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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#86 How to Own Your Voice in High-Stakes Situations, With Mark FriedlichListen in for a masterclass in courage: not the absence of fear, but the refusal to let fear run the show. Mark Friedlich grew up in a tenement apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the son of Holocaust survivors, sharing a bedroom and living with scarcity. Today, he speaks on global stages, testifies before Congress, and serves as Vice President of Government Affairs at a multinational corporation. He also stutters, sometimes noticeably, always unapologetically. In this raw, powerful conversation, Mark shares how he built a career at the highest levels of...
2025-08-1436 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#85 Turn Fear into Opportunity: Using Self Awareness and the Courage Muscle with Dan GreenwaldNot everyone stutters on their words, but everyone stutters on something: fear, shame, doubt. Today, we explore what it means to face those inner barriers and move forward anyway. In this episode, Uri sits down with longtime friend and collaborator Dan Greenwald, a strategist, educator, and founder of ThirtyTenZero, a clarity-first framework for navigating growth and reinvention. Dan’s journey began with a childhood stutter, but evolved into a lifelong exploration of what it means to grow through discomfort and live with intention. This conversation is about far more than speech. It’s about overcoming fear...
2025-07-151h 05
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#84 The Science and Soul of Speech Communication with Dr. Phil SchneiderWhat does it mean to keep showing up when life changes your body, your voice, your sense of self? Dr. Phil Schneider has spent a lifetime helping people find their voice. But when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he found himself on the other side of the therapeutic relationship, learning how to live with a tremor, navigate shame, and reclaim agency in a body that no longer behaved the way it used to. In this episode, Uri sits down with his father, mentor, master clinician, and co-founder of Schneider Speech, for one of the mo...
2025-05-2259 min
Pi RadioRadio Woltersdorf + Pi Radio = SooperRadio 2025: Stazma + Bachmann + Schneider + Urix #424 Stunden Nerdtalk, Gossip, Education, Madness – direkt aus dem Pionierpalast in eure Radios.
## Julien »Stazma« Guillot
Unser erster Gast ist Julien »Stazma« Guillot ein Künstler und Mitarbeiter von Schlappi Engineering.
"Du bist also eine Influencer? - Ja, leider nicht. Ich glaube, das ist nicht so mein Ding."
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## Sascha Bachmann
Unser nächster Gast ist Sascha Bachmann der einen Tapeloop-Workshop im FEZ Wuhlheide auf der Superbooth 2025 veranstaltet.
"Ich stelle mir vor, wie ich mit dem Tapeloop arbeite und welche Musik ich dami...
2025-05-082h 03
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#83 Keep Showing Up With Purpose During Hard Times With Rabbi Jonathan CohenThe hardest chapters of your life often become the clearest mirror of your values. When Rabbi Jonathan Cohen woke up one Shabbat (Saturday) morning unable to move, he had no idea he was facing a life-altering medical emergency. What followed - emergency brain surgery, a cancer diagnosis, and a whirlwind of hospital visits - could have broken his spirit. Instead, it clarified his purpose. In this raw and deeply human conversation, Jonathan - affectionately known as "JoCo" - shares how he continues to show up with purpose during hard times, for his family, his community...
2025-04-241h 11
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#82 From Control to Confidence: Personal Growth Through Self-Expression with Dr. Dennis SzymanskiWhat if the breakthrough isn’t about fixing your speech but letting go of the pressure to hide it? As a kid, Dennis did everything he could to try and keep everything under control, especially his stutter. Now a PhD engineer and public speaker, he opens up about the real work behind his personal and professional growth: learning to meet himself where he is and speak from a place of presence. In this warm, story-rich episode, Dennis and I explore what personal growth through self-expression really looks like. We talk about overcoming perfectionism in communication, th...
2025-04-101h 05
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#81 From Getting Help to Giving Help with Naomi ZaudererIn this deeply moving episode, Uri Schneider reunites with former client Naomi Zauderer, now a clinical social worker in Tel Aviv. Naomi shares her journey from being a confident, outgoing child to experiencing the "rock bottom" of her stuttering in middle school, and ultimately transforming into a therapist who helps others process and heal. Naomi reveals how drawing cartoons externalized her overwhelming experiences, making them tangible and even humorous. She recalls the pivotal moment of her bat mitzvah speech and how finding her father's supportive gaze gave her the courage to continue despite her stutter. Their conversation...
2025-02-241h 01
Energy Capital PodcastThe Power of Microgrids with Jana GerberThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.douglewin.comTexas is number one in the United States for many energy-related achievements: wind and solar generation, oil and gas production. But Texas is also the number one state for weather related outages, with nearly 50% more outages over the last 25 years than California. Just within the last four years Texans experienced Winter Storm Uri (2021), an ice storm in Central Texas (2023), and a derecho and Hurricane Beryl (2024). But the frequency and duration of power outages can be managed and reduced through many strategies.
2024-10-1014 min
Political GabfestCould You Be A Trump Juror?This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump’s first criminal trial and the Supreme Court argument on a criminal charge related to another Trump case and talk with The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich about his profile of Governor Gavin Newsom. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Norman Eisen for CNN: Don’t call it a ‘hush money’ caseBrian Beutler for the Politix podcast: Alvin Bragg’s Liberal Critics Are WrongBen Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, and Wesley Parnell for The...
2024-04-181h 02
AND HERE’S MODIArthur Luxenberg & Uri SchneiderEpisode 106: Modi and Periel are joined by Arthur Luxenberg and Uri Schneider for a special episode about stuttering. Modi's special "Know Your Audience" is available now.For all upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com.Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live.Send us a textSupport the show
2024-04-0355 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#80 Understanding the Stuttering Brain with Dr. Per AlmDr. Per Alm is a researcher and lecturer in neuroscience and psychology, from Sweden, affiliated with Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also a person who stutters. His research has been focused on understanding stuttering, its causes and its mechanisms. A main strategy in this work has been to try to link information from different aspects of stuttering, from its basic causes to what happens in the throat and mouth. EPISODE SUMMARY / TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:13 Dr. Per Alm's personal experience with stuttering. 00:04:47 Dr. Per Alm's personal health history and how it relates t...
2023-11-1357 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#79 Life on Delay with John HendricksonJohn Hendrickson is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author of Life on Delay. He previously wrote and edited for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and The Denver Post. His Atlantic feature “What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say” was named one of the best stories of 2019 by Longform. He lives in New York City with his wife. EPISODE SUMMARY / TIME STAMPS 0:00 - 3:30 Intro 3:30 - 11:04 Interview on MSNBC 11:04 - 17:37 Finding comfortable spaces ‘The Little Room’ 17:37 - 23:05 Debunking the golden rule of measuring success in speech 23:05 - 29:50 Finding respite and liberati...
2023-10-091h 13
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly AreConsistent Wins with Greg PandiseGreg is a person who stutters, sales professional in financial services, and former college athlete. When he is not working he enjoys training for ultrarunning and triathlon, doing outdoor activities and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, finding a great book to read and coaching lacrosse. Greg has been a person who stutters since he was young and has experiences with speech therapy in his early years and even through his teenage and early adult life. He is grateful for everything stuttering has taught him and uses the lessons learned to deal with adversity, achieve his goals, and fostering a positive mental...
