My Stuttering Life

About My Stuttering Life

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!

Publisher

Pedro Pena

Category

society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Aug 2018

Latest episode

30 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 156 episodes have a transcript.

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   30 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Fighting Back With Technology: Let's Build A Voice Together

   Today's featured guest is Kota Teratani.  Kota is a developer from Kobe, Japan. After developing an adult-onset speech disorder at his first job, he spent years navigating conflicting diagnoses and medical treatments. In mid-2024, he taught himself to code using AI and built Vocal Proxy — an app that helps people with speech difficulties communicate with confidence. He thinks it's not about escaping communication, but about having options.  I truly believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Kota for sharing his story with me today. LINKS: Email:  kotateratani@hotmail.com Website: https://en.vocalproxy.com/ Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. 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

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   2 Feb 2026

   The Power of Sharing Our Stuttering Stories

   Today's featured guest is Bryan Matthews. Bryan states, "I started stuttering when I was around 10 years old. I'm currently the Director of Training for the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, welders and Service Technicians Local union 625 in Charleston West Virginia. I'm the co-leader of the Huntington/Marshall University Adult Chapter for the National Stuttering Association. I have completed multiple Spartan Obstacle course races and have completed three Spartan Trifectas. I just recently published the "Stuttering Journal", a semi-guided journal for people who stutter". I truly believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Bryan for sharing his story and his new book with me today. LINKS: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/bryan.matthews.98434997 (https://www.facebook.com/bryan.matthews.98434997) Email:  bmatthewsua625@gmail.com (mailto:bmatthewsua625@gmail.com) Link To The Stuttering Journal:  https://a.co/d/5AudHU9 (https://a.co/d/5AudHU9) Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. 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

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   22 Dec 2025

   At 35, Still Finding My Feet with Stuttering—A Positive Journey

   Today's featured guest is Andrea Navarra. Andrea Navarra is a 35-year-old Italian living in Malta. He holds a BSc in Nursing from Rome and an MSc in Green Economy from Bournemouth University, where he specialized in carbon management, renewable energy, and environmental law. He began his professional journey in healthcare as a nurse (2014–2021) before transitioning into environmental sustainability and occupational health and safety. He currently works as an EHS Manager. Outside of work, Andrea enjoys cycling, trekking, photography, scuba diving, and indulging in good music, movies, and great food. Andrea first remembers stuttering around age 7 or 8, when his mother took him for a speech assessment and he began speech therapy. Around age 9 or 10, he also tried autogenic training, a relaxation technique. At 18, he joined a therapy group led by someone who promoted his method on Italian TV, spending a couple of weeks in Rome practicing an approach based on acting speech models. While he isn't sure he fully adopted that method, the experience gave him confidence and strength. Even though he still stuttered, it didn't bother him much until he was 28. Around that time, stuttering became a significant challenge again. Andrea isn't sure of the exact reason, though many suggest adult responsibilities can cause stuttering to return or feel more troublesome. He tried adapting the Italian technique to other languages without success. Later, while in the Netherlands, he underwent another therapy that combined speech therapy with psychological training focused on stuttering, but he didn't find it helpful.  Since then, Andrea has continued learning by listening to podcasts, reading, and engaging with the stuttering community. He's discovered there are many different techniques and approaches, and while he may explore another path in the future, for now he is still finding his way in managing his stutter. I truly believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Andrea for sharing his story with me today. LINKS: Email: andreanav530@gmail.com (mailto:andreanav530@gmail.com) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-navarra/ Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. 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

Inside a recent episode

Fighting Back With Technology: Let's Build A Voice Together

Published 30 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And some of them told me, can you make a database? And... I said I would try and eventually I could. So that gave me confidence that maybe I can build an application. And if I do that, I think the app I wanted the app to relate to me, relate to myself. Exactly. Yes, sir. Yeah. And the big part of me was the voice problem. I felt maybe there are something else, but the first thing that came to mind is the voice problem. And I think I have a stutter, but I'm not sure because I've given so many diagnoses. Anyway, so I started to create something, but first I didn't know how it should be or what kind of app it should be. […]

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