Today’s featured guest is Ryan Chrisenberry. Ryan is a creative with a passion for comedy, writing, performing, and design. He states, “I’ve stuttered since I was 5 or 6, but it first started with me saying ‘mmmmm…’ a lot, and then eventually evolved into the stutter that I have today.  Everyone told me up throughout high school, and even some in college, that I would grow out of it, and at 33, almost 34, it hasn’t happened yet!”.  Currently living in Houston, Texas, he explores various creative outlets as a form of expression and in hopes of connecting with his community through a shared love for art and comedy.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Ryan for sharing his story with me today. LINKS: Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ryanis.online/">https://www.instagram.com/ryanis.online/</a> Tiktok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanis.online?lang=en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanis.online?lang=en</a> Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  <a href= "https://www.britonmedia.com/editing"> https://www.britonmedia.com/editing</a> Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"> https://www.epidemicsound.com/</a> Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  <a href= "https://musicradiocreative.com"> https://musicradiocreative.com</a> If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mslpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast</a>      Website:  <a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com">https://mystutteringlife.com</a>

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;Today’s featured guest is &lt;strong&gt;Ryan Chrisenberry.&lt;/strong&gt; Ryan is a creative with a passion for comedy, writing, performing, and design. He states, “I’ve stuttered since I was 5 or 6, but it first started with me saying ‘mmmmm…’ a lot, and then eventually evolved into the stutter that I have today.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; Everyone told me up throughout high school, and even some in college, that I would grow out of it, and at 33, almost 34, it hasn’t happened yet!”.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; Currently living in Houston, Texas, he explores various creative outlets as a form of expression and in hopes of connecting with his community through a shared love for art and comedy&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Ryan for sharing his story with me today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #222222;"&gt; LINKS:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ryanis.online/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/ryanis.online/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; &lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;Tiktok: &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanis.online?lang=en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanis.online?lang=en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Noah Swiderski&lt;/strong&gt; (owner and producer of &lt;strong&gt;Briton Beats&lt;/strong&gt;) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.britonmedia.com/editing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://www.britonmedia.com/editing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Epidemic Sound&lt;/strong&gt; for the intro music.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://www.epidemicsound.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Mike Russell&lt;/strong&gt; for that voice over outro.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://musicradiocreative.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://musicradiocreative.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt;If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: &lt;a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mslpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #df4585; background: white;"&gt;buymeacoff.ee/&lt;strong&gt;mslpodcast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #df4585; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt;Website:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com"&gt;https://mystutteringlife.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Today’s featured guest is Ryan Chrisenberry. Ryan is a creative with a passion for comedy, writing, performing, and design. He states, “I’ve stuttered since I was 5 or 6, but it first started with me saying ‘mmmmm…’ a lot, and then...

Don't Let Your Stutter Stop You!

Today’s episode is very close to my heart. In honor of our son, Ethan, I’ve put together a tribute filled with laughter, love, and memories that capture the amazing person he was. Ethan was just 20 years old when he was taken from us far too soon by a drunk driver. He was a bright light in our life—a passionate gamer, talented basketball player, swimmer, vintage truck enthusiast, and a person whose laugh could fill a room. To everyone who recorded a message for this special episode, thank you. Your voices, your memories, and your love have helped create a beautiful celebration of Ethan's life, and I am deeply grateful. This episode is filled with the joy and warmth he brought into all our lives. Join me in remembering Ethan and in celebrating his incredible spirit. May his laughter echo forever in our hearts.  Contributors: Connar Debra Sheri Zach Carolyn Zita Christian Aracely Andre Kevon Diana Margie Roni Marcus #RememberingEthan #CelebrationOfLife #PodcastTribute #ForeverInOurHearts There will also a YouTube version both audio only and video with photos of Ethan published tomorrow, 11/14/2024. Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/">https://www.epidemicsound.com/</a> Website:  <a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com">https://mystutteringlife.com</a>