2023-09-181h 09
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#77 Disruptions and Feedback Loops with Josh MohrerJosh is the Head of Global Operations at Levels Health, a software company that helps you see how food affects your health. Josh was previously the New York General Manager of Uber, where over five years, he helped grow Uber's largest and most profitable market from a few dozen rides a week to over 3 million, and incubated a number of product ideas including UberEATS, and UberRUSH. After his time at Uber, Josh spent a few years on the investor side as an active angel investor, managing director at Tusk Ventures, and co-founder of Shine Capital. Now, at Levels, Josh...
2022-07-111h 02
Meet Me For CoffeeAward Winning Pianist Andy Milne// ABOUT ANDY MILNE AND UNISONA fearless, versatile explorer as a pianist and composer, Andy Milne has been a distinct and respected voice at the heart of New York’s creative jazz scene for almost 30 years, collaborating with dancers, visual artists, poets and musicians spanning jazz, classical, pop, folk, and world music. At the piano, he skillfully blends poetic gravitas with a playful sense of order.He has recorded and toured throughout the world with Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Alessi, Carlos Ward and Carla Cook, and has collaborated with a range of artists including Andrew Cyrille, Sek...
2022-06-2816 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#76 Mighty Mindset with Robert O'BrienRobert O’Brien started stuttering at 8 and struggled with his speech into his adult years, discovering speech therapy, Toastmasters, and eventually acting school in Vancouver BC. At the same time, he was dealing with being gay and hiding his sexuality until finally coming out at 32. His focus throughout was to “fix” himself. After a failed suicide attempt, he was inspired to write a memoir called Just One More Drive: The true story of a stuttering homosexual and his race car to help others deal with issues around mental health and acceptance. His book is on sale globally and he has gi...
2022-06-2754 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#75 The Seduction of Fluency with Vince VawterVince Vawter spent 40 years in the newspaper business until his retirement in 2006 as publisher and president of the Evansville Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana. Vawter’s first novel, Paperboy, published by Random House in 2013, was awarded the coveted Newbery Honor. The book, which deals with a boy who stutters and who must throw his friend’s newspaper route, has been published in 16 languages. It has sold more than a quarter-million copies. His second book, Copyboy, was published in 2018 by Capstone Editions. Since his retirement, Vawter has spoken at schools, education conferences and gatherings of PWS in more than 25 states. His...
2022-06-131h 00
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#74 Advocating for People who Stutter with Maya ChupkovMaya is a writer and storyteller whose work is rooted in social justice and narrative shift. As a woman who stutters, she is a stuttering advocate working to shift societal norms around stuttering and the disability community. Maya lives in San Francisco with her sister, fiancé, and doggie. 0:00-05:39 Intro 05:39-10:28 National Stuttering Awareness week and advocacy 10:28-13:58 Growing up with a stutter 13:58-17:37 Stuttering in the Workplace 17:37- 22:27 Self-acceptance 22:27-25:16 Bullying 25:16- 27:56 Covering speech differences in the classroom 27:56 - 32:51 Mentors in the stuttering community...
2022-05-3054 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#73 Solocast: 10k Show and TellUri Schneider, M.A. CCC-SLP the co-director at Schneider Speech (private practice schneiderspeech.com); creator, leader and podcast host at Transcending Stuttering (transcendingx.com); and faculty at the University of California at Riverside School of Medicine. Uri is recognized for passion and impact as a clinician, educator, researcher and innovator. He is proud husband and father (of four), borderline dyslexic, bonafide ADD-creative and a nature-loving runner. 0:00-01:54 intro 01:54 - 05:52 The Future of the Stuttering Community 05:52 - 14:40 Uri Schneider’s work 14:40 - 18:11 Lack of Knowledge of Opportunities 18:11 - 20:19 Bei...
2022-05-161h 41
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#72 Stuttering Pucks with Ryan CowleyRyan has been a sportswriter for over 10 years, predominantly covering hockey and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings for, most recently, HockeyRoyalty.com where he is a co-editor. Ryan has covered such events as the Stanley Cup Final, the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, and has written for publications such as CBC Sports and The Globe & Mail, both based in his home city of Toronto. 0:00-5:12 Announcements 5:13-15:14 Something not included in Ryan's bio 15:14-22:54 Turning point 22:55-26:41 Writing headlines 26:42-28:59 Transcribing stuttering 29:00-38:06 Cerebral p...
2022-05-0258 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#71 Bring Your Creativity with Dale WilliamsDale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic University. A board-certified specialist in fluency, Dr. Williams served as Chair of the Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders for 2 years. He has coordinated the Boca Raton chapter of the National Stuttering Association since 1996. His stuttering-related publications include three textbooks, a workbook, and a recently-released children's book entitled The Can’t-Be-Seen Who Couldn’t Squawk. 00:00-02:45 - Intro 02:46-6:15 "The Sneetches" parallel to Dale William’s children’s book 6:16-10:08 Dale Will...
2022-04-181h 18
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#70 Being Spontaneous with Dr. Christopher ConstantinoChristopher Constantino lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Megan, and son, Augustine. He is a speech-language pathologist at Florida State University. He works clinically with people who stutter, teaches classes on stuttering and counseling, and researches ways to improve the experience of stuttering. He co-edited Stammering Pride & Prejudice. 1:45- 3:04 Introduction / Bio 5:23 - 8:16 Spontaneity, Tension and Quality of life 8:58 - 10:44 Walt Manning - agency and autonomy in stuttering 11:24 - 14:25 Passing as fluent and the effort/attention it requires 14:31 - 17:33 Measuring the subjective experience of speech - degree of fluen...
2022-04-041h 10
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#69 Stuttering Doctor Treats All with Joseph CornettJoseph is finishing medical school this year at Columbia University in New York City and plans to begin a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He hopes to work in global health for people of all ages and in under-resourced settings, and especially with adolescents and invisible struggles. Joseph’s experiences in healthcare and psychology include the Yale Child Study Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (Australia), the Public Health Foundation of India, and Kijabe Hospital (Nairobi). He is an avid pianist-keyboardist and has found joy in leading and learning from such diverse mu...
2022-03-2156 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#68 Stuttering Guts with Genevieve LamoureuxGeneviève Lamoureux is a person who stutters and an SLP student based in Québec City, Canada. With the SLP Judith Labonté, she co-hosts the podcast "Je je je suis un podcast", one of the first podcast in French about stuttering (the name means "I-I-I'm a podcast"; the podcast is produced by the Association bégaiement communication (ABC), a stuttering organization in Québec). Geneviève, who used to work as a translator, translated in French Daniele Rossi's "Stuttering is Cool: A Guide to Stuttering in a Fast-Talking World" and John Gomez's documentary, "When I Stutter". We can also s...
