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Chidiogo is a Medical Doctor and creative writer. She is passionate about public health and health research and development. She also happens to stammer.  Check out her blog at www.radiant.ng.  

Abed is a secondary school teacher in the UK. He is a passionate football (soccer) fan. Abed is also a member of Stamma, the British Stammering Association.

Matthew Bernucca is a Photographer and Musician from Brooklyn, NY. He is a member of the Brooklyn Chapter of the National Stuttering Association. Matt Advocates for self-acceptance within the stuttering community. Check out his artwork on his website: https://matthewbernucca.com.Episode artwork by Matthew Bernucca.

James Hayden is a New Orleans Saints fan, Survivor superfan, HLA technologist, writer, and a person who stutters. James is the author of Dear World, I Stutter: A Series of Open Letters from a Person Who Stutters. His work has been published by The Mighty, The Stuttering Foundation, Stamma, Yahoo, and MSN. James has also appeared on several podcasts and was a speaker at TEDxOchsner 2019. He also serves as the chapter leader for the New Orleans chapter for the National Stuttering Association. Click the links to find James' book, blog, and other works:https://www.amazon.com/Dear-World-Stutter-Letters-Stutters/dp/1976248132/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BJWQE1IYLU8N&dchild=1&keywords=dear+world+i+stutter&qid=1609860453&s=books&sprefix=dear+worl%2Cstripbooks%2C214&sr=1-1https://www.stutteringhelp.org/search/node/james%20haydenhttps://stutteredblog.wordpress.com/https://themighty.com/u/james-hayden/

Okey has his Master's in Public Health and is currently working towards his PhD in Public Health and Policy. He aims to change systemic racism within healthcare. He is also the self published author of "Indisputable: The Story of A Favored Son", a memoir. Okey is also a person who stutters. Learn more about Okey on his website: https://enyiastrategies.com/book/

Ali is an Indian-American living in the Philadelphia region. He is a fellow healthcare worker and person who stutters.

Jessica is a small business owner who lives in the Philadelphia region. She is a person who stutters and a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Stuttering Association.

Thales has a Doctorate in Speech Language Pathology and teaches at a Philadelphia area college. He is a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Stuttering Association and a returning guest to The SOP. 

Marko is a  a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Stuttering Association. 

Mykia is a Nursing student in the Philadelphia region. She is a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the NSA. 

I met Maria in the Philadelphia Chapter of the NSA. She is a Special Education teacher who also happens to stutter.

Danny is a Psychology student and is thinking of entering the SLP field. He is a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the NSA. We originally met in a private speech group a while back.

Adam is a student enrolled in a Physicians Assistant program in Philadelphia. He is a PWS living with his family and hopes to return to NM to after graduating with his Master's.

Vildrophe is a Haitian-American who is works as an EMT. He is also a PWS. Vildrophe sent me this video. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWn1CkIU_rc

Chris has a PhD in speech-language pathology and is an Assistant Professor at FSU College of Communication & Information. He takes a stutter positive approach by trying to improve the stuttering experience by helping people who stutter develop more robust stuttering identities and by developing therapies that make the experience of stuttering more joyful. He has been involved in many publications, research, and contributions to books. Chris also happens to be a PWS.

Erik X. Raj is a speech-language Pathologist, Assistant Professor and Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Monmouth University. He is a veteran iOS app developer and an amateur musician. He believes that speech therapy should not only benefit an individual's ability to communicate, but should also increases one's overall confidence and courage. I believe Erik is a fluent ally to the stuttering and speech community. Learn more about Erik on his website: https://erikxraj.com

Melissa is a documentary film maker living in France. Her Insta page is @melissabronsart. Melissa is also a member of the French Stuttering Association: begaiement.org. The Facebook page of the eloquence contest for people show stutter is: Facebook.com/eloquencedubegaiemant. Email them at impact@apbegaiement.org

Matt is a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Stuttering Association. He is involved with the Stutter Block Party, an interactive experience where you can engage and interact with other people who stutter among a variety of breakout rooms; playing games, having conversations, listening to stories, and more. They seek to include people who stutter from everywhere. Stutter Block Party events are held the last Friday of each month. You must register for each event in order to get the link to join: https://isad.isastutter.org/Here is Matt's story: https://isad.isastutter.org/isad-2020/papers-presented-by/stories-and-experiences-with-stuttering-by-pws/never-too-late-bouncing-back-from-defeat-matt-dorn/

Daniele is a podcaster, cartoonist,  self-published author and creator of Franky Banky. He also happens to be a person who stutters living in Toronto, Canada. Listen to his podcast “Stuttering is Cool”.

Sharon Steed is the founder and principal of Communilogue, an empathy consultancy. She describes herself as an empathy and inclusion expert. Her course on Communicating with Empathy is available on both LinkedIn Learning and www.Lyndia.com. I first saw her giving her TEDx talk, "The Power of a Stutter". Links to her TEDx talk and her website are posted below.TEDx talk-"The Power of a Stutter"- https://youtu.be/SIxJkiD_kXICommunilogue- www.communilogue.co