StutterTalk: Avoiding Avoidance (StutterTalk)

Peter and Eric from StutterTalk interview Joel Korte on 8/17/08 about avoiding avoidance, challenging himself and his first days of intensive stuttering therapy.

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[SGSacaindo916]

you are a strong guy and i admire how you are facing this like a man.

[13mns]

Joel, what you are doing is wonderful. Keep it up~you're sounding great.

I have stammered for years & must work daily to overcome it. Two things I've found that help: Every day I read a story out load that visualizes stammering being defeated, having friends, feeling strong, enjoying life, being successful, and breaking thru barriers. I do this in the morning and in the evening. The other thing I do is to read the Bible daily out loud. There is power in the word....This stops stammering dead.

[tarek01121987]

What's the construction workers story?

[Augustsum]

It is a tough disorder to deal with. There are some good therapies that can be found online. One therapy can be found on naturaltherapyforstuttering. -c-o-m.

[lucyfaire1980]

VERY GOOD man. i stutter too

[MrLifestudent]

dude,,,I'm from MN.

and I stutter.

[contender60]

Joel, your stuttering is very bad sometimes why not get away from AIS and their program that does not work and go to Hollins whose program the Founder of AIS abandonded for personal reasons.

[tdint]

if u stutter, the best thing you can do is to consult a specialist speech pathologist, if its not possible just don't do much experiments on it by yourself.. because the self awareness can increase the problem. the best thing you can do is just try to reduce the rate of speech (slowdown the speech).for more help u can contact me : t_deeps_int@yahoo.co.in

I'm a consultant speech pathologist

[hittzthagreat]

such an inspiration, i've actually avoided college bcuz of my fear of stuttering but now im slowy but surely getting confidence everyday and whenever i watch these videos i get more confidence..thanks bro

[deadcell1]

He looks a little bit Like Hugh Jackman

[afreeminded]

u r hot

[happy7117]

As a very bad stutterer, I may have just demonstrated we stutterers might be smarter than an average person. It's a shame that people think otherwise that we are not smart due to our stuttering.