My Stuttering Life Podcast Presents - How I Learned To Speak Up, Even With A Stutter with Travis Warrington

Today’s featured guest is Travis Warrington. Travis states, “I've stuttered since I was 5 years old. I was in speech therapy on and off during grade school to college. I have struggled with my self-esteem due my stuttering, but I have recently found an outlet and a global support system from having a YouTube channel”. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Travis for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS:
Email: warrint@gmail.com
Website: https://impetusimpact.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traviswarrington/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLbiGmpjS1GDzdi1RM6IIVg
NPR: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/05/30/youtube-anniversary-videos-internet

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link: https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music. https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro. https://musicradiocreative.com

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Website: https://mystutteringlife.com

00:00 My Stutter Live podcast features special guest Travis Warrington

01:29 Travis started speech therapy when he was five

07:38 Travis: I wrote down a whole bunch of notes on this topic

07:56 Travis Pena has stutter since 1975

11:16 Back in the day, we had a rotary telephone. And so every time you hit it, it would go

12:58 How did you navigate school with having a stutter

15:39 Did you ever have to read out loud in school? And how. Um, how difficult was that for you

19:13 In relation to people who stutter, what advice would you offer

22:53 Stuttering is a part of where I am in my career

30:29 Pedro Pena has a stutter and uses it to communicate

32:40 How do you handle phone calls and ordering at a restaurant

38:33 Travis: Does alcohol make stutter go away or make it worse

43:59 Do you use secondaries to help with stutter problems

48:12 So you have spoken about, uh, techniques to help you with your speech

51:22 I think those days that I am better or more fluent coincide with sleep

56:05 Do you let others help you finish your sentences on your podcast

01:01:12 How do you handle challenging days with your stutter

01:03:55 Travis: I have had challenging days at work. I have a very unique situation

01:06:55 Travis says his self confidence has improved on stuttering

01:12:04 How do you handle a win? Do you celebrate?

01:14:25 When you are alone, can you speak without stuttering

01:16:49 Have you ever forgotten your name or how did you handle it

01:19:47 Is your stutter worse when you are tired or stressed or both

01:23:08 What are your thoughts on how people who stutter are portrayed in media

01:25:58 Do you consider stuttering as a disability or not

01:28:04 Did you ever feel your stutter might hinder your career path

01:30:38 How did you navigate dating with having a stutter

01:32:40 How does your spouse react to your stuttering

01:36:40 You have Alexa, you have the Google Home and then you have Siri

01:39:42 Travis: AI does not give you ample time to respond

01:42:51 Learning a foreign language as a stutterer was a challenge for you

01:46:27 Pedro: Most of us stuttered as children and then grew out

01:51:45 Being on YouTube has increased my self confidence, says Pedro M

01:53:56 Do you believe it's okay to stutter or is it crucial to keep

01:59:09 For Pedro, it's okay to stutter

01:59:52 What has your stutter taught you about diversity and inclusion

02:02:07 If you could travel back in time, what advice would you give younger self

02:04:23 How to interact with someone who stutters is a great question

02:07:34 Travis Warrington is a YouTube content creator who stutters

02:13:31 I want you to subscribe to Travis Warrington's YouTube channel

#MyStutteringLife #inspriationalstory