Advice & Hope: An Elementary School Teacher’s Stuttering Story w/ Melissa Herrera

[3:37- 4:55] Being the new kid at school

[5:10 - 6:40] Teaching virtually during the pandemic

[6:40 - 8:41] How Did Kyeli become a teacher?

[9:25 - 10:36] Bringing Up Stuttering With Students

[10:37 - 11:52] Ableism: Kids vs. Adults

[12:28 - 14:05] Representation & meeting others who stutter

[14:12 - 15:31] Connecting and educating through podcasting

[15:31 - 17:01] Talking about disability and stuttering in an educational setting

[17:58 - 20:09] Building community and sisterhood through podcasting

[12:16 - 23:13] From anxiety & overcompensating to teaching and stuttering confidently

[23:30 - 25:30] Opening up to family about stuttering

[25:45 - 29:09] Identifying stuttering as a disability and neurodiversity in the classroom

[29:10 - 30:45] Stuttering and the fear of speaking up and making a joke

[30:50 - 36:00] Speech therapy: Fixing vs. Supporting