# Josh Compton

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From The Vault: The Psychology Behind Our Responses To Stuttering

Maya revisits a listener favorite featuring choir clinicians Benedict and Talia, a husband-and-wife team who share powerful lessons about communication and empathy. Talia offers three practical tips for being a better listener to someone who stutters, starting with her first insight: “Fear is fi ...

From Delhi to Data and Back to the Stutter That Shaped Him

In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with tech entrepreneur Kanav Hasija about growing up with a severe stutter in India, being bullied in school, and how changing cities gave him the chance to redefine himself. Kanav shares how facing fear head on through quizzes, speeches, and leadersh ...

Anjali Hid Her Covert Stutter for Years. Then Acceptance Became a Spiritual Practice.

Maya talks with Dr. Anjali Alimchandani about growing up as a covert stutterer and why stuttering was the hardest identity for her to accept. Anjali shares how she first became aware of her stutter through bullying, the loneliness of having no language or community around it, and how early exper ...

Episode 15 - Josh Compton and The Big Trail and Other Ballads of the Tuscarawas

Tuscarawas County musician Josh Compton joins me today to talk about his love for storytelling, Tuscarawas history, and how he created his new album The Big Trail and Other Ballads of the Tuscarawas. Josh Compton will also be providing our intro/outro music going forward, featuring "The Big Trai ...

Stuttering, Comedy, and Embracing Uncomfortable Situations

In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with Joze Piranian, a comedian, speaker, and author, about growing up with a stutter and how early experiences shaped his relationship with speaking. Joze reflects on patterns of avoidance, the role of silence, and what it took to begin shifting how h ...

Healing, Advocacy, and Reclaiming Your Stutter

In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with Elizabeth Escobar, a person who stutters, substitute teacher, and advocate, about trauma, healing, and learning to reconnect with herself after years of silence and self-protection. Elizabeth reflects on growing up with a stutter, being bullied t ...

Breaking the Walls of a Stutter with Mutalaathem Founder Saad Al-Munajem

As a child growing up in Saudi Arabia, Saad Al-Munajem learned how to build a wall around himself. After being laughed at while trying to read aloud in class, he spent years hiding his stutter — avoiding speaking, overthinking every interaction, and quietly carrying the fear of being heard. But ...

The Story Behind The Stuttering Journal

Bryan Matthews still remembers the moment everything changed — he was in ninth grade, giving an oral report in American history class, when classmates began mocking his stutter while his teacher just sat there and let it happen. From that day on, Bryan went "headlong into hiding," learning to pa ...

Growing Up, Stuttering, and Finding Your Place

Isaiah was in third grade when his teacher called on someone else while he was still in the middle of answering a question. He had the answer. He just stuttered getting it out. That was the moment he started wondering if his stutter made him less capable than everyone else. In this episode, Isai ...

This Model and Stuttering Advocate Auditioned for Victoria's Secret

When Lisbeth Peguero was a little girl, her mom took her to speech therapy once. Inside the office, she did not stutter at all. The therapist told her mom she was fine and did not need help. Walking out, Lisbeth felt relieved. Not because she was actually fine, but because she did not want to be ...