#53 The Way We Talk with Mike Turner

Michael Turner is the creator of The Way We Talk, an award-winning autobiographical documentary that has screened around the world and contributed toward a paradigm shift in how stuttering is perceived. His second feature, Monument, about memory, memorialization, and meaning, is currently in production. He lives with his wife and daughter in rural Oregon.   TIMESTAMPS 0:00-9:00- Opening, stuttering is like a river 9:00-18:00- Reading "Stuttering is like River" and reflections around it; naming the ghost/monster 18:00- 24:00- Stuttering openly and knowing what that feels like 24:00-57:14- Taking the risk; successes and failures in life; staying connected; reflections on family with movie 57:14-1:07:32- Closing remarks   RESOURCES & LINKS The Way We Talk Monument HOST BIO Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator of Transcending Stuttering Academy and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.