- Details
-
Category: Personal Commentary
-
Published: Wednesday, 18 October 2017 02:54
-
Written by Julia Palozzi
Drrrrumroll please: I’d like you to meet the Confidence Cousins
We’ve all heard of confidence (and most of us seek more of it!) but rarely do we acknowledge the equally important “confidence cousins”: self-esteem, optimism, self-compassion and self-efficacy. While we know stuttering is not directly affected by confidence, when we feel more confident we might feel less tension in our body, and that might make it just that much easier on our speech. Get to know the confidence cousins – you might like what you find!
Read more ...
- Details
-
Category: Book Reviews
-
Published: Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:28
-
Written by Lisa Wilder
Beyond Stuttering is a companion book for the McGuire Program, an intensive course and maintenance program for people who stutter. Thousands of people have attended the program since its launch in 1994, with many of them becoming McGuire coaches and instructors.
Read more ...
- Details
-
Category: Personal Commentary
-
Published: Friday, 26 May 2017 19:20
-
Written by Danielle Moed
Talking about personal branding makes many people cringe. This isn't helped by the fact that a lot of the hype behind personal branding can sound shallow and a little bit phony.
All that aside, having a personal brand is important. It shows the world who we are and what makes us unique.
Read more ...
- Details
-
Category: Personal Stories
-
Published: Friday, 01 September 2017 22:08
-
Written by Christina Spicer
Christina Spicer
I knew something was different about me. No one wanted to tell me, but I knew I didn’t sound the same as everyone else. When I reflect back on my adolescence, I would describe it in one simple word: alone. I didn’t understand why I was different, how I could fix it, or why me? Despite the sincerity of my questions, I posed them to a silent audience, from an empty stage, in what felt like a dark room.
Read more ...
- Details
-
Category: Personal Commentary
-
Published: Tuesday, 18 July 2017 01:57
-
Written by Alexandra D'Agostino
At this year's NSA Conference in Dallas, Texas, I met Cilla Ramia, a conference First Timer who is both a nurse and a person who stutters. I spent quite a bit of time with her at the conference asking her questions, which she was happy to answer! Shortly after getting into Nursing School at Nipissing University in May, I began doubting myself and my capabilities of eventually becoming a nurse.
Read more ...
- Details
-
Category: Personal Commentary
-
Published: Monday, 01 May 2017 20:15
-
Written by Jaan Pill
It's good to be a good listener, so that you know what the other person is thinking and feeling. On the other hand, sometimes we can encounter a form of self-talk that is not worth listening to at all. That sums up the key points in the article that follows.
Read more ...
