Proud Stutter

JJJJJerome Ellis talks with Maya and Cynthia about the intersections of being a black person who stutters and a musician, how his views of his disability evolved since childhood, and why it was so important for him to connect his stutter to his ancestral history of slavery in his work. He also highlights how the stage is a safe space for stuttering and music is a source of healing the pain he experienced as a child.“Growing up I felt so much of the pain and also the beauty of the stutter. Over time I’ve come to feel the stutter alters time, and music is another way that we can alter time. Part of what I was trying to do with The Clearing is to try to undo some of the things that have been told to me about stuttering and to transform the stuttering narrative through poetry, music, history, and philosophy.”Other topics include:Stuttering easily with animalsIntersectionalityPain in not being able to connect with peopleThe stage as a safe space Comparing stuttering to being frozen in timeMusic as a source of healingBeing at odds with languagePoetry allows for so much freedom to explore languageGetting through interviews with a stutterLINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Jerome’s album The ClearingJerome’s accompanying book to The ClearingThe Guardian article, Artist and stutterer JJJJJerome Ellis: ‘So much pain comes from not feeling fully human’More about the collaboration between James Harrison Monaco and Jerome EllisPerformance at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern ArtBrittany Cooper’s Racial Politics of Time TED TalkJoshua St. Pierre, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability StudiesJerome's upcoming live performances:April 10, 2022: Rewire Festival in The Hague, NetherlandsMay 7, 2022: XJAZZ! Festival in Berlin, GermanyJuly 2022: Performances at Haus Der Kunst in Munich, GermanyBE PART OF THE SHOW:Rate this pod: https://ratethispodcast.com/proudstutterHave a question or comment - Leave a voicemail for Maya & Cynthia at (415) 964-0140 - this is a voicemail-only line, so we promise you won't have to talk to someone in person!Be a guest on the show - we would love to talk with you! Send us an email at: info@proudsutter.comFOLLOW PROUD STUTTER & ITS CREATORS:Maya’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mayasharonaMaya’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/MayaSharonaCynthia’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cynthstaPodcast website - www.proudstutter.comSupport us:Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/proudstutterBuy cute merch: https://www.proudstutter.com/shopShare Proud Stutter with your friends: https://pod.link/1588336626Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Not everyone who stutters shows it all the time. There are people who become very good at hiding it by substituting words, avoiding high-octane situations, and choosing to remain quiet to avoid stuttering. People like this are often identified as having a "covert" stutter.Both Maya and guest Sarah Nelson identify as covert stutters. In this episode, they talk about passing as fluent, disclosing to their families and friends, and analogies that describe their experiences. Other topics include:“Do I Stutter Enough?”Harmful phrases that perpetuate ableismA good example of someone reacting to your stutterGetting through interviews with a stutter“Am I Disabled Enough?” - Embracing a disability identity Mentioned in the episode:Untamed by Glennon DoyleBE PART OF THE SHOW:Rate this pod - https://ratethispodcast.com/proudstutter Have a question or comment - Leave a voicemail for Maya & Cynthia at (415) 964-0140 - this is a voicemail-only line, so we promise you won't have to talk to someone in person!Be a guest on the show - we would love to talk with you! Send us an email at info@proudsutter.com.FOLLOW PROUD STUTTER & ITS CREATORS:Maya’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mayasharona Cynthia’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-l-chin/ Podcast website - https://www.proudstutter.com SUPPORT US:Donate - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/proudstutter Buy cute merch - https://www.proudstutter.com/shop Sign up for Proud Stutter updates, news & eventsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Did you know there is a community of Speech-Language Pathologists who stutter? Bailey Levis, a speech therapist and proud person who stutters, is the founder of the San Francisco Speech and Fluency Center. Bailey’s approach to stuttering treatment is unique in that he centers his practice around acceptance, confidence-building, and goal setting.Maya and Cynthia speak with Bailey about his stuttering treatment philosophy and what led him to become a speech therapist. Other topics covered include:The positives of having a speech therapist who also stuttersAn incident that stopped Maya’s dream of becoming a speech therapistAvoiding certain classesNeurodiversityWhat advice would Bailey give his 8-year-old self?Addendum for Episode 6 of Proud Stutter: When Bailey mentions the term "neurotypical" in the episode, he meant to use the term "neurodiverse."(A full transcript of the episode is available here)QuotesAt 5:45 - “As adults, we-we-we're gonna have to, you know, face our stuttering and manage it for our entire lives. But we don't have to let it stop us from living our lives to our fullest.”At 10: 37 - “[Stuttering Therapy] is about identifying uncomfortable situations and helping people to be comfortable in those uncomfortable situations…it's all the things that we avoid doing in our lives or the things that we avoid saying, that's the disability.”Mentioned in the episode:Tik Tok clip - This Woman With A Stutter Is Going Viral After Filming Herself Ordering At A Drive-Thru, And Her Videos Are Raising Awareness About The DisorderSan Francisco Speech and Fluency Center - www.sfstutteringhelp.comBE PART OF THE SHOW:Rate this pod - https://ratethispodcast.com/proudstutterHave a question or comment - Leave a voicemail for Maya & Cynthia at (415) 964-0140 - this is a voicemail-only line, so we promise you won't have to talk to someone in person!Be a guest on the show - we would love to talk with you! Send us an email at info@proudsutter.com.FOLLOW PROUD STUTTER & ITS CREATORS:Maya’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mayasharonaCynthia’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-l-chin/Podcast website - https://www.proudstutter.comSUPPORT US:Donate - https://www.proudstutter.com/contributeBuy cute merch - https://www.proudstutter.com/shopSign up for Proud Stutter updates, news & eventsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Maya and Cynthia talk to James Hayden, a person who stutters, a Tedx speaker, and the author of “Dear World, I Stutter.”Many stutterers like James and Maya have been discriminated against because of their stutter, whether it be in a job, during an interview, or at school.So often, we pass judgments on people by our first impressions of them, often without giving it a second thought. But how often do we take the time to look beyond our first impressions of someone?In this episode, Maya and Cynthia talk to James about first impressions and how to let go of self-judgment when stuttering in front of new people.LINKS!Purchase Jame’s book here.Read writings by James here, here, here, and here.Support us:DonateBuy cute merchEmail: info@proudsutter.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Maya and Cynthia explore the Stuttering Subreddit, a supportive online community for people who stutter. Topics include parenting choices, stuttering through the pandemic, and the serious consequences of misunderstanding people who stutter.Links!Stuttering Subreddit2021 NSA Keynote: Dream. Speak. Live: How To Navigate Fluency Conformity And Reduce Stuttering StigmaSupport us:DonateBuy cute merchEmail: info@proudsutter.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Maya and her mom have a raw and emotional conversation about her stutter. Before this interview, Maya had never shared with her mom how she really felt about growing up with a stutter, how exhausting speech therapy was after school, and how hiding her stutter took so much out of her mentally.“Having all these tools to practice was just another kind of thing I had t-to think about when I never really wanted to do it in the first p-place. But at th-the same time, I really appreciate you going above and beyond t-to help me especially b-because at that time I really did hate my stutter...I felt so alone in it.”Support us:DonateBuy cute merchLinks!Therapy referral lists of speech-language pathologistsInternational Stuttering Association EventsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cynthia asks Maya about what it was like to date with a stutter. Maya’s perspective may surprise you. Hint: Filtering system.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After hiding a part of herself for most of her life, Maya reveals things about her stutter she has never told anyone, not even her family. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Proud Stutter is a podcast series about shifting the narrative around stuttering.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy