#6 When I Stutter (Film) with John Gomez

Guest bio: John Gomez moonlights as a filmmaker. His days are spent as a Speech Pathologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District and as part-time faculty at California State University teaching a graduate-level course on stuttering. Born and raised in Northern New Mexico, John attended Colorado College where he earned a degree in Philosophy and American Ethnic Studies. He originally moved to Los Angeles to become an actor but disillusionment with the industry-led John to a career in Speech Pathology. In 2009, he graduated from California State Los Angeles University with a master's degree in Communication Disorders. John's first feature film, WHEN I STUTTER, premiered at the Cleveland International Film Festival in April of 2017. WHEN I STUTTER has been admired for its ability to effectively raise awareness about people who stutter and their challenges in life. The film has won 7 awards, been an official selection in over 15 film festivals with over 100 screenings worldwide. In 2017, John was honored with the Emerging Filmmaker Award from the prestigious Chagrin Documentary Film Festival. In this episode John and Uri discuss: John's next film Filmmaking and film as a process of art and communication Ways to use film to touch lives and change the social fabric of society Normalizing differences like stuttering and much more. We mention many organizations and colleagues doing incredible things across the country. John talks about Dr. Phil Schneider and his impact on John's career and filmmaking John talks about Transcending Stuttering and Going with the Flow. Resources and Links: https://whenistutter.org/ www.schneiderspeech.com/tsa   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. www.schneiderspeech.com