There is room for fluency in acceptance and vice versa

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of fluency and acceptance in relation to stuttering, featuring a conversation with Nicole Kulmaczewski at a stuttering conference.

Photo credit: Lisa Hollingsworth Episode 276: Stuttering is more complicated than just choosing fluency or acceptance. The current way the acceptance movement is being presented is “it’s ok to stutter… as long as you’re only embracing it”, however, this is not saying it’s ok to stutter in general – which is what the acceptance movement was initially about. Because it is ok to stutter and not want to be prideful about it. Meanwhile, the fluency camp continues to present fluency as either the only option or as a cure (misinformation much?) and not as a choice or a way to cope, but as a way out. Unfortunately, this preys on vulnerable people trying to seek freedom from their stutter (scam cures much?). Presenting fluency or embracing your stuttering as the only way just isn’t helping anyone who asks you for help or advice. Whether you’re a speech-language pathologist, or fellow stutterer on social media. Join me as I chat about this topic with Nicole Kulmaczewski, CCC-SLP, at the recent Canadian Stuttering Conference, a bilingual joint conference organized by the Canadian Stuttering Association and Association bégaiement communication in Montréal, Québec, Canada from…

People in this episode

Host: Daniele Rossi

Guest: Nicole Kulmaczewski

Topics covered

• stuttering
• fluency
• acceptance
• speech-language pathology
• self-acceptance
• mental health

Keywords

• stuttering
• fluency
• acceptance
• speech therapy
• self improvement
• Canadian Stuttering Conference
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Stuttering Association, Association bégaiement communication

Places: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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