2022-03-071h 15
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#67 My Beautiful Stutter with Ryan GielenRyan is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Believe Limited, a production company in Los Angeles. Producing credits include the new documentary My Beautiful Stutter, from executive producers Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, Paul Rudd, and George Springer and the documentary Bombardier Blood from executive producer Alex Borstein. 00:05 - 01:33 Ryan Gielen intro 01:33 - 06:51 Focus of documentary: it’s ok to stutter 06:51 - 11:43 Shift from fixing stuttering 11:43 - 17:54 Thunderbolt moment and idea for the project 17:54 - 21:24 Larger target audience 21:24 - 23:30 SAY organization – self-expression through the arts 23:30 - 32...
2022-02-2153 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#66 Spero Stuttering with Ana Paula MumyAna Paula G. Souza Mumy, MS, CCC-SLP is a trilingual speech-language pathologist and clinical assistant professor in the Speech-Language-Hearing department at the University of Kansas. She facilitates the clinical team in the Language Acquisition Preschool and the fluency team at the Schiefelbusch clinic. Ana Paula also teaches the graduate Fluency Disorders course at KU and co-leads an adult chapter of the National Stuttering Association. Additionally, she recently co-founded Spero Stuttering, Inc., a nonprofit geared toward advocacy for the stuttering community via the better equipping of SLPs. She is currently pursuing a clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology, with a focus...
2022-02-071h 01
SLP NerdcastTranscending Stuttering with Uri SchneiderGet .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryIn this week’s episode Uri Schneider teachers us about the importance of approaching therapy with what works for our clients, not what works for us. He reminds us how important it is to bring humanity back into our therapy rooms, and to lead with one of the most important therapy tools we have: our ability to care - to really care - about our clients.Uri walks us through the transcending stuttering approach, which we learned is built around these fundamental principles. He walks us through aspects of...
2021-09-261h 08
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#65 From the Shadow to the Light with Raiani SibienRaiani Sibien, founder of Stuttering Society, is a Brazilian and Italian national currently living in Belgium. She graduated in journalism from a British university and has a Masters degree in the field of security and diplomacy. After a long journey towards stuttering acceptance, Raiani decided to create Stuttering Society, an online platform that helps other people who stutter in different aspect of their lives. Since leaving her hometown in Brazil in 2006, Raiani had the opportunity to study and work in several countries, including England, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, Belgium, and the United States. Timestamps: 00:00 – 01:42 -- Intro to...
2021-07-1947 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#64 Light from Lima, Peru with Angelica BernabeAngelica Bernabe is a psychologist and a person who stutters from Peru. Since 2018, is the director of a specialized center for stuttering dedicated to provide training for professionals and treatment for kids, teenagers and adults who stutter in South America. Also, she is a studying at Michigan State University, taking the prerequisite courses prior the master degree in Communicate Science and Disorders. Timestamps: 0:00-01:24 - - Intro, North America, South America and in-between 01:24-15:06 - Get to know Angelica Bernabe, and cultural context in Peru 15:07-17:02 - Neurolinguistic lessons from interrupted I...
2021-06-281h 04
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#63 The Real Irishman with Stephen GreeneA person who stutters from Dublin Ireland, Social care worker with 20 years experience working in the area of Intellectual Disabilities. former Chairman of the Irish Stammering Association and support group facilitator married with one daughter. plays Keyboard in a band. Timestamps: 0:00-01:28 -Opening remarks 01:28-16:35 -Introducing Stephen Greene and his journey 16:35-26:11 -The different options we can provide PWS to give them peace 26:11-34:19 -A deeper look into Stephen's teenage stage with stuttering 34:19-39:48 -Stephen's shift from avoidance to involvement in the stuttering community 39:48-45:20...
2021-06-201h 11
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#62 How to Get Out of Our Own Way with Annie BradberryAnnie, a long-time member of the National Stuttering Association, served as Executive Director from 1993-2003, she also served the organization in many capacities throughout the years from chapter leader, regional coordinator, board member. She also served as past Chair of the International Stuttering Association and a host for Stutter Social, an online community for people who stutter. With her involvement spanning over 40 years she is currently the co-coordinator of the NSA’s First Timers Programming. Continuing her passion for the stuttering community, Annie currently serves on the Self Help and Advocacy committee for the International Fluency Association and presents workshops, in...
2021-06-141h 01
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#61 Stutterer Interrupted with Nina GNina G is a comedian, professional speaker and author of Stutterer Interrupted:The Comedian Who Almost Didn’t Happen and Once Upon An Accommodation: A Book About Learning Disabilities. She has been featured in/on everything from NPR's 51%, BBC's Ouch, Psychology Today, Tedx, multiple day time talk shows, Howard (Stern) 100 News and even the Stuttering John Podcast. Nina shares her wit and wisdom with corporations, colleges, libraries, conferences, and community events. Her no nonsense approach to disability awareness and acceptance helps to bring institutions, communities and individuals to deepen their understanding of the disability and bring practical approaches to...
2021-06-071h 06
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#60 Stuttering Variables with Dr. Seth TichenorSeth Tichenor is a post-doctoral research associate at Michigan State University in the Developmental Speech Laboratory (PI: Dr. Bridget Walsh). His primary research interests include better understanding and predicting individual differences in the experience of stuttering (stammering), understanding how adverse impact related to the condition develops, and determining how moments of stuttering occur in speech. He practices clinically and is actively involved with various self-help/support and international stuttering organizations. He lives in Lansing, Michigan with his wife (Allison), daughter (Lucy), and puppy (Charlie). Time Stamps: 00:00-00:57 -Opening Remarks 00:57-02:26 -Introducing Seth Tichenor
2021-05-3059 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#59 Mindful Meditation with Michael SugarmanA special episode with Michael Sugarman and international guests: Anita Blom 🇸🇪, Stephen Greene 🇮🇪, Farah Al Qaissieh 🇦🇪 Michael Sugarman has been an activist in the stuttering and disability communities since the 1970’s. He was co-founder and former Executive Director of the National Stuttering Project and former chair of International Stuttering Association. Michael wrote for academic journals and promoted people first language and stuttering awareness in “It’s Ok to Stutter” (Journal of Fluency Disorders) and the Perniciousness of Labels (Transactional Analysis Journal). As a medical social worker, he recently updated his children’s book, The Adventures of Phil and Dotty. Michael currently...
2021-05-231h 18
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#58 The Gift of Stuttering with Moe MernickAs the COO of Partners in Torah (a nonprofit ed-tech platform), Moe is spearheading a digital transformation, strategic partnerships, and global expansion. Previously, he was the Founder & CEO at Winfluencers, the Head of BizDev for Hometalk, Strategy Consultant for Deloitte, and Regional Director for the Lauder Foundation. He holds an MBA and Rabbinical Ordination, and published his first book, The Gift of Stuttering (Mosaica Press, 2016). He also teaches Daf Yomi (daily Talmud class), produces inspirational videos, and gives lectures to audiences worldwide. Moe lives in Israel with his wife and children. Timestamps: 0:00-6:00: Opening Remarks
2021-05-1659 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#57 Q&A with Dr. Phil (sharing 50 years and 2400 stories of experience)Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP is the founding partner of Schneider Speech Pathology. Recognized as a master clinician and teacher, he has been practicing and teaching for over 40 years. He holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders at Queens College, CUNY. Phil has been honored with the New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Distinguished Clinician Award, the New York City Speech-Language-Hearing Association Professional Achievement Award, and the Queens College Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2004 he was named the Speech Pathologist of the Year by the National Stuttering Association; in 2006 he was awarded the highest Honors...
