Narrative – Every Waking Moment

School-Based Speech Therapy: To All The SLPs Who ‘Failed’ Me

By ewmoment

Perspective Disclaimer I am not a speech-language pathologist, nor do I play one on the internet. There are many fantastic SLPs already doing wonderful work. The first article in this three-part series analyzed my journey through school-based speech therapy. In the following letter, article two, I use a unique format to express deeply held emotions

Posted in: Coming of age, Compassion, Fear, Forgiveness, Journey, Narrative, Repentance, Resentment, School, Speech Therapy, Speech-Language Pathologist, Stigma, Stuttering

Stuttering

Daddy’s Superpower: Explaining Stuttering to My Son

By ewmoment on May 12, 2021

Why do you talk like that daddy? The anticipation of this question hangs ominously as I wait for my son to learn how to talk. While a toddler, his innocence extends to adults who often express the same uncertainty without saying the words. By accommodating his curiosity, I have the opportunity to describe stuttering as

Posted in: Catalysts, Compassion, Courage, Fatherhood, Narrative, Resilience, Self-confidence, Stigma, Stuttering, Superpowers, Vulnerability

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School-Based Speech Therapy: To All The SLPs Who ‘Failed’ Me

Daddy’s Superpower: Explaining Stuttering to My Son