PODCAST · education
The Stuttering Springboard
by Nolan Stuttering Foundation
A podcast dedicated to helping young people who stutter become the best versions of themselves and springboard to the next level in their journey.
Episodes
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Travis Althouse: Finding your Voice
What's it like to go from pretending to be shy and a covert stutterer to putting yourself out there on social media? In this podcast Travis Althouse a licensed SLP who stutters shares this amazing transition and his goal of posting a video on social media every day for a year, where he openly...
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The 2027 Clonakilty Stuttering Leadership Exchange
The Stuttering Springboard is going back to Ireland in 2027! We will once again take a small group of young adults who stutter to Ireland, where they will immerse themselves in the country’s rich culture, sports, and history, while engaging in transformative leadership workshops and team-building...
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David Potts: "Take the Power Away From Your Stutter"
This podcast with David Potts is rich with takeaways. David, a Phd. chemical engineer who stutters, brings a refreshing and much needed perspective to stuttering. David shares with us his journey from college to graduate school and earning his doctorate, all while facing the daily challenges of...
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Aidan Cullen, (p/k/a Crunch): Would you wish your stutter away from a Genie?
Aidan, who often goes by "Crunch", is a highly successful young musician from Phoenixville PA who stutters. He found amazing professional success at the age of 15 and has followed his dream as a music producer for some of today's top artists. In this highly introspective podcast, Aidan shares his...
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Megan Lynch: There’s hope for the future of stuttering therapy!
Meet Megan Lynch, a young speech and language pathology graduate student. In this deeply person podcast, Megan tells her story of growing up as a person who stutters and her decision to become an SLP. She shares how she uses mindfulness techniques in the moments when she awaiting her turn to…
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Vince Vawter: Stoicism - "be indifferent to the things that make no difference"
Meet Vince Vawter, renowned author, former newspaper editor and a person who stutters. In this podcast Vince shares his wisdom from his lifelong journey as a person who stutters, much of which he captures in his four books, starting with Paperboy, the story of an 11 year old paperboy and his...
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Luke McCann, CPA, ABV: "My Stutter Makes Me Unforgettable"
Meet Luke McCann, a Vice President at Valuation Research Corporation and a person who stutters. Luke performs a wide range of financial advisory work in the business valuation sector. In this educational, high energy and yes, at times emotional (that's Brian!) podcast, Luke shapes how: He moved...
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Caryn Herring, Ph.D: It's good to have FRIENDS who stutter.
This podcast covers so much ground from being a covert stutterer in high school and starting therapy for the first time, to becoming an SLP who stutters and leading Friends, The National Association of Young People Who Stutter. This podcast is for people who stutter, parents of kids who stutter…
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Tim Fox: In Certain Moments, It's Everything
Meet Tim Fox, a highly successful insurance professional who stutters. Tim shares his journey as a person who stutters, from "round robin reading" to a highly important business presentation. Tim has learned to manage his stutter well, but he also shares that at times, "it's everything". Tim and...
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Stuttering: A Father's Perspective
In this episode, the fathers of two young men who stutter, Bob Rafferty and Dan Quinn, discuss their sons' experiences and resilience in managing their speech challenges. Brian Nolan, also a father of two sons who stutter, shares his own journey as a parent and a lifelong stutterer, and why he...
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Kevin Rafferty: A New Level of Acceptance!
Welcome back Kevin. Since we last spoke Kevin's career has taken off, both in the profit and nonprofit world. In business, Kevin's journey as a wealth manager with GVA Wealth Management has taken off. Brian now uses Kevin as well and says that "nobody will work harder for you than Kevin". In the...
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Pat Festa: Stuttering Activist
There is a lot of silence around stuttering. Many of us who stutter spent years running from it and doing everything possible to hide it… to “not be found out”. It was the stigma, how people think about people who stutter, that forced us into hiding. So, we don’t talk, we switch words and…
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Aidan Marshall-Cort: His Journey, His Message and the Concept of “Reverse Shame”
Meet Aidan Marchall-Cort: Co-Chapter Leader of the National Stuttering Association's DC Chapter and the Young Adult Committee Chair for the entire organization. Aidan is also founder of the support group/interview series called Manifest - a community and space for black men who stutter. This is a...
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Bridging Voices Across the Atlantic: Inaugural Clonakilty Stuttering Leadership Exchange Empowers Young Leaders
U.S. and Irish participants unite in Ireland for cultural immersion, leadership training, and a celebration of stuttering pride. The inaugural Clonakilty Stuttering Leadership Exchange brought together 17 young adults who stutter from the United States and Ireland for a groundbreaking program...
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Jake Sniras: "A bold young leader heads off to college to become best version of himself"
Meet Jake Sniras, a recent graduate of Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills, PA and incoming Freshman at Wilkes College. Jake was the leading boys scorer in Basketball at Garnet Valley and will be joining the Wilkes College basketball team. Brian had the privilege of recently traveling to...
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Kyle Pelkey, M.S., CCC-SLP: “The Role of the Brain in Desensitizing Ourselves to our Stutter”
Kyle Pelkey is a Speech and language pathologist at the Chmela Communication Center in Illinois. Kyle is also a person who stutters. In this deeply educational podcast, Kyle joins the Stuttering Springboard Career Peer Group to talk about how the brain governs our reaction to our stutter. In...
