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Jamming To My Own Beat In Life
Nov. 16, 2020

Jamming To My Own Beat In Life

Today’s featured guest is Nakia Grayson. Nakia Grayson is a legal, privacy, and technology enthusiast with a passion for helping to educate and expose girls and women to STEM career fields. She works in the Federal Government as an IT …

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Stuttering:  Coming Full Circle
Nov. 15, 2020

Stuttering: Coming Full Circle

Today’s featured guest is Tim Mackesey. Tim Mackesey had a severe stuttering problem into his mid 20's. He has been an SLP since 1992. He is a Board-Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders with a private practice in Atlanta,...

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The New York City Office Broker Who Stutters
Oct. 13, 2020

The New York City Office Broker Who Stutters

Today’s featured guest is Ari Lev Waldman. Ari was born in Peekskill, NY and is a 43-year-old Jewish male who stutters. He has been married since June 2012 and has no children. He lives in Brooklyn, NY and as a …

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I Was A Word Changer:  The Journey Of Christopher Massella
Sept. 24, 2020

I Was A Word Changer: The Journey Of Christopher Massella

Today’s featured guest is Christopher Massella. Christopher lives in Blue Bell, PA, outside of Philadelphia, PA. After years of frustration and shame, he sought speech therapy at 31 years of age. At the end of that therapy, he committed to...

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I am Rick the STUTTERING DESIGNER
Sept. 23, 2020

I am Rick the STUTTERING DESIGNER

Today’s featured guest is Rick Scuotto. In 2018, Rick combined the passion of design and a lifelong stutter together and created #StutteringDesigner. Since then he started to create videos for his YouTube channel and other social media...

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Happy 2nd Anniversary
Sept. 8, 2020

Happy 2nd Anniversary

Happy 2nd Anniversary to the My Stuttering Life podcast! This has been an amazing season with amazing guests. I would like to thank all my guests for sharing their stories of adversity and triumphs, you are a true inspiration for...

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Stuttering Is My Superpower
Aug. 17, 2020

Stuttering Is My Superpower

This episode, Stuttering Is My Superpower, is a powerful episode for me because after decades of feeling shame and guilt because of my stutter, I’m realizing now that it is actually my superpower. Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and...

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My Sleep Experiment
July 28, 2020

My Sleep Experiment

I have always wondered if sleep has a direct correlation to my stutter. Recently I have been hearing about the benefits of sleep and the deficits from a lack of sleep. I decided to conduct my own personal experiment to …

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Stuttering & Succeeding In Life:  The Journey of Juan Pablo Garcia
July 21, 2020

Stuttering & Succeeding In Life: The Journey of Juan Pablo Garcia

Today’s featured guest is Juan Pablo Garcia. Juan Pablo is from Paraguay and is 22 years old. He is studying to become a computer scientist while also working a full-time job as a software developer. Juan Pablo states,...

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We Have Our Own Language
July 10, 2020

We Have Our Own Language

Today’s featured guest is Saif Mihyar. Saif is a 22-year-old Business Administration student who currently lives in Jordan. Saif has a strong passion towards sports and a desire to help individuals who face hardship that may come along with...

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The Value of Vulnerability
July 2, 2020

The Value of Vulnerability

Today’s featured guest is John McIntosh. John is 60 years old and is from Glasgow, Scotland, and has stammered for as long as he can remember. After graduating with an honors degree in English Literature, John worked in social care …

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From Nutrition To NASA:  The Journey of Xavier Thibodeaux
June 30, 2020

From Nutrition To NASA: The Journey of Xavier Thibodeaux

Today’s featured guest is Xavier Thibodeaux. Xavier is from Houston, Texas, and is a graduate from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Human Performance with a specialization in human nutrition and...

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To Finish Or Not To Finish
June 29, 2020

To Finish Or Not To Finish

Stuttering and Finishing Your Sentences is a topic with extremely high opinions, and I would like to start the conversation. When I ask PWS (people who stutter) if they allow others to finish their sentences, the responses are split right …

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Know Your Worth:  The Journey To Acceptance
June 26, 2020

Know Your Worth: The Journey To Acceptance

Today’s featured guest is Courtland Crain. Courtland is 22 years old and an upcoming first-year Speech-Language Pathology Master's student at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He’s been a person who stutters his whole life, and just...

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The Tools I Use To Manage My Stutter & Listener Feedback
June 11, 2020

The Tools I Use To Manage My Stutter & Listener Feedback

Over the years I learned many tools and techniques to help me manage my stutter. I know the reality that there is no cure for stuttering but these four things that I do on a daily basis has truly helped …

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Be Determined To Be Yourself
May 24, 2020

Be Determined To Be Yourself

Today’s featured guest is Mike Wilson. Mike Wilson is originally from Atlanta, GA. He is married with four kids between the ages of 3 and 10, and currently lives in Syracuse, NY. He is a dentist and is the founder …

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Keep Moving Forward
May 8, 2020

Keep Moving Forward

Today’s episode is about the importance of having a thick skin and moving forward. For decades I let the opinions of others be my reality and I allowed that negativity into my life which caused me great pain and anguish. …

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Have You Seen My Bookmark?
April 25, 2020

Have You Seen My Bookmark?

I am so thankful to belong to a community of creators that are showing the world that if you have a stutter, know that you are not alone and that you have a community to support, inform and inspire you. …

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Am I Alone In This?
April 25, 2020

Am I Alone In This?

Today’s featured guest is Will McClurg. Will is 36 years old and a medical sonographer specializing in pediatrics. Currently, Will is involved in medical sales and clinical training. Will has been stuttering since the age of 5 and states...

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Be Confident In Who You Are
April 22, 2020

Be Confident In Who You Are

Today’s featured guest is Sherrikka Myers. Every 1 Voice Matters is a nonprofit designed to help kids break down communicative and social barriers such as stuttering, self-esteem, self-confidence and bullying to improve their quality of life....

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April 21, 2020

"Stop Worshiping The Fluency Gods"

Today’s featured guest is Benjamin Schussheim. Benji Schussheim is a senior at Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut. He enjoys jazz saxophone, piano, coding, and stuttering advocacy. Benji began to stutter severely at 10 years of...

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The Power Of Your Voice
April 19, 2020

The Power Of Your Voice

This interview was recorded before Covid-19. Today’s featured guest is Hakim Erwin. Mr. Erwin was born and raised in West Philadelphia, PA and graduated from Edward Bok High School in 1991. An avid hip hop music lover in his teenage …

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Taking Ownership Of Your Stutter
April 16, 2020

Taking Ownership Of Your Stutter

Today’s featured guest is Sandeep Krishnakumar. Sandeep is a first year PhD student studying Human Factors and Ergonomics at Penn State University. His research is in the realm of engineering design, and he is particularly interested in design...

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Prioritizing My Life:  The Story of Michaela Misskee Maia
April 6, 2020

Prioritizing My Life: The Story of Michaela Misskee Maia

Today’s featured guest is Michaela Misskee Maia. Michaela is German-Brazilian and is currently working as a Marketing Manager at a Software Company in Florida, where she lives with her husband. Growing up, Michaela and her family lived in...

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