by NEPA NSA | Jul 10, 2016 | Recaps
We had a nice Friends and Family Meeting at the Bakehouse in Kingston, PA this afternoon. We caught up, talked about summer plans, and discussed the job market. One member filled us in on his college hunt. In late August/early September, our chapter will be gaining a...
by NEPA NSA | Apr 23, 2016 | Recaps
We had two attendees at our meeting on 4/19. We watched Megan Washington, an Australian singer who stutters, give a TEDtalk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MegHiL93B0) about her experiences with stuttering. It was fascinating to hear the personal side of...
by NEPA NSA | Apr 11, 2016 | Recaps
We had a new member attend our 4/5/16 meeting. We started off with introductions and discussed numerous topics throughout the meeting. It was an enjoyable night filled with plenty of reminiscing. We discussed speaking roles at jobs and if and when we avoid speaking....
by Kyle Pelkey | Mar 16, 2016 | Recaps
At tonight’s meeting we had 4 persons who stutter and 2 SLP students. During our meeting we introduced ourselves, chatted about the past two weeks, and caught up on positives and negatives of our speech. One of our members purposely chose to not avoid words he...
by Kyle Pelkey | Feb 18, 2016 | Recaps
At tonight’s meeting we had the pleasure of welcoming a reporter and photographer from our local newspaper. As our 5k race is quickly approaching, there will be a story run in the Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre, PA about our support group and to promote the race....
by Kyle Pelkey | Feb 5, 2016 | Recaps
Tonight we have some very interesting discussions at our meeting. The meeting itself consisted of 3 persons who stutter, 2 of which are SLP students, and 3 SLP students who do not stutter. Each member introduced themselves and said one positive and one negative thing...
by Kyle Pelkey | Dec 2, 2015 | Recaps
Hello All! The first of December marks the first of two monthly meetings of the Northeast Chapter of the NSA at Misericordia. This week, we kept it spontaneous — really spontaneous. Chris, one of our members expressed a desire to pursue...
by Kyle Pelkey | Nov 19, 2015 | Recaps
Hi Friends! Terry and I would like to thank all those who attended our meeting on Tuesday. The way we can all relate to one persons struggles never ceases to amaze us. At tonight’s meeting we didn’t follow what was written on our agenda, we just talked. It...
by NEPA NSA | Nov 4, 2015 | Recaps
Hi everyone, Our meeting tonight saw 5 attendees. We had some tantalizing and thought provoking discussions about speech therapy, listeners’ reactions, and what it feels like to stutter. We discussed the disconnect between speech therapists and stutterers and...
by Kyle Pelkey | Sep 16, 2015 | Recaps
Hello all! At our meeting tonight we were pleased to welcome two new members to our group. These new members are both first year undergraduate SLP students who share a particular interest in stuttering. Our meeting began with the reading of the opening words and...