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Bill Peters: “Just Get Up There and Throw Your Best Pitch”
William (Bill) Peters is a Denver-based writer, father, and advocate whose life has been shaped by the quiet, persistent challenge of stuttering. A lifelong stutterer himself, William understands the deep emotional terrain of being misunderstood-not for what one thinks, but for how one speaks.…
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Robert O’Brien - “Under my stutter, who am I”
Meet Robert O'Brien; author, speaker and trainer from Dublin, Ireland. Robert is a person who stutters and is gay. Robert spent many years learning to accept and love himself. By embracing his speech and sexuality with the help of amazing people and communities, he began to find peace, and...
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Alex Koenig: Don’t sit on the doubt…. Get in the reps to get to the other side!
Alex Koenig’s approach to his stutter is to face it head on. He has purposely taken on bold roles in his young career to get in the reps and get his stutter out of his head. From door to door sales to selling on a floor with many other sales reps in ear shot, he has learned that being a covert...
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Jack Henderson, MS, CCC-SLP: Stay in the Pocket and Find Your Voice.
Get ready for a different approach to speech therapy for people who stutter. In this podcast Jack takes on a journey and shows us how improv and Shakespeare can shed fear and help people who stutter find their voice. Jack and Brian explore the sound of a stutter and encourage people who stutter…
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Julia Unger and Steve Hoff: Going Beyond the Silo - An Integrated Approach to Speech Therapy
Julia Unger and Steve Hoff are the founders of Invivo Institute: Invivo provides Teletherapy for speech and language disorders and clinical education for graduate students and professionals. They help our clients become more empowered, feel happier and thrive in all areas of life. They also…
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The Nolan Stuttering Foundation: An exciting update from Brian Nolan
It's been three years since Brian Nolan and Joe Donaher started the Nolan Stuttering Foundation and Stuttering Springboard podcast. In this short podcast Brian shares details on two exciting programs:: The Career Peer Group and The Clonakilty Stuttering Leadership Exchange. It's a great little…
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Daniele Rossi: The power of expressing your stutter as a picture
Meet Daniele Rossi: Author and illustrator by night, UX Designer and Digital Strategist by day and the creator of @heyfrankybanky comics. If you were to express your stutter as a picture, what would it look like? Daniele, a person who stutters from Toronto Canada, is using his creativity and art...
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Dr. Farzan Irani: What are we really trying to cure?
Dr. Farzan Irani is a professor and chair of the Department of Communication Disorders at Texas State University and a leading thinker in stuttering therapy. This podcast takes twists and turns. Farzan was originally invited as a podcast guest on the Springboard to share his results of a study on...
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Michael Azios, PhD, CCC-SLP: The Joy of Narrative Therapy for People Who Stutter
Dr. Michael Azios is an associate professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in the Department of Communicative Disorders. He is a speech and language pathologist, training future SLPs and working with groups of people who stutter. In this vulnerable and authentic podcast, Michael...
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Dating as a person who Stutters: With Jack Nolan and Arianna Einsig
Please join me in listening to this very emotional, educational and authentic podcast on what it's like to be a person who stutters in the dating world.... and what it's like to date a person who stutters. Our very own Jack Nolan and his wonderful girlfriend, Arianna Einsig, share their…
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Giving a Presentation as a Person Who Stutters: The case for the Clonakilty Stuttering Leadership Exchange Fundraiser.
Meet Andrew Snedeker, Kavin Rafferty and Conor Quinn, three young adults who stutter who boldly and bravely gave speeches at the recent Stuttering Springboard Fundraiser. Listen as our podcast guests share their approaches to preparing for the speech and getting up the courage to speak to a large...
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A Tribute to International Stuttering Awareness Day
Today, October 22, 2024, leaders from Ireland and the United States gathered to recognize the significance of international Stuttering Awareness Day, a day that reminds us of the profound impact stuttering can have on individuals, and families. Stuttering affects millions, transcending borders,...
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Jason Heffler: “Own your stutter to break through in life!”
Jason Heffler is a musician and author whose stories help young readers overcome speech disorders and fears around speaking. Drawing from his own childhood experiences growing up with a stutter, he writes uplifting tales that build confidence in kids who lack self-esteem. As a child, Heffler was...
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Greg Beasley – You Are Not Your Stutter!
Meet Greg Beasley, a chiropractor for 31 years and a person who stutters. Greg attended Central Michigan University for his undergraduate studies and Palmer College of Chiropractic for his postgraduate studies. He’s owned and run four successful chiropractic clinics in Michigan and Washington....
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Brandon Markosek: An American politician who is making a difference
Brandon, a lifelong person who stutters, is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 25th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on December 1, 2018, succeeding his father, Joseph Markosek. Brandon has introduced House Bill...
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Kim Sabourin: On trauma informed care, involving parents in therapy and the importance of meeting kids where they’re at.
