effort, but keep talking. You can get through it!

Check out more from Manny:

Instagram: @confidentkidsmovement

Buy It's Ok To Be Me: https://www.amazon.com/Its-OK-be-Manny-Jennings/dp/B0BRYZQQT8

Confident K.I.D.S Movement: www.theconfidentkidsmovement.com

Link to letter (from episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IbWT8cQCEg

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Hi Everyone,

Finally getting to post part 2 of this episode (sorry for the wait, been trying to juggle uni and podcasting and it's gotten a little hectic!).

In this episode, Ezra and I talk all about the impact fluency goals has on a child, why we should move away from fluency, Ezra's journey to stutterology and how they created the page and finished it all off with a great game of 2 truths and a lie.

Questions asked in this episode:

Why do you think fluency should be no longer linked to stuttering and why should we move away from fluency (0:47)

How did it affect your childhood + how did doing severity charts impact you? (17:07)

Do you have any advice for teenagers at school? (35:37)

Why did you start and create stutterology? (43:50)

2 Truths and Lie (50:33)

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutterology/

Substack: https://stutterology.substack.com/

Linkee: https://linktr.ee/stutterology

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Hi everyone!

Welcome to 2024! I hope everyone's had a great New Years.

Today I am joined by Ezra Horak, the creator of Stutterology. Ezra Horak is the founder of Stutterology, a digital content platform that educates about stuttering through a neurodiverse and trauma-informed lens and empowers people with speech differences by addressing the systemic issues. They are co-chair of the board for SPACE, a new nonprofit for online arts programming for young people who stutter. Additionally, they have volunteered with various stuttering organizations, most frequently the National Stuttering Association, since 2015, and they are an HR Professional from Oregon (USA).

Questions asked in this episode:

• When did you first notice your stutter? (5:46)
• Does stuttering run in your family? (7:54)
• How long were you in speech therapy for and was it helpful? (11:36)
• Stuttering and school life (23:28)

Make sure to follow Ezra:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutterology/

Substack: https://stutterology.substack.com/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/stutterology

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Hi Everyone

It's been a while since I've posted an episode, but this is a great episode to be back! This is part two of my conversation with Mackenzie!

Today I am joined with Mackenzie from Talking Town Books. Mackenzie is a paediatric speech-language pathologist who specialises in the birth to five-year old population. Her journey to becoming a children's book author was a fated one! As her oldest child, Vaughan, began stuttering, Mackenzie and her husband knew they wanted a way to talk to him about his stutter that felt informative, celebratory and also engaging. The dream of Daniel the Digger and the Talking Town Crew grew from there - and the rest is history! Mackenzie hopes that Daniel's story inspires readers young and old to celebrate their own differences and to be a friend to hose who need one! 

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends and family! If you could also rate and review this page as well, that would be greatly appreciated! 

Make sure to follow Mackenzie: 

Instagram: @talkingtownbooks (https://www.instagram.com/talkingtownbooks/)

Website (& link to purchase Daniel the Digger Sp-Sp-Sputters): www.talkingtownbooks.com

E-mail: mackenzie@hollandspeechtherapy.com

My links: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutterconversation/

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Email: stutterconversation@gmail.com

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Hi Everyone

It's been a while since I've posted an episode, but this is a great episode to be back!

Today I am joined with Mackenzie from Talking Town Books. Mackenzie is a paediatric speech-language pathologist who specialises in the birth to five-year old population. Her journey to becoming a children's book author was a fated one! As her oldest child, Vaughan, began stuttering, Mackenzie and her husband knew they wanted a way to talk to him about his stutter that felt informative, celebratory and also engaging. The dream of Daniel the Digger and the Talking Town Crew grew from there - and the rest is history! Mackenzie hopes that Daniel's story inspires readers young and old to celebrate their own differences and to be a friend to hose who need one!

In this episode we talk about Mackenzie's job as an SLP, her experience as a parent to a child who stutters and how Daniel the Digger Sp-Sp-Sputters came to be!

This episode is split into two parts so make sure to stay tuned for the next episode.

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends and family! If you could also rate and review this page as well, that would be greatly appreciated!

Make sure to follow Mackenzie:

Instagram: @talkingtownbooks (https://www.instagram.com/talkingtownbooks/)

Website (& link to purchase Daniel the Digger Sp-Sp-Sputters): www.talkingtownbooks.com

E-mail: mackenzie@hollandspeechtherapy.com

My links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutterconversation/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stutterconverse

Email: stutterconversation@gmail.com

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Hi everyone!

Today I am joined with Vanessa from YourStammerBuddy! Vanessa is a 3rd year University student studying Medical Laboratory Sciences. When she isn’t empowering people who stammer or studying, she’s writing, binge-watching rom-coms, dancing or listening to good music. She’s also an aspiring screenwriter, author and writing coach.

In this episode we talk about mental health and the importance for people who stutter to take charge of their thoughts! 

Hope you all enjoy!

Make sure to follow Vanessa:

Vanessa's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourstammerbuddy/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourstammerbuddy/

Vanessa's writing instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevanessawriter/

Mainstack: https://mainstack.me/yourstammerbuddy

To purchase Vanessa's journal prompts, visit these links:

Prompts: https://kobocourse.com/course/27-journal-prompts-for-people-who-stutter/2279/

ALT link: https://selar.co/m/Venny

My links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutterconversation/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stutterconverse

Email: stutterconversation@gmail.com

Hi everyone!

Today I am joined with Sonia! Sonia is a holistic speech-language pathologist who is trained in Orofacial Myofunctional (OMT) therapy, the PROMPT technique, and Somatic therapy. She helps people who stutter connect with their mind and body.

In this episode we talk about how OMT relates to stuttering, what Somatic healing is and how people who stutter can connect with their mind and body.

Hope you all enjoy!

Make sure to follow Sonia:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic_slp/

My links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutterconversation/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stutterconverse

Email: stutterconversation@gmail.com

Hi everyone!

This is part 2 of A Conversation with Martha Speech. In this episode we discuss some common questions Martha's receives being a speechie and questions from our followers!

If you haven't yet listened to part 1, make sure to listen to the episode uploaded before this!

Hope you enjoy, and please DM me your thoughts through my instagram linked below! If you would like to join me for a future episode, please feel free to DM me as well! Make sure to also leave me a review!

Hope you all enjoy!

Check out Martha's links:

Instagram: @martha_speech and @marthaspeechtherapy

Website: https://www.marthaspeech.com

Email: martha@marthaspeech.com

My Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutterconversation/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/stutterconverse 

Email: stutterconversation@gmail.com