2021-05-091h 01
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#56 Mindfulness and The Lighter Path with Cody PackerCody Mathieson Packer is a proud person who stutters from New Zealand. He started making films in his parents backyard at the age of 13, which was the time he discovered the magic of filmmaking and storytelling. Since then he studied film directing at the New Zealand Broadcasting School and Columbia College Chicago. He now lives in Los Angeles, California where he works as a commercial and film director full time. Cody is a passionate advocate involved in the National Stuttering Association Stuttering Association for the Stuttering Association for the Young and global stuttering communities. His videos include "First Day" a...
2021-05-021h 02
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#55 Stuttering Genes - The Frontier of Inner Space with Dr. Shelly Jo KraftDr. Kraft's current research focuses on the biological and behavioral genetics of stuttering, autism, SLI, SSD, and hearing loss. Other research interests include neuro-anatomical and functional features of people who stutter, auditory feedback mechanisms of speech control, autism treatment strategies, new genetic analysis techniques for modeling epigenetic complexity and exploring the relationship between cognition, temperament, and stuttering severity. Dr. Kraft is the director of the Behavior, Speech & Genetics Lab (Rackham 051), where the majority of her research is conducted. Her latest research showcases novel approaches to the identification of gene-to-gene interaction and regulation as new genetic methodologies offer the promise of ide...
2021-04-251h 00
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#54 Follow Your Path with Mike MolinoMichael (Mike) was born and raised in San Jose CA. Prior to receiving his Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology, he served in the US Navy for 24 years. Although he has been retired for 10 years now, he still remembers that part of his life just like it was yesterday. Mike has two grown children and has been married to his wife Teresa for 28 years. They currently live in the greater area of Sacramento CA. Like a lot of people who stutter, he spent numerous years receiving speech therapy as a child. He remembers his mother tak...
2021-04-201h 13
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#53 The Way We Talk with Mike TurnerMichael Turner is the creator of The Way We Talk, an award-winning autobiographical documentary that has screened around the world and contributed toward a paradigm shift in how stuttering is perceived. His second feature, Monument, about memory, memorialization, and meaning, is currently in production. He lives with his wife and daughter in rural Oregon. TIMESTAMPS 0:00-9:00- Opening, stuttering is like a river 9:00-18:00- Reading "Stuttering is like River" and reflections around it; naming the ghost/monster 18:00- 24:00- Stuttering openly and knowing what that feels like 24:00-57:14- T...
2021-04-111h 08TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#52 Unraveling Stigma-ties with Dr. Michael BoyleMichael P. Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. He researches psychosocial aspects of stuttering, including the impact of societal stigma on the communicative participation and well-being of people who stutter. Dr. Boyle’s research also focuses on developing assessment methods and interventions to reduce the stigma of stuttering. Dr. Boyle developed the Self-Stigma of Stuttering Scale (4S) which is used internationally by clinicians and researchers and has been translated to 10 languages so far. Dr. Boyle has also consulted with a variety of therapists, researchers, and advocacy group...
2021-04-0453 min
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#51 The Spirit of SLP with Steff LebsackSteff Lebsack became a speech-language pathologist because she has an older brother, Jasper, who is a person who stutters. Steff focuses clinically on the treatment of stuttering and cluttering and is the current course designer/instructor for the graduate Fluency Disorders course for the Baylor University online Master’s Degree Program. Steff believes that her role in the field of speech pathology is a life passion and not a career. She lives with her husband Kevin, her two beautiful young children Mary and Karter and a pug named Ritchie. When she isn’t playing with her kids or catching up on s...
2021-03-301h 09
TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#50 Happy Birthdays with James Hayden James Hayden is a New Orleans Saints fan, a Survivor superfan, HLA technologist, writer, and a person who stutters from the New Orleans area. James is the author of Dear World, I Stutter: A Series of Open Letters from a Person Who Stutters. His work has been published by The Mighty, The Stuttering Foundation, Stamma, Yahoo, and MSN. James has also appeared on several podcasts and was a speaker at TEDxOchsner 2019. He also serves as the chapter leader for the New Orleans chapter for the National Stuttering Association. 0:00-11:20: Opening comments, career, stuttering pill and the evolving...
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#49 Moving and Grooving with Shane Isaiah GarciaAfter spending years becoming proficient in the art of street dancing. Self taught dancer Shane Garcia was nationally recognized on “So You Think You Can Dance”, season 10, where he gained extensive experience in the industry and gained a lot of opportunities working in the field. He then went on to continue his journey through performing and choreographing for many music talents. Shane also, has always had a passion for music. He studied in classical piano since the age of 14 before branching out on his own and inevitably found his passion in producing music at the age of 16, which is his path...
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#48 Stages of Change with Dr. Naomi RogersNaomi Rodgers, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She directs the UNL Stuttering Lab where her holistic experiences as a person who stutters, active member of the self-help community, speech-language pathologist, and stuttering researcher inspire her to address empirical questions that are clinically grounded. She is specifically interested in growing our understanding of how people who stutter get ready to change, and how people who stutter process social-emotional information. 0:00-5:40: Introductions including Iowa, Nebraska, hogs and speech-language pathology and research 5:40-19:50: Naomi's NPR podcast, medical vs. social, is #P...
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#47 Words Fail Us with Jonty ClaypoleJonty Claypole is Director of BBC Arts, Chairman of the arts centre HOME in Manchester, and was listed in the Bookseller's Top 100 Most Influential People. Although born in Australia, he grew up in London and now lives in east London with his family. His most recent project at the BBC was the landmark series Civilisations featuring Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama. NOTES 0:00-10:00: intro and growing up with a stutter, personal retrospective 10:00-23:00: why write this book, Words Fail Us; the real scoop with The King's Speech & King George VI; the wr...
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#46 SAY G'day with Dr. Elaina KefalianosDr. Elaina Kefalianos is the Lead of Teaching and Senior Lecturer for the Master of Speech Pathology course at the University of Melbourne. She has 13 years of clinical research experience. Her current research focuses on better understanding the development of stuttering and recovery in population-level studies and improving management approaches for children who stutter. Elaina is Vice-President for the Stuttering Association for the Young: Australia. This is a national not for profit organization for 7-18-year-old Australian young people who stutter. Some of her latest research is focused on conducting trials examining the efficacy of novel creative ar...
