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Free Falling and Feeling Free with Derek Mitchell (LIVE #44)

Conversation with Derek Mitchell

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TOPICS INCLUDE

  • The pleasures of cheesecake and skydiving

  • What it takes to experience real breakthroughs.

  • Derek invites us into his personal journey - including speech therapy, counseling, support groups and Toastmasters...

  • His process shows us the remarkable courage and outcomes of facing fears, getting help, transforming from "running away" to actually feeling free!


NOTES

  • 9:00 - My mental health journey

  • 26:42 - Toastmasters was a game changer

  • 37:00 - Still uncomfortable with social situations

  • 55:15 - The importance of embracing discomfort


BIO:

Derek Mitchell is an IT Analyst for the Atlanta County Public schools and a person who stutters. He is a local chapter leader for the NSA (National Stuttering Association) and is involved with Toastmasters, an online club for public speaking. 


Resources and Links

We Stutter Page

The Gift of a Stutter

AIS Interview

Facebook

Upcoming events

HOST BIO

Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator of Transcending Stuttering Academy and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.