David and Mama Sanchez spend the first QFT segment sharing the ways stuttering has benefited their lives. In the second QFT segment they share how their thoughts about the “benefits” of stuttering have changed over time and the factors that led to that perspective shift. Desensitization segments this episode include “The Top 10 Countries to Live In If You Stutter” and a game of “Impressions ..read more

David walks Mama Sanchez through his theory on how people who stutter cope with stuttering through the “6 Stages of Stuttering Identity.” Stages include Ignorance, Denial, Avoidance, Exploration, Acceptance I, and Acceptance II. He describes the typical thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in each stage and criteria for moving to the next stage. Desensitization segments this episode include “Facts Machine” and “The Top 10 Ways to Tell Children Why People Stutter ..read more

David and Mama Sanchez about the experiences of being a kid who stutters at… summer camp! They discuss factors that make camp exciting vs. challenging. They also discuss the recent advent of summer camps designed for children and teens who stutter. Other segments this episode include “Stuttering IRL” and David’s much anticipated debut of the first ever “NBA All-Stutter Draft” in which the Sanchezes draft famous people who stutter for a fictitious game of basketball ..read more

David flips through the speech file Mama Sanchez has kept all these years, filled with evaluations, doctor’s notes, IEPs, therapy ads, literature, Mama Sanchez’s personal notes, completed therapy worksheets, and more. The Sanchez’s also provide insight to their personal experiences as student and parent receiving speech therapy in the early 2000’s. Other show segments include a game of “Who Am I?” and a return of Mama’s “Facts Machine ..read more

David and Mama Sanchez open up about the ways they responded to David getting teased for stuttering throughout his childhood, and they give practical advice for how parents and kids might respond to teasing now. Also in this episode, a hilarious “Top 10 Ways To Respond to Rude Comments About Your Stutter” and the debut of a new segment, “Stuttering IRL ..read more

To what extent do you think of a child’s stuttering as a deficient form of speaking when compared to “normal”? To what extent do you think of a child’s stuttering as central to their identity? David and Mama Sanchez answer these questions from the perspectives of both parent and person who stutters, and they share how their views have changed over time. Plus, a hilarious “Top 10 Show Names We Considered Before Stutter. Podcast. Repeat ..read more

Mama Sanchez reflects on moments from David’s childhood when he was confronted with stuttering-related challenges, including school musicals, class presentations, and running for school government. David asks what led Mama Sanchez to gently push him to do some activities (like joining sports/clubs to make new friends) and allow him to quit at other times (like picking him up from school to avoid a class presentation). The Sanchez duo try to come up with a rubric for how parents might think through these decisions with their children who stutter. Also, an installment of David’s “Word Switch” se ..read more

David and Mama Sanchez are joined by school counselor (& wife/daughter-in-law) Amy Sanchez to talk about resilience and stuttering. They discuss the role environmental influences play in the development of resilience and provide parents/adults practical tips for building resilience in children who stutter. Also, an “Imagine If…” segment and a game of “Pseu-real or Pseudo ..read more

Mama Sanchez talks about all the ways she spoke for David throughout his childhood so that he wouldn’t have to, but she wonders… did she do the right thing? The Sanchezes talk about their experiences with this and provide some guidance to parents wondering to what extent they should be trying to make speaking easier for their child ..read more

Mama Sanchez used to finish David’s sentences when he stuttered. He liked it. It wasn’t until adulthood that both of them learned that speech therapists and stuttering organizations recommend against this. Guests Drew and Stephanie Fleming join for the second half of the show to talk about Drew’s unique experience with stuttering, their strong family dialogue, and Stephanie’s growth as a mother of a PWS. You also won’t want to miss what is SPR’s craziest game yet ..read more