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Stuttering Solutions AtlantaHelping children who stutter have the optimal Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah. Tim interviews Uri Schneider of New York.Jewish children typically celebrate a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah between age 12 and 13. They speak in English and in Hebrew in the ceremony. This special event requires 1-2 years of preparation in most cases. For children who stutter, this event can lead to anxiety. Uri Schneider wisely frames this lifecycle event as an opportunity for parents to form an alliance with their child; to make achievable goals and outcomes that align with the wishes of the child. Whether the Mitzvah is virtual or in-person, this podcast will offer helpful advice and strategies. Listen and you will quickly learn that this...
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#45 The Invisibility of Stuttering with Dr. Hope GerlachHope Gerlach, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at Western Michigan University. Her research focuses on identifying and reducing disparities in quality of life between people who stutter and typically fluent speakers. Currently, she is studying the role of stigma and identity constructs in psychological distress among adults who stutter. She has been actively involved in support organizations for people who stutter and has worked as a speech-language pathologist at several summer camps for youth who stutter. Timestamps: 0:00-8:40: Introductions 8:40- 14:00: Story of the term neurological glitch, invisible disabilities, losing control when you a...
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#44 Free-Falling and Feeling Free with Derek MitchellDescription: The pleasures of cheesecake and skydiving. What it takes to experience real breakthroughs. Derek invites us into his personal journey - including speech therapy, counseling, support groups and Toastmasters. His process shows us the remarkable courage and outcomes of facing fears, getting help, transforming from "running away" to actually feeling free. BIO: Derek Mitchell is an IT Analyst for the Atlanta County Public schools and a person who stutters. He is a local chapter leader for the NSA (National Stuttering Association) and is involved with Toastmasters, an online club for public speaking.
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#43 Stuttering, Joe Biden, and Pushing Through Adversity with John MooreGUEST BIO John Moore is a marketing strategist, professional speaker, business book author and lifelong person who stutters. He played an instrumental role in the marketing that transformed Starbucks into a global icon and served as director of national marketing for Whole Foods Market. His consultancy, the Brand Autopsy Marketing Practice, works with organizations that are driven by purpose, not just profits. John has been involved with the National Stuttering Association since 2011 and currently lives in Greenville, SC. TOPICS INCLUDE - Early years and growing-up - Obstacles and breakthroughs - Career as...
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TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#42 Stuttering Fluently with Mateo Andrew RiveraGUEST BIO MATEO ANDREW RIVERA IS A DIRECTOR, WRITER, ACTOR, RAPPER, AND STUTTERER FROM HOUSTON, TX. HE'S WORKED ON SEVERAL AWARD-WINNING FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES, AS WELL AS HIS OWN NARRATIVE FILMS AND CREATIVE PROJECTS. CURRENTLY, MATEO IS IN POST-PRODUCTION ON HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH & AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY "A-A-ACCEPTANCE" (SEE TRAILER BELOW) WHICH CHRONICLES HOW HIS STUTTER HAS IMPACTED HIS FILM CAREER AND LIFE. TOPICS INCLUDE - Early years and growing-up - The day my life changed - thanks to a Nigerian priest - Stuttering, acting, rapping, film and more ...
2021-01-1758 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#41 The Little Things with John GomezGUEST BIO John Gomez was born and raised in Northern New Mexico. He attended Colorado College where he earned a degree in Philosophy and American Ethnic Studies. He graduated from California State Los Angeles University with a Master's degree in Communication Disorders in 2009. Presently, he works as a Speech Pathologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He is also part-time faculty at Cal State LA where he teaches a graduate-level course on stuttering and a course on psychosocial considerations. In 2017, CSULA honored John with the Lois V. Douglass Distinguished Alumnus Award. John also moonlights as a filmmake...
2021-01-101h 03TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#40 Engineering the Impossible with Lovejoy MuchenjeGuest Bio: Lovejoy Muchenje is a native of Zimbabwe. He is a person who stutters and currently lives in the Greater Richmond Area in Virginia. Lovejoy is actively involved in the stuttering community; he is currently the National Stuttering Association (NSA) co-leader for the Richmond Chapter. Lovejoy has degrees in engineering and currently works in the transportation field as an environmental engineer. Lovejoy is a husband and father. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and playing with his two sons. In this episode Lovejoy Muchenje and Uri discuss: - Your journey growing up with a...
2020-12-311h 03TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#39 On the Other Side with Matthew BernuccaGuest Bio: Matthew Bernucca is from Tampa, Florida but has spent the last 11 years in New York City. He graduated from the International Center of Photography in 2017 and has been pursuing a career in photography ever since. www.matthewbernucca.com Matthew co-leads the Brooklyn chapter NSA support group. In this episode Matthew and Uri discuss: -Growing-up - Photography and the arts - Most memorable moments - Influential people in your life journey - Psychotherapy v. Speech therapy - Self-help community - when and h...
2020-12-241h 06TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#38 Wordsmithing with Barry YeomanGuest Bio: Barry Yeoman is an award-winning freelance journalist in Durham, North Carolina. He works in both print and audio, putting human faces on complex social and political issues. He also teaches journalism at Wake Forest University and Duke University. He has been involved in the stuttering self-help movement since 1992, and most recently wrote about stuttering and neurodiversity for The Baffler, and about Joe Biden’s stutter for The Nation. His web site is http://barryyeoman.com. In this episode Barry and Uri discuss: - Early years and growing-up - Writing, journalism, and stutterin...
2020-12-171h 19TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#37 Open Spaces with Dr. Derek DanielsGuest Bio: Derek E. Daniels, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. He has been a certified speech-language pathologist since 2002. Derek is a person who stutters, provides clinical services for people who stutter, and supervises graduate student training in stuttering. He has participated in many self-help events, workshops, and clinical training programs for people who stutter, including Camp Shout Out. Derek's research focuses on public perceptions of people who stutter, identity construction, psychosocial experiences, and intersectionality. He is the current Pre...
2020-12-101h 03TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#35 Speech Dudes with Chris Wenger @speechdudeImpromptu Convo with @speechdude Chris Wenger What happened next... was wild... Chris reached out to ask me about the emotional side of stuttering therapy. And let's just say, I was star struck. Chris has an incredibly CREATIVE edutaining Instagram handle @speechdude - how many people do you know as social media stars (26k followers) with such huge heart and soul, and personal care to do good and make impact in real lives, working on the front line as school-based SLP!!! It was a fortuitous moment to just, jump on a call...
2020-12-0818 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#36 Listen to Music with Justin MatleyGuest Bio: JUSTIN MATLEY is a multi-award-winning Post Sound / Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Music Supervisor who works on a plethora of television, film, radio, podcast, internet, and experiential-based projects for the broadcast, motion picture, and advertising industries. He currently works both at his clients' facilities and in-house at his private studio. A 17-year industry veteran, Justin takes pride in being an excellent problem solver, team player, and creative executor. Justin also doubles as a Producer and Creative Consultant, running his own production collective, Matley Productions, focused on integrated audio and video projects with a backbone in...
2020-12-0842 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#34 Dr. Sheehan and Working the ARTs with Vivian SisskinGuest Bio: Vivian Sisskin is a Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Hearing and Speech Sciences. She is an ASHA Fellow and a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders. Sisskin was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. She served as Coordinator for ASHA’s Special Interest Group 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders, and received the ASHA Media Champion Award for promoting an improved understanding of communication disorders through her appearances on local and national television, radio, internet and print. She has presented her work on the treatment of stuttering both nationally and inter...