Many of us who stutter feel like speech and language pathologists (SLPs) have been poorly equipped to treat people who stutter. In fact, many of them shy away from it because of the lack of training they received on stuttering therapy, and because of the emotional and psychological components…
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From Chasing Fluency….. to Chasing Authenticity
Brian's Key takeaways from the first 38 episodes
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Kevin Rafferty: Speak up When you Want to
Meet Kevin Rafferty, a wealth advisor and special needs financial planner. Kevin is dedicated to providing customized wealth management services and holistic financial planning to a diverse group of clients at GVA Wealth Management. Kevin is also a person who stutters. In this insightful and...
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Master Sergeant John McDermott: A Story of Courage, Grit and Self Acceptance
Master Sergeant John McDermott is a lifelong stutterer, and currently serves in the United States Air Force. John is stationed at McGuire Air Base in New Jersey. With 15 years of active duty military service, multiple deployments, and four years of experience as a maintenance training instructor,...
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Stephen Greene from Waterford, Ireland: "Give Your stutter a green light and ride the bumps"
Stephen Greene has a beautiful stutter. Through avoidance reduction therapy, he has reduced the tension and struggle and given his stutter a green light. He has gone from concealment to proudly identifying as a person who stutters. Stephen is a Social Care Worker who is passionate about…
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Mark O’Malia, M.S., CCC-SLP: "The Silence of Stuttering"
This podcast with Mark O'Malia ventures deep into the mindset of people who stutter. According to Briqn Nolan, it shook him and moved him up the spectrum of acceptance. Some takeaways to explore: Walk the talk. Nonone is asking me what it feels like to be a person who stutters. What happens if it...
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Stephanie Lebsack, CCC-SLP: The importance of “meeting people where they’re at” in stuttering therapy.
In this podcast, Brian Nolan and Steff Lebsack dive deep into the two different “camps” on stuttering therapy, how SLPs are trained to treat people who stutter, disclosure, trauma and more. Like many of the Springboard podcasts… it gets emotional. Steff Lebsack became a speech-language…
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Rob Bloom: Becoming the authentic character you always wanted to be!
Rob Bloom started to stutter at the age of 3. He is currently a Creative Director for Universal Destinations & Experiences. He creates brand campaigns and content for Universal parks, as well as for iconic events like Halloween Horror Nights. In addition to his role at Universal, Rob moonlights…
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Diving into stuttering research with Dr. Rodney Gabel
Rodney Gabel is a Professor and Founding Director of the Division of Speech and Language Pathology at Binghamton University. Dr. Gabel has 20 years of experience in academia. An expert in stuttering, Gabel owned the Gabel Center for Stuttering Therapy, LLC, a private practice for people who...
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Zachary Emrich-Muise: Practicing mindfulness and desensitizing your brain to your stutter
Zachary Emrich-Muise is a 19 year old Communication Sciences & Disorders major at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Zach, a person who stutters, made a life changing decision to honor the rock in his shoe and go to college to become an SLP. This young man is part of a new generation of...
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Meet Audrey Flood: A courageous college-bound high school senior
Audrey Flood is a high school senior at Haverford High in Havertown, PA. As a young person who stutters, Audrey has been self-advocating for years and gaining self-confidence in the process. She now is preparing for an away from home college experience. Listen as Audrey explains her choices,...
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Life on Delay: A Mothers Perspective with Ceil Hendrickson
In 2023 John Henrickson published “Life on Delay”, a book about his journey as a person who stutters. The book is getting National attention as a breakthrough book for all to read, to learn about what it means to be a person who stutters. John is a renowned journalist from the Atlantic, also…
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Daniela Gilet: “Come into my world of Radical Self-Acceptance”
In this authentic podcast about self-awareness, Daniela, a person who stutters, talks about how she went from a person who was hiding in plane site to radical self-acceptance. Daniela shares that it’s about achieving a level of mindfulness about how she shows up in the world. Daniela Gilet is a...
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Calvin Okulicz: Know When to Speak up!
Imagine you're a new employee at a company who has been assigned to a very important project to launch a new medical device. As you listen to the direction of the project, you realize, from your experience, that the team is going about it wrong. You struggle with self-talk, saying to yourself: "...
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Stuttering: "Making an Impact in Ireland"
This is the story of Two Irishmen, one born in America with great Irish roots and one born and raised in County Cork, Ireland. It's a podcast about connecting our two great countries and raising awareness about stuttering and the importance of early intervention. Our very own Dr. Joe Donaher from...
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An Interview with Jack Nolan: "Growth and Comfort Don't Coexist" One year anniversary edition!
In this father and son interview, Brian asks his son Jack some tough questions and Jack delivers authentic answers. They share their journey together. This emotional and transparent discussion is a must hear for every parent and son or daughter who stutters. It's inspiring!
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Meet Ryan Horak: "There's no stopping this young entrepreneur, who just happens to stutter"
Brian recently had the opportunity to interview a dynamic young entrepreneur with an incredibly bright future and outlook. His promise to himself is to be authentic, and to not allow stuttering to stop him from doing anything that he would do if he didn't stutter. Ryan's perspective represents...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast dedicated to helping young people who stutter become the best versions of themselves and springboard to the next level in their journey.
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Nolan Stuttering Foundation
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