TranscendingX - Raw Conversations and Practical Tips to Break Through Stuttering, Communication Fears, and Become Who You Truly Are

GUEST 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 filmmaker. In 2012 he established Keen Eye Productions, LLC. His first feature film, WHEN I STUTTER had its world premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival on April, 2nd 2017. The film recently won the "Supporter of People with Fluency Disorders Award" from the International Fluency Association. WHEN I STUTTER has been lauded by many organizations and associations for its ability to effectively raise awareness about people who stutter and their challenges in life. The film has won 7 awards, been an official selection in over 15 film festivals, and has been translated into over 11 languages.

TOPICS INCLUDE

- Keeping busy during 2020

- CAMP Shout Out & When I Stutter

- Best filmmakers and inspiration for When I Stutter

- Growth and change

- Making little changes and improvements in life

- Giving your self permission to make mistakes

- Life as a school based speech-language pathologists

- Teaser for new movie about stuttering that will help with communication success

RESOURCES AND LINKS

When I Stutter

Camp Shout Out

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 stutter and the pivotal experiences, moments, shifts that made a difference

- What has changed and what has stayed the same (physically, communication-wise, relationships, job, family, etc...)

- What was memorable/helpful in your work with Uri Schneider

- What have you been doing with self-help and "giving back"

- Vision for the future

Resources and Links:

My Experience with Stuttering and Therapy – LJ Muchenje Article

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 how you get there

- Obstacles and breakthroughs

- Wisdom to share with others in their journeys

Resources and Links:

www.matthewbernucca.com

Upcoming events

Tips and Insights

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 stuttering

- Most memorable experiences

- Influential people in your life journey

- Obstacles and breakthroughs

- Wisdom to share with others in their journeys

- Vision for the future

Resources and Links:

Barry Yoeman's Website

Our Stutter: Joe Biden, Brayden Harrington and Me

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 President-Elect of the Michigan Speech, Language, and Hearing Association.

In this episode Derek and Uri discuss:

- Early years and growing-up

- Being a PWS, AND a leading speech-language pathologist and academic

- Memorable experiences and influences life

- How "culture" impacts perceptions, attitudes and experiences of stuttering

- Vision for the future

Resources and Links:

Derek Daniel's Research Profile

Camp Shout Out

Camp Shout Out Video

ISAD A Life of Contradictions: What I've Learned About Resilience from Living with Multiple Marginalized Identities – Derek Daniels

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Impromptu 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, and it took-off quickly from there.

What follows is the amazing bro-mance connection, much more... ENJOY!

RESOURCES AND LINKS

Speech Dude's Website

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 education and social causes. He is also adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut, Department of Digital Media and Design, where he teaches coursework in sound technology.

Justin is a has-been musician with 30 years of experience as a classically trained percussionist and chronic noodler on other instruments. He's an avid Red Sox fan, skier, mediocre tequila drinker, and lover of most things outdoors. Above all, his most important roles are as a husband and father to two amazing girls.

In this episode Justin and Uri discuss:

-Stuttering: Early years and growing-up

- Obstacles and breakthroughs

- Creative career path

- Being husbands/dads

- Vision for the future

Resources and Links

Justin Matley Website

Schneider Speech Movies

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 internationally. In addition, her articles and workshops include principles for effective group therapy and communication strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders. Sisskin served on the Board of Directors of the National Stuttering Association and as Vice-Chair of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. She was honored as the 2014 Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year by the National Stuttering Association. Sisskin served as Chair for ASHA's Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC). She is a faculty member for the Stuttering Foundation of America's Mid-Atlantic Workshop, as well as the Workshop for University Faculty and Doctoral Students. She is affiliated with the University of Maryland Autism Research Consortium (UMARC) and the Maryland Cochlear Implant Center of Excellence (MCICE).

In this episode Vivian and Uri discuss:

- Early influences and career path

- Most memorable encounters and experiences

- ARTS - what it is, what it's not and why it matters

- How the field has progressed over the years

- Vision for the future

Resources and Links

Sisskin Stuttering Center

Vivian Sisskin- Use Your Tools And Other Ineffective Nagging Podcast Episode

Contact Vivian Sisskin

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 Medical Product Design, specializing in combining eye-tracking with VR. The new and improved application could measure eye behaviors such as blinks, eye closures, and fixations. The results indicated that VR could decrease anxiety levels and measure stuttering behaviors, such as those of the eyes. His research has shown that VR has enormous potential to be used as a tool in stuttering, where people who stutter can practice speaking in a safe, controllable place. Since then, Gareth's work has been featured on the BBC, Independent, Guardian, various TV shows, and podcasts. In Gareth's spare time, he enjoys attending and speaking at conferences, Belgian beer, and playing unicycle hockey.

In this episode Gareth and Uri discuss:

- Early years and growing-up

- Memorable experiences and influences life

- UK, US and Belgium Similarities and differences

- Virtual Reality (VR) in Real Life

- VR and stuttering

- Vision for the future

Resources and Links:

Gareth Walkom- Research Profile

Virtual Reality May Help Treat Speech Disorders and Social Anxiety Article

Speech Impediments + Virtual Reality (ft. Gareth Walkom) Podcast

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest 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 professional facilitation of support groups, emphasizing mindfulness communication, self-care skills, and resilience.

In this episode Michael and Uri discuss:

- The roots of NSA and ISAD

- Peer facilitated support

- Behavioral, Mental, and Social Health

- Perspectives on the application of ACT, CBT, MBSR, and other approaches from the world of mental wellness, for the benefit of people who stutter

- Apps to consider

- Looking ahead, hopes for the future

Resources and Links:

Michael Sugarman: A Self-Help Stuttering Pioneer (Stuttertalk Podcast)

Overview and Brief History of the National Stuttering Association

Exploring Mindfulness Stuttering Language

Upcoming events

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 co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com