2020-12-031h 23TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#33 New Possibilities with VR with Gareth WalkomGuest Bio: Gareth Walkom is originally from Basingstoke in the UK and now resides in the beautiful city of Ghent in Belgium. Gareth is a proud person who stutters and leads the way in utilizing how people who stutter and speech pathologists can benefit by using virtual reality as a tool. Working on this topic since 2015, Gareth studied for a bachelor’s degree in Digital Media Technology at Nottingham Trent University, using knowledge from the degree to create a VR application to be used in stuttering. He further developed this application by studying for a master’s degree in Medi...
2020-11-2658 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#32 Fusing Medicine, Meditation and MoreConversation with Michael SugarmanGuest Bio: Michael Sugarman has been an activist in the stuttering and disability communities since the 1970s. He was co-founder and former Executive Director of the National Stuttering Project and former chair of the International Stuttering Association. Michael wrote for academic journals and promoted people-first language and stuttering awareness in “It’s Ok to Stutter” (Journal of Fluency Disorders) and the Perniciousness of Labels (Transactional Analysis Journal). As a medical social worker, he recently updated his children’s book, The Adventures of Phil and Dotty. Michael currently co-facilitates a peer support group and is co-writing an article on peer and prof...
2020-11-191h 05TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#31 Caring about Self-Care with Dr. Robyn CroftGuest Bio: Robyn Croft is a Ph.D. student and a speech-language pathologist at the Lang Stuttering Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, where she works with children and adults who stutter. During her undergraduate tenure, Robyn studied abroad in Jerusalem, where she was able to blend her passions for Israel and speech-language pathology through an internship at Schneider Speech. After attending Texas Christian University for her master's degree, Robyn returned to UT-Austin to complete her clinical fellowship and to begin her doctoral studies under the mentorship of Dr. Courtney Byrd. Now, Robyn's clinical and research interests inc...
2020-11-121h 02TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#30 The Paradox with Reuben SchuffGuest bio: Reuben Schuff, MS, PE is an aerospace engineer, Person who stutters (PWS), space enthusiast, juggler, Toastmaster, and author. His contributions include being a formal family chapter leader with the National Stuttering Association (NSA), FRIENDS workshop leader, Camp SAY West Coast volunteer, Stuttertalk guest, host and author of Fluency: My Untrustworthy Friend (cross-posted to Indian Stuttering Association) published in the StutterTalk book and many articles for the annual ISAD online conference. Reuben serves on the NSA research council and is the consumer representative on the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. In this ep...
2020-11-081h 14TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#29 The President's Young Heroes with Jonathan Costello, Brayden Harrington and Elazar AbrahamsSpecial Episode What a remarkable Conversation with these three outstanding young men. - Jonathan Costello (Connecticut, USA) - Brayden Harrington (New Hampshire, USA) - Elazar Abrahams (New York, USA) Reflecting on the significance of Joe Biden's example as a person who stutters becoming President (elect) of the United States of America. Jonathan and Brayden are extraordinary young men. Not only do they share the trait of stuttering... They share the fortune of having personal connections with Joe Biden. In th...
2020-11-0846 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#28 Hiding and Seeking with Cathy Olish-MaciejewskiGuest Bio: Cathy Olish-Maciejewski is from Grosse Ile, Michigan, and works in HR in the Executive Recruiting organization at Ford Motor Company. She is a covert person who stutters and has been a member of the NSA for 21 years. During this time, she served on the NSA Board of Directors for seven years, is a former adult and kids chapter leader, and has led at least 60 workshops at NSA conferences. She loves spending time with her husband and two boys, working out, and photography. In this episode Cathy and Uri discuss: - Early years and grow...
2020-11-051h 33TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#27 The Power of Couplehood with Carl and Brittany CoffeyGuest Bio: In addition to Carl's professional accomplishments (Six Sigma Consultant at United Health and his leadership role on the board of National Stuttering Association) Carl cleans-up real nice, sporting the bow tie and vest with dance moves to match. Recently featured on national television, Carl makes time to lead next gen efforts to advocate and offer supportive programming for parents, kids, teens and adults who stutter - for today, and for the future tomorrow. In this episode Carl Coffey, Brittany Coffey, and Uri discuss: - Going further into Carl's story ...
2020-11-011h 20TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#26 Professor Game-Boy with Erik X. RajGuest Bio: Dr. Erik X. Raj holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a practicing speech-language pathologist who works with school-age children and adolescents with various communication difficulties. He is currently an assistant professor and clinical supervisor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and is also a facilitator at Camp Shout Out, a Michigan-based sleep away summer camp for young people who stutter. Dr. Raj regularly presents interactive workshops demonstrating how speech-language pathologists can use mobile and Internet-based technologies to educate and...
2020-10-291h 03TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#25 ADHD Stuttering and the Shortest RB in the NFL with Dr. Joe DonaherGuest Bio: Joseph Donaher, PhD, is the Academic and Research Program Director of the Center for Childhood Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Donaher is an Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a board-certified specialist in Fluency and Fluency Disorders. Currently, Dr. Donaher serves on the Editorial Review Board for ASHA’s Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders and the Research and Publications Committee of the International Fluency Association. His clinical and research interests focus on the assessment and treatment of school-age children who stutter and disfluency patterns secondary to neurological conditions such as...
2020-10-2259 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#24 Mother and Son-shine with Tammy and Andrew CarlinsGuest Bio: Andrew is a proud person who stutters, and master's student at the Duke, Fuqua School of Business. He has global experience with focus on finance and refugee advocacy. Tammy, Andrew's mom, works at Citigroup and has supported Andrew since day one. Both Andrew and Tammy live in New York. In this episode Andrew, Tammy, and Uri discuss: - Impressions from the day we met - Significant experiences along the way - The role of parents in the process - The experience of growing...
2020-10-1856 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#23 The Best Vet with Lee ReevesGuest Bio: Mr. Reeves is currently involved in To Be Like Me, a program created to educate school-aged children about disabilities and differences… including stuttering. Mr. Reeves is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, the Distinguished Service Award from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, the Public Service Award from the Texas State Speech and Hearing Association, the Distinguished Consumer Award from the International Fluency Association, the Hall of Fame Award form the National Stuttering Association, and the Charles Van Riper Award from the National Council on Communicative Di...
2020-10-131h 37TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#22 Stuttering Neuroscience 101 with Dr. Gerald MaguireGuest Bio: Dr. Maguire is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DFAPA). Dr. Maguire is listed in the “Best Doctors in America” and in the past as “Orange County Physician of Excellence” as recognized by his peers. He also serves as the Chair for the National Stuttering Association and in the past, as Vice Chair of the International Stuttering Association. He has received numerous teaching awards at both UC Riverside and UC Irvine. His research in areas such as stuttering, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and Alzheimer’s dementia has appeared in various publications, including The Lancet...
