This Model and Stuttering Advocate Auditioned for Victoria's Secret
When Lisbeth Peguero was a little girl, her mom took her to speech therapy once. Inside the office, she did not stutter at all. The therapist told her mom she was fine and did not need help. Walking o...
23 Aug 41min
Growing Up, Stuttering, and Finding Your Place
Isaiah was in third grade when his teacher called on someone else while he was still in the middle of answering a question. He had the answer. He just stuttered getting it out. That was the moment he ...
26 Jul 38min
The Story Behind The Stuttering Journal
Bryan Matthews still remembers the moment everything changed — he was in ninth grade, giving an oral report in American history class, when classmates began mocking his stutter while his teacher just ...
27 Jun 40min
Breaking the Walls of a Stutter with Mutalaathem Founder Saad Al-Munajem
As a child growing up in Saudi Arabia, Saad Al-Munajem learned how to build a wall around himself. After being laughed at while trying to read aloud in class, he spent years hiding his stutter — avoid...
26 Mai 46min
Healing, Advocacy, and Reclaiming Your Stutter
In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with Elizabeth Escobar, a person who stutters, substitute teacher, and advocate, about trauma, healing, and learning to reconnect with herself after years ...
15 Mai 47min
Stuttering, Comedy, and Embracing Uncomfortable Situations
In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with Joze Piranian, a comedian, speaker, and author, about growing up with a stutter and how early experiences shaped his relationship with speaking. Joze ...
20 Apr 38min
Episode Swap: Down To The Struts
This week, we’re doing something a little different on Proud Stutter. We’ve partnered with the podcast Down to the Struts for an episode swap, sharing each other’s work as a way to support disabled cr...
23 Mar 35min
