Some Stutter, Luh!

Some Stutter, Luh!

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Some Stutter, Luh! episodes

  • “Don’t be your own obstacle.”

    Danny. 34. Connecticut. I struggled with stuttering for 15 years. I surprisingly started at age 18 which is late since most develop their stutter during adolescent years. I attended speech therapy for nearly a year, but never felt any improvement. Thankfully I found a book called “How to Stop Stuttering and Love Speaking” by Lee G Lovett earlier this year and after diligently immersing myself in the author’s methods, I greatly reduced my stuttering after 2-3 months.

    36 min
  • Stuttering *IS* Neurodivergence

    Brian Woo is an ADHDer who stutters. Since being involved in both the Disability Community and the Neurodivergent Community, Brian realized the importance of the Stuttering Community to be open to learning from and being involved in these other communities as stuttering is a form of neurodivergence. Brian shares his journey and increases awareness of stuttering, ADHD, and mental health on his Instagram accounts @StutteringLoudly and @StutteringIsNeurodivergence and on Twitter @StutteringNeuro. He is also the creator of a Facebook support group called "Stuttering is Neurodivergence".


    #stuttering #neurodiversity ⁠#disabilities⁠⁠ #advocacy⁠⁠ #Newfoundland⁠⁠ #Labrador⁠

    53 min
  • Interview with Dr. Simone Falk

    Today, Some Stutter, Luh! welcomes Dr. Simon Falk, a trained linguist and an associate professor in neurolinguistics at the University of Montreal, Canada, and member of the International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research. She currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies on Rhythm and Language Acquisition. In this episode, Dr. Falk talks about the relationship between stuttering and music.

    #stuttering #disabilities #advocacy #Newfoundland #Labrador

    57 min
  • Interview with Terry Campbell

    Join us for a unique and compelling look at the stuttering experience, and stuttering assessments and therapy techniques from the perspective of Speech language pathologist, Terry Campbell. 

    Show Notes:

    • Professional areas of interest and specialties, and what makes stuttering a unique and interesting research area.

    • Stuttering experiences that might be unique to the individual (ex. Mental or emotional triggers or responses)

    • Discussion of experience working with people who stutter as a person who doesn’t stutter, and the impossibility of truly understanding what it’s like to be a person who stutters.   

    • Stuttering and mental health: scope of practice is practical speech therapy, but also counseling. Discussion of how these components interact. 

    • Discussion of SLP assessment methods and techniques (ex. Disfluency counts), and problems with traditional techniques. 

    • The internal and external experience of stuttering, and the necessity of starting with the internal experience in therapy. 

    • Stuttering misconceptions vs. truths: what actually causes stuttering? Many possible contributing factors. 

    • Challenges of treating people who stutter, and best practices in treating people who stutter. 

    • When should an SLP collaborate with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or social worker, for example, to assist with the mental health component of stuttering?

    • Importance of any mental health professional who works with someone who stutters to understand the misperceptions and truths about stuttering. 

    • The “F word”: fluency vs. management of stuttering. 

    • Goals of treatment: fluency? Management? Secondary characteristics? Or focus on the speaker’s feelings and perspective?


      • 1 hr 9 min
    • Interview with Amanda Tiller-Hackett

      In this episode, Amanda considers the origins of her feelings of shame, and the life events that inspired her to let those feelings go and welcome acceptance

      Amanda is the Humanities Collection Development Librarian in the Collection Strategies Division at the Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland. She’s also a wife and mother of two. Amanda did some coursework in Linguistics during her undergraduate degree, and currently manages collections in Linguistics as part of her professional duties. Amanda is also a person who stutters. While her stutter has become managed in adulthood, fluidity will probably always be something she has to work for. Being a member of this team allows Amanda to become part of a conversation that holds great personal significance to her, and also part of an admirable effort to normalize stuttering, and to create a deeper understanding of stuttering in our province and beyond. 

      57 min
    • Interview with Philip Rodrigues

      Philip Rodrigues was born and lives in Toronto, to two Portuguese immigrants who were fluent in English. Philip is married, with two dogs and works in the IT field. He bikes and plays video games in his spare time. Early on before starting junior kindergarten Philip was identified to have a speaking disability including a prominent stutter, lisp and delayed development in his ability to form full sentences. He worked with an SLP 1-1 and participated in special education up until grade 3-4  in school. After this he had no further issues. Philip no longer has a stutter or lisp, but can't help but feel as though he continues to use verbal crutches to prop up his ability to speak today. Today, Philip is a reserved and quiet individual. This may be related to his early hesitation to speak up in case and feared that he could not effectively communicate his thoughts. His wife says that while he is quiet and reserved, he is surrounded by incredibly chatty and outgoing people including herself and his immediate family so she thinks secretly he is also one.

      53 min
    • Interview with Farrah Sattaur

      Farrah grew up in Toronto has had hearing loss and sever stuttering since age 4 . She enjoys reading and doing research and spending time with family and friends.

      54 min
    • Glenn Roy Blundon's Legacy

      Glenn Roy Blundon was a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) whose advocacy broke new ground for students with disabilities. Greg chats with Jason Geary and Hannah Blundon (Glenn's niece) about his legacy through the Blundon Centre.

      1 hr 14 min
    • The "f" Word

       Is “fluency” the goal for people who stutter? In this episode Greg holds a panel discussion to find out how his guests feel about the “f” word. 

      55 min

    About Some Stutter, Luh!

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    Some Stutter, Luh! Podcast aims to rebuild confidence and hope for people who live with communication differences by dismantling stuttering myths, stigma, stereotypes and barriers.…