2020-09-241h 21TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#21 Mindful Mentorship with Kristin ChmelaGuest Bio: Kristin Chmela, M.A. CCC-SLP BCS-F spends the majority of her time working with individuals of all ages with fluency disorders at the Chmela Fluency Center in the suburban Chicago area. She has lectured on the topic of childhood stuttering around the world. She is co-founder and co-director of Camp Shout Out, a therapeutic program for school-age children who stutter and a hands-on training opportunity for professionals and graduate students. Kristin was former Chair of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders, has supervised graduate students from across the globe, and provides professional apprenticeships at her cen...
2020-09-241h 03TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#20 Stuttering Rockstar with Pamela MertzGuest Bio: Pamela Mertz hid her stuttering for close to 30 years. People closest to her did not know she stuttered because she hid it so well. "Avoidance" was her preferred way of hiding. For years, Pam intentionally chose to not speak up, get involved and let her “Real Pam” out. Then, in 2006 she was fired from a 20+ year job due to stuttering. That was her "rock bottom" moment, and she decided to reclaim herself, her voice, and her true identity as a person who stutters. She finally embraced her stuttering self and no longer engages in the exhausting practice of tr...
2020-09-171h 02TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#19 Ironman with John ClausingGuest Bio: I have had a stutter my entire life. I battled it many times, winning some and losing others. Ultimately I have won and it helped me achieve where I am today. I graduated with two degrees (B.S. and M.S.A) from Babson College in Accounting. I am currently an Accounting and Audit at Accenture. All of my spare time (and then some) is spent training for my next Ironman triathlon. Links: NSA Host Bio: Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical way...
2020-09-1753 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#18 SAY Australia with Richard StephensGuest Bio: Rich Stephens is a person who stutters and is the President of SAY: Australia, the first international arm of SAY: The Stuttering Association For The Young founded in 2001 in NYC by Taro Alexander. Rich graduated from Salford University/UK as a Psychiatric Nurse and spent 6 years supporting people of all ages with mental health difficulties in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand. During his time in New Zealand, Rich worked as a Maori Child Specialist Community Psychiatric Nurse, a role which started his journey to bring him closer and more at peace with his stutter.
2020-09-171h 18TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#17 Freshness and Speech IRL with Katie GoreGuest Bio: Katie Gore is the founder and principal of speech IRL, a communication consulting and speech therapy practice. She is the founder and former Chapter Leader of the City of Chicago chapter of the National Stuttering Association and formerly served on the NSA Board of Directors as Professional Relations Co-Chair. She is the co-founder and Community Outreach Chair of Shared Voices, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization focused on community support and advocacy for people who stutter. She is an adjunct faculty member at Rush University, where she teaches the graduate course in Stuttering & Fluency Disorders. She is a SIG 4 affi...
2020-09-141h 05TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#16 Scholars and Scholarships (SSA) with Nathan MallipeddiGuest Bio: Nathan Mallipeddi graduated summa cum laude with honors from UCLA in June, where he received a B.S in Biology and B.A in Political Science. He is a Junior-elect to Phi Beta Kappa and a Fulbright Scholar. Nathan is founder and CEO of Southern California Stuttering Service, a non-profit organization that tackles a critical issue in the field of speech therapy regarding its lack of access to low income communities. He also serves on leadership teams for several international speech disability awareness organizations. Nathan has conducted both cell biology and public policy research at UCLA David...
2020-09-101h 08TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#15 Not What You Think with Carl CoffeyGuest Bio: WHO IS CARL? - A leader - board member at the NATIONAL STUTTERING ASSOCIATION - A consummate professional - Six Sigma Consultant at UnitedHealth. - A spokesman on national television alongside Brayden Harrington. - Innovative and forward-thinking advocate for parents, kids, teens and adults who stutter - A sharp-dressing, fun-loving, all-around great guy (sometimes sporting the bowtie and always rocking the electric smile.) In this episode Carl and Uri discuss: - Carl's journey and dreams for the future - Breakthrough experiences...
2020-09-0656 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#14 Stuttering Research, Resources and more with Dr. J. Scott YarussGuest Bio: J. Scott Yaruss is a professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, a practicing speech-language pathologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience, and a board-certified specialist in fluency disorders. He joined the faculty of MSU in 2017, with the overarching goal helping speech-language pathologists improve their ability to provide meaningful and lasting support for people who live with stuttering. Yaruss has published more than 85 peer-reviewed articles, as well as more than 110 other articles, chapters, and books about stuttering. He has given hundreds of continuing education workshops, seminars, and other presentations at local, national, and international conferences. He ...
2020-09-031h 06TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#13 Being a Mensch with Rabbi Yakov HorowitzGuest Bio: Rabbi Yakov Horowitz is a global leader; a courageous voice of light and leadership, as an orthodox rabbi grounded in Jewish Torah wisdom. And like biblical Moses, he too shares the attribute of stuttering and being a leader and teacher. In our conversation, Rabbi Horowitz will share insights for people who stutter, and explore ways to en-courage individuals and educate/advocate for institutional and communal shifts to help all young people thrive. --- Rabbi Horowitz is an award-winning educator (Covenant Award 2008); child safety advocate; author, columnist, speaker and publisher of books o...
2020-09-011h 00TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#12 WSN and Riding SUP with Tom ScharsteinGuest Bio: Tom Scharstein is a stutterer from South Florida. After serving on the NSA Board of Directors, Tom co-founded the World Stuttering Network (WSN). His vision is to bring together all stuttering support group leaders from around the globe to share beneficial information. The WSN will also assist organizations create their own network of stuttering support groups. Tom has been involved in the stuttering community since 1997. His life motto is, "The more you help, the more you heal.” In this episode Tom and Uri discuss: - The concept of “covert stuttering” -The power of giving con...
2020-08-2353 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#11 Courage Muscle with Daniel GreenwaldGuest bio: Daniel Greenwald founder of ThirtyTenZero and personal friend, coach and all-around growth addict (and a person who stutters). In this episode Daniel and Uri discuss: The invisible side of stuttering Being imperfect men Lessons of loss Entrepreneurship so much more… Resources and Links: ThirtyTenZero https://www.thirtytenzero.com/ Host Bio: Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re...
2020-08-2054 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#10 Word Equity with Dominique KennedyGuest Bio: Dominique Kennedy is an experienced and certified Speech Language Pathologist. Dominique earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with an emphasis in Speech Language Pathology. Her experience across settings includes: schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and early intervention. Through her private practice she serves children and adults. She is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Fluency & Fluency Disorders and Augmentative & Alternative Communication. Through her desire to empower families, she has developed educational programs and resources. Dominique lives in the Atlanta Metro area of Georg...
2020-08-0656 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#9 Stuttering is Cool with Daniele RossiGuest bio: Daniele Rossi is a cartoonist from Toronto, Canada. Daniele is the creator of the Franky Banky, a cartoon fox who stutters and appears in his book Stuttering is Cool: A Guide to Stuttering in a Fast-Talking World. Daniele also produces a podcast of the same name. And he is also one of the founders of Stutter Social. Resources and Links: Follow Daniele Rossi on Instagram and Twitter Visit www.stutteringiscool.com and see @jwcsc on Instagram and Twitter Host Bio: Uri Schneider, M.A. CC...