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Today’s episode is very close to my heart. In honor of our son, Ethan, I’ve put together a tribute filled with laughter, love, and memories that capture the amazing person he was. Ethan was just 20 years old when he was taken from us far too soon by a drunk driver. He was a bright light in our life—a passionate gamer, talented basketball player, swimmer, vintage truck enthusiast, and a person whose laugh could fill a room.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; To everyone who recorded a message for this special episode, thank you. Your voices, your memories, and your love have helped create a beautiful celebration of Ethan's life, and I am deeply grateful. This episode is filled with the joy and warmth he brought into all our lives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Join me in remembering Ethan and in celebrating his incredible spirit. May his laughter echo forever in our hearts. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Contributors:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Connar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Debra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Sheri&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Zach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Carolyn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Zita&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Christian&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Aracely&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Andre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Kevon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Diana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Margie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Roni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; Marcus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; #RememberingEthan #CelebrationOfLife #PodcastTribute #ForeverInOurHearts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;"&gt; There will also a YouTube version both audio only and video with photos of Ethan published tomorrow, 11/14/2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Epidemic Sound&lt;/strong&gt; for the intro music.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;https://www.epidemicsound.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt;Website:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com"&gt;https://mystutteringlife.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Today’s episode is very close to my heart. In honor of our son, Ethan, I’ve put together a tribute filled with laughter, love, and memories that capture the amazing person he was. Ethan was just 20 years old when he was taken from us far too soon...

Remembering Ethan:  Laughs, Love, and Memories

Today’s featured guest is Luke Critchley. Luke is from the UK and stated that stuttering had been a part of his life for over 30 years.  “That was up until COVID and I started to work with John Harrison over Skype.  Over 3 years and countless public speaking groups, I have improved to the point it’s no longer a big issue in my life”. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Luke for sharing his story with me today. LINKS: Email: lukecritchley1@gmail.com Free Book: Redefining Stuttering by John Harrison - <a href= "https://web.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/Infostuttering/Harrison/redefining.html"> https://web.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/Infostuttering/Harrison/redefining.html</a> Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  <a href= "https://www.britonmedia.com/editing"> https://www.britonmedia.com/editing</a> Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"> https://www.epidemicsound.com/</a> Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  <a href= "https://musicradiocreative.com"> https://musicradiocreative.com</a> If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mslpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast</a>      Website:  <a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com">https://mystutteringlife.com</a>

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;Today’s featured guest is &lt;strong&gt;Luke Critchley.&lt;/strong&gt; Luke is from the UK and stated that stuttering had been a part of his life for over 30 years.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; “That was up until COVID and I started to work with John Harrison over Skype.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; Over 3 years and countless public speaking groups, I have improved to the point it’s no longer a big issue in my life”. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Luke for sharing his story with me today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #222222;"&gt; LINKS:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;: &lt;u&gt;lukecritchley1@gmail.com&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Free Book&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;: Redefining Stuttering by John Harrison - &lt;a href= "https://web.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/Infostuttering/Harrison/redefining.html"&gt; https://web.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/Infostuttering/Harrison/redefining.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Noah Swiderski&lt;/strong&gt; (owner and producer of &lt;strong&gt;Briton Beats&lt;/strong&gt;) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.britonmedia.com/editing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://www.britonmedia.com/editing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Epidemic Sound&lt;/strong&gt; for the intro music.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://www.epidemicsound.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Mike Russell&lt;/strong&gt; for that voice over outro.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://musicradiocreative.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://musicradiocreative.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt;If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: &lt;a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mslpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #df4585; background: white;"&gt;buymeacoff.ee/&lt;strong&gt;mslpodcast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #df4585; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt;Website:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com"&gt;https://mystutteringlife.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Today’s featured guest is Luke Critchley. Luke is from the UK and stated that stuttering had been a part of his life for over 30 years.  “That was up until COVID and I started to work with John Harrison over Skype.  Over 3 years and...

