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the 36th Annual National Stuttering Association (USA) Conference

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Sunday, 28 July 2019 18:05

Written by Eeva Stierwalt

Early in July, I attended the 4 day 36th annual National Stuttering Association (NSA) Conference which was held at the beautiful Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There were over 800 people there and about 100 newcomers. As announced at a general session, we were participating in the largest gathering of people who stutter (PWS) in the world and it was EXCITING and DYNAMIC and MOVING, to say the least!

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Sold Out Montreal Screening of "When I Stutter" a Success

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Sunday, 24 March 2019 22:36

Written by Daniele Rossi

Q&A with filmmaker, John Gomez, moderated by Tangled Tongues
founder, Josephine Torossian. Franky Banky in attendance. I’m still on a high from attending the Canadian premiere of the award winning When I Stutter documentary film co-hosted by the Association des bègues du Canada (ABC) and Tangled Tongues, an association for university students who stutter (see Facebook group here), in Montrèal on March 8.

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CSA Hosts Another Successful Annual Conference!

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Published: Wednesday, 24 October 2018 19:54

Written by Eeva Stierwalt and Lisa Wilder

Mary Wood gives the keynote speech at the 2018 CSA conference

Thank you to all of you who attended our 2018 annual conference held in Toronto! One major highlight of the conference was the keynote speech graciously given by Mary Wood. Every sentence was packed with wisdom, meaning, guidance and compassion! You can hear her speech on Daniele Rossi's Stuttering is Cool site here. Enjoy it!

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Where I Stand

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Sunday, 31 March 2019 16:36

Written by Kim Block

Kim during a radio interview.

I have been reflecting lately on my journey that started twenty years ago. Twenty years ago I was covert and I did absolutely everything in my power to hide my stuttering. It took my time in university for me to really practice being comfortable in my own skin and practice being open about my stuttering. Here is a poem that reflects some of that journey.

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Remembering Frederick Murray

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Published: Thursday, 31 January 2019 16:12

Written by Carolina Ayala

Dr. Frederick Murray, a beloved figure in the stuttering community, passed away last week on January 24 at age 92. Fred was a person who stuttered and an admired speech-language pathologist.

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Podcast pain and gutsy gains

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Friday, 14 September 2018 21:15

Written by Ryan Cowley

Ryan Cowley

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a very visual person. While there isn’t anything wrong with that, it has provided me with one major setback. Due to my stuttering, if I'm speaking with someone, I need their visual attention. So, if someone I’m speaking to is looking at a computer screen, looking through cupboards or sitting in the front seat of a car while I’m sitting in the backseat, getting even just a few words out can be a daunting task. Since I can’t see who I’m speaking to on the phone, it makes speaking even more difficult. 

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