My Stuttering Life
My Stuttering Life

My Stuttering Life

Pedro Pena

Overview
Episodes

Details

This is my life with all its trials and tribulations as a person who stutters. I believe in the power of positivity and I use it in my daily struggles with stuttering. I truly believe that it is OK to stutter and that I can accomplish any goal in my life with a positive mindset. As a husband, a father, a USAF Gulf War Veteran, and as an entrepreneur, I use many tools in my tool belt to become successful in all my endeavors. My goal is to share my journey so that others can see it is possible to be confident, determined, and live a life of positivity. If you are a PWS, you are not alone!

Recent Episodes

Free To Speak:  My Journey From Stuttering To Public Speaking
JUN 15, 2025
Free To Speak: My Journey From Stuttering To Public Speaking

Today's featured guest is Larry Stein. Larry Stein struggled with stuttering for 50 years, compromising his career and suffering debilitating depressions. In an effort to save the business of his dreams, he launched a drive to improve his speech that far exceeded his expectations. Over the next two years, he relearned to speak, retrained his brain and worked through speaking situations that once paralyzed him. Today, he runs his dream business, is a professional speaker, an author, and mentors' people who stutter on nearly every continent of the world at no charge. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Larry Stein for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS:

Website: https://SteinOnStuttering.com

Email: [email protected]

YouTube: steinonstuttering3008

Instagram: SteinOnStuttering

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrystein-steinonstuttering/

FB: SteinOnStuttering

Book: Free To Speak -- #1 Amazon Bestseller in Self-Help

Amazon Link: http://bit.ly/3tSH7qt

Professional Speaker and Mentor for PWS

"There Is Always a Way Forward."

From Severe Stutterer to Professional Speaker

https://linktr.ee/steinonstuttering

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link: https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music. https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro. https://musicradiocreative.com

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast

Website: https://mystutteringlife.com

play-circle icon
65 MIN
Breaking The Silence: How I Turned My Stutter Into A Storytelling Superpower
JUN 14, 2025
Breaking The Silence: How I Turned My Stutter Into A Storytelling Superpower

Today's featured guest is Doyle. Doyle, the warm voice behind Spirit Talk Show, invites grown-ups to unwind with bedtime stories that blend magic and mindfulness. An Irish-American adventurer and dad of two, Doyle's path from camp counselor to beloved teacher and tech whiz is one of passion and persistence. With a B.A. in Child Development, a Master's in Educational Technology, and three teaching credentials, he educates and inspires in classrooms and beyond. Outside of teaching and podcasting, you'll find Doyle singing his heart out with a gay chorus or mapping out his next adventure. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Doyle for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS:

Websites: Host Spirit Talk Show

https://www.spirittalkshow.info/

Our Show on Apple Podcasts

Our Show on Spotify

The Stuttering Foundation "I Stutter Card" – Download, Print, & Place ID card in your vehicle visor –

https://www.stutteringhelp.org/IDCard

My guest appearance on the Spirit Talk Show:

1. Part 1 Embracing The Pause: A Conversation With Pedro Pena-https://open.spotify.com/episode/6c17DF1AqUNGLUI6qnvhdX?si=OxZBwpCNQpCL40IUeUh72w

2. Part 2 Finding Power In Our Voices With Pedro Pena- https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Owsf9LbgmO2kctOUO11TC?si=vRuPsVQfTaKOgADh70wspw

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link: https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music. https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro. https://musicradiocreative.com

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast

Website: https://mystutteringlife.com

(Note: this was recorded fall 2024)

play-circle icon
89 MIN
Speech Therapists Have Much To Learn, But We're Listening
MAY 27, 2025
Speech Therapists Have Much To Learn, But We're Listening

Today's featured guest is J. Scott Yaruss. J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, is a Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University and the President of Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc., a specialty publishing company dedicated to helping speech-language pathologists help people who stutter. A practicing clinician for more than 30 years, Yaruss is a board-certified specialist in stuttering therapy and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. His research, which is funded by both the NIH and the NSF, focuses on diminishing the adverse impact that many people who stutter face in their lives. He has published more than 135 peer-reviewed articles about stuttering and more than 250 other articles, books, and chapters about stuttering. He has also given more than 800 professional development workshops for organizations around the world.

Social Media:

IG/FB: StutteringTherapyResources

YouTube: StutteringTherapyRes

Websites:

www.StutteringTherapyResources.com (publishing website)

www.Yaruss.com (professional SLP website)

Email: [email protected]

I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Dr. J. Scott Yaruss for offering his insight as a speech therapist who works closely with the stuttering community.

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link: https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music. https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro. https://musicradiocreative.com

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast

Website: https://mystutteringlife.com

play-circle icon
139 MIN