My Stammering Life

Today’s featured guest is Mark Jones. Mark Jones was a talented and ferocious dual-code rugby player who was tormented by a debilitating stammer.  During a professional career that spanned 22 years he was capped 15 times for Wales, 11 times for Wales RL and once by Great Britain RL.  One of the acknowledged ‘bad-boys’ of the sport, he was sent off six times and banned for over 33 weeks for violent conduct. His on-field brutality was a direct consequence of the off-field frustration and self-loathing caused by his stammer.  Mark now acknowledges that he was internalizing an explosive hate that only playing rugby could release. Mark received counselling and constructive help rather than condemnation for his unacceptable behavior and along with a program of speech therapy provided by his friends and mentors, all this has helped him turn his life around.  “I have learnt to control my stammer and have stopped my stammer controlling me. Anyone who has suffered from a stammer will know of the humiliation and low self-esteem it creates.  Thankfully, I have now found a way to live my life free from its grip and I hope that my honesty and insight will help others experiencing the same torment.”  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Mark for sharing his story with me today. LINKS Email: Mark Jones c/o -  <a href= "mailto:belfaststammer@gmail.com">belfaststammer@gmail.com</a> Book:  <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Speak-Rugby-Rage-Redemption/dp/1904609015"> https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Speak-Rugby-Rage-Redemption/dp/1904609015</a> Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  <a href= "https://www.britonmedia.com/editing"> https://www.britonmedia.com/editing</a> Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"> https://www.epidemicsound.com/</a> Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  <a href= "https://musicradiocreative.com"> https://musicradiocreative.com</a> If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mslpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast</a>      Website:  <a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com">https://mystutteringlife.com</a>

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;Today’s featured guest is &lt;strong&gt;Mark Jones.&lt;/strong&gt; Mark Jones was a talented and ferocious dual-code rugby player who was tormented by a debilitating stammer.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; During a professional career that spanned 22 years he was capped 15 times for Wales, 11 times for Wales RL and once by Great Britain RL.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; One of the acknowledged ‘bad-boys’ of the sport, he was sent off six times and banned for over 33 weeks for violent conduct. His on-field brutality was a direct consequence of the off-field frustration and self-loathing caused by his stammer.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; Mark now acknowledges that he was internalizing an explosive hate that only playing rugby could release. Mark received counselling and constructive help rather than condemnation for his unacceptable behavior and along with a program of speech therapy provided by his friends and mentors, all this has helped him turn his life around.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; “I have learnt to control my stammer and have stopped my stammer controlling me. Anyone who has suffered from a stammer will know of the humiliation and low self-esteem it creates.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; Thankfully, I have now found a way to live my life free from its grip and I hope that my honesty and insight will help others experiencing the same torment.”&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Mark for sharing his story with me today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #222222;"&gt; LINKS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;: Mark Jones c/o - &lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:belfaststammer@gmail.com"&gt;belfaststammer@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Book&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;:&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Speak-Rugby-Rage-Redemption/dp/1904609015"&gt; https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Speak-Rugby-Rage-Redemption/dp/1904609015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Noah Swiderski&lt;/strong&gt; (owner and producer of &lt;strong&gt;Briton Beats&lt;/strong&gt;) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.britonmedia.com/editing"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://www.britonmedia.com/editing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Epidemic Sound&lt;/strong&gt; for the intro music.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://www.epidemicsound.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt; Thank you to &lt;strong&gt;Mike Russell&lt;/strong&gt; for that voice over outro.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://musicradiocreative.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://musicradiocreative.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt;If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: &lt;a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mslpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #df4585; background: white;"&gt;buymeacoff.ee/&lt;strong&gt;mslpodcast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #df4585; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0in;"&gt;Website:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com"&gt;https://mystutteringlife.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Today’s featured guest is Ignacio Dela Cruz.  Ignacio is a Native of Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands, and is a current Speech-Language Pathologist.  Prior to his role as an SLP, Ignacio taught special education and preschool and represented his home at different conferences.  Ignacio has degrees from the University of Guam and San Jose State University.  Ignacio is pursuing a doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Ignacio for sharing his story with me today.  LINKS: Instagram - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/kinodlc670/">https://www.instagram.com/kinodlc670/</a> Email <a href= "mailto:ignaciodlcsaipan@gmail.com">ignaciodlcsaipan@gmail.com</a> Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  <a href= "https://www.britonmedia.com/editing">https://www.britonmedia.com/editing</a> Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">https://www.epidemicsound.com/</a> Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  <a href= "https://musicradiocreative.com">https://musicradiocreative.com</a> If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mslpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast</a>      Website:  <a href= "https://mystutteringlife.com">https://mystutteringlife.com</a>

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