2020-07-161h 11
Stutterer SpeaksEpisode 6: Uri Schneider & What everyone Should Know About StutteringIn this Episode, I speak with Uri Schneider of Schneider Speech. We have a great discussion on the incredible work Schneider Speech do around the topic of Stuttering. We also have a very informative talk about stuttering and what everyone should know about stuttering.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stuttererspeaksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuttererspeaks/Website: https://stutterer-speaks.simplecast.com/Schneider Speech: https://www.schneiderspeech.com/
2020-07-151h 02TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#8 Florida, Fluency and More with Evan ShermanGuest Bio: Evan Sherman (PWS and SLP) and owner of Orlando Stuttering Therapy - Progression Speech Therapy Resources and Links: Orlando Stuttering Therapy - Progression Speech Therapy https://progressionspeechtherapy.com/about-us/ Host Bio: Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life. Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is...
2020-07-0937 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#7 Meet the Team with Jaclyn FrankelGuest bio: Jaclyn Frankel is an associate at Schneider Speech. Her story is one worth telling! From A Girl Who Stutters Becoming an Outstanding Professional Clinician. Uniquely insightful and critically valuable perspectives of a professional speech-language pathologist who stutters. What can we learn about stuttering, speech therapy and what matters most From the rare lived experiences of being on both sides. Links: www.schneiderspeech.com/jaclyn-frankel www.schneiderspeech.com/ourblog Host Bio: Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create o...
2020-07-0644 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#6 When I Stutter (Film) with John GomezGuest bio: John Gomez moonlights as a filmmaker. His days are spent as a Speech Pathologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District and as part-time faculty at California State University teaching a graduate-level course on stuttering. Born and raised in Northern New Mexico, John attended Colorado College where he earned a degree in Philosophy and American Ethnic Studies. He originally moved to Los Angeles to become an actor but disillusionment with the industry-led John to a career in Speech Pathology. In 2009, he graduated from California State Los Angeles University with a master’s degree in Communication Disorders. ...
2020-06-221h 01TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#5 The Original "Dr. Phil" with Dr. Phil SchneiderGuest bio: Dr. Phil (Schneider) is a rare individual who embodies so many characteristics and means so much to so many people. It’s a delight to hear his candid conversation, sharing his heart and his mind, his triumphs and his hopes. He is recognized as a generous friend, caring soul, role-model, prominent professional, world-class teacher, master clinician, renowned professor, life-changing therapist and more. We think of him as our mentor and master guide at Schneider Speech and it’s my honor to call him my father and my teacher. In this episode Dr. Phil...
2020-06-1835 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#4 First Day (Film) with Cody PackerGuest Bio: Cody Mathieson Packer (www.codymathiesonpacker.com) is a proud person who stutters from New Zealand. He started making films in his parents backyard at the age of 13, which was the time he discovered the magic of filmmaking and storytelling. Since then he studied film directing at the New Zealand Broadcasting School and Columbia College Chicago. He now lives in Los Angeles, California where he works as a commercial and film director full time. Cody is a passionate advocate involved in the National Stuttering Association, Stuttering Association for the Young communities. He released a PSA called F...
2020-06-141h 08TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#3 Meet the Team with Tiffany MarinoGuest Bio: Tiffany Marino, senior associate at Schneider Speech Tiffany is recognized as a caring professional who values each individual for their own unique personality. She understands the importance and the art of patient listening. She has experience working in a variety of settings including schools for the deaf, early intervention and District 75 public schools. This variety in work experience has enabled her to become a well-rounded professional who values the team- and family-approach to therapy. Tiffany shares her positive and creative nature with each and every person she speaks with. Tiffany enjoys practicing yoga and meditation, as well...
2020-06-1149 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#2 Think Again with Matthew O'MalleyGuest bio: Matthew O’Malley is an advocate, author (Understanding Dysfluency) and a licensed SLPA, CDIS Master's Candidate. Matthew brings wisdom and perspective enriched by his experience as a person who stutters, and co-creator of the biggest self-help “Stuttering Community” Facebook group for people who stutter from around the world. In this episode Matthew and Uri discuss: The “Iceberg” as a model of understanding stuttering and lived-experience for people who stutter Approach to stuttering therapy The analogy of asthma as a way to understanding stuttering Adapting and coping with the persistency of the condition The relationship between the...
2020-06-0745 minTranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are#1 The Genesis with Larry SteinGuest Bio: In Larry Stein's words; after struggling with stuttering for decades, I feel so fortunate. I just had to share what I’ve learned about working through stuttering and living the life you want. In some ways, I’ve lived two lives. For decades, I let stuttering compromise my career and nearly my life. Finally, in my mid-fifties, I faced my stuttering, relearned how to speak and how to think more effectively over a two-year period. It was a long, slow slog, but very, very worth it. Today, I’m not a perfect speaker. But I’m good enough...
2020-06-0432 min
MBA 360 con Ben Schneider y Elsa Del CastilloLa era del data analyticsEl día de hoy tenemos algunas industrias que están generando muy interesante y útil información que se podría usar en una búsqueda por mayor eficiencia o para identificar nuevas oportunidades de negocio. ¿La estamos aprovechando?Columna “La era del data analytics”, por Ben Schneider (https://www.indracompany.com/es/blogneo/data-analytics)Columna “Tecnología y economía”, por Ben Schneider (https://elcomercio.pe/economia/tecnologia-economia-ben-schneider-noticia-476610-noticia/)Columna “La dictadura del consumidor”, por Ben Schneider (https://www.indracompany.com/es/blogneo/dictadura-consumidor)Artículo “I co-founded waze and I'm no longer going...
2019-11-0813 min
Stuttering is CoolDon’t beat yourself up if you have a stuttery day
Episode #193: You’re going to stutter. It’s part of the package. So don’t beat yourself up if you have a stuttery day. That’s the advice from Pamela Mertz, Stutter Social host, and producer of the Women Who Stutter podcast and blog. Pamela hid her stuttering for 30 years until one day she had enough. Once she start stuttering openly, telling people about it, and hanging out with others who stutter, Pamela found resilience she never knew she had. “You’ll lessen the load and anxiety but just being yourself and stuttering openly. And it makes you a more i...
2016-04-0533 min
Stuttering is CoolDon’t beat yourself up if you have a stuttery day
Episode #193: You’re going to stutter. It’s part of the package. So don’t beat yourself up if you have a stuttery day. That’s the advice from Pamela Mertz, Stutter Social host, and producer of the Women Who Stutter podcast and blog. Pamela hid her stuttering for 30 years until one day she had enough. Once she start stuttering openly, telling people about it, and hanging out with others who stutter, Pamela found resilience she never knew she had. “You’ll lessen the load and anxiety but just being yourself and stuttering openly. And it makes you a more i...
2016-04-0533 min