#32 Fusing Medicine, Meditation and MoreConversation with Michael Sugarman

Guest Bio: Michael Sugarman has been an activist in the stuttering and disability communities since the 1970s. He was co-founder and former Executive Director of the National Stuttering Project and former chair of the International Stuttering Association. Michael wrote for academic journals and promoted people-first language and stuttering awareness in "It's Ok to Stutter" (Journal of Fluency Disorders) and the Perniciousness of Labels (Transactional Analysis Journal). As a medical social worker, he recently updated his children's book, The Adventures of Phil and Dotty. Michael currently co-facilitates a peer support group and is co-writing an article on peer and professional facilitation of support groups, emphasizing mindfulness communication, self-care skills, and resilience. In this episode Michael and Uri discuss: - The roots of NSA and ISAD - Peer facilitated support - Behavioral, Mental, and Social Health - Perspectives on the application of ACT, CBT, MBSR, and other approaches from the world of mental wellness, for the benefit of people who stutter - Apps to consider - Looking ahead, hopes for the future Resources and Links: Michael Sugarman: A Self-Help Stuttering Pioneer (Stuttertalk Podcast) Overview and Brief History of the National Stuttering Association Exploring Mindfulness Stuttering Language Upcoming events   HOST BIO Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story.  Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life.   Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com