Episode 114 features Courtney Luckman who hails from Virginia, and presently lives in Chicago, Illinois. Courtney is a research intern at Lincoln Park Zoo, working as a primate behavior monitor. She is doing Great Ape behavioral research. Courtney also has a part-time hostess job at an area restaurant and for fun enjoys reading and working on […]

Episode 113 features Sarah Onofri who hails from Boston, MA. Sarah is an elementary ESL teacher, a Girl Scout leader and is also on the Board of Directors of the National Stuttering Association. Sarah talks about how she got into teaching and how she handles her stuttering when it comes up with her students. Sarah […]

Episode 113 features Sarah Onofri who hails from Boston, MA. Sarah is an elementary ESL teacher, a Girl Scout leader and is also on the Board of Directors of the National Stuttering Association. Sarah talks about how she got into teaching and how she handles her stuttering when it comes up with her students. Sarah […]

Episode 112 features Rachel Dancy who hails from Saginaw, Michigan. Rachel works as a job coach at Do-All, Inc. which is an agency that supports people with developmental disabilities. Listen in as we discuss how Rachel chose her field of work and the importance of having a supportive work environment. We talk a bit about […]

Episode 111 features Lois “Cookie” Green who hails from Fremont, California. Lois is presently a photographer, owning her own business after retiring from a 25 year career working for an automobile manufacturing company. Listen in to a great conversation about how Lois has managed her stuttering over her life time. She shares how she got […]

Episode 110 features return guest Carolina Ayala who hails from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Carolina and I are friends from attending the National Stuttering Association’s annual conferences and we stay in touch throughout the year. Carolina works in the disability field with adults with intellectual impairments and is also a part-time educator at a local college. […]

Episode 109 features Nelly Foster, who hails from Seattle, Washington. Nelly and I met at the National Stuttering Association conference in July 2013, her first conference. Nelly recently graduated from college with a degree in psychology, but has decided she wants to pursue a career in speech language pathology. Nelly attended the American Institute for […]

Episode 108 features Roisin McManus who hails from Brooklyn, NY. Roisin works as a Registered Nurse in a Manhattan Emergency Room and is pursuing her master’s degree to become a Nurse Practitioner. Roisin also stays busy with her involvement in the stuttering community and the stuttering support group she helps lead in Brooklyn. Listen in to a […]

Episode 107 features Rachel Martinez, who hails from Albuquerque, NM. Rachel just recently moved to Los Angeles, CA in order to pursue her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Rachel introduces herself as “I’m a person who stutters, but that’s definitely OK.” Rachel is a self-taught dancer and dreams of dancing for her career. She […]

Episode 106 features Amey Herrin, who hails from McDonough, Georgia, where she lives with her husband and young daughter. Amey has a BS degree in psychology and did graduate work in UTEP (Urban Teaching Education Program). She plans to finish her degree in counseling and become a psychologist when her daughter is older. Amey has been actively involved in stuttering advocacy and education for […]