Free Falling and Feeling Free with Derek Mitchell (LIVE #44)
Conversation with Derek Mitchell
Scroll down for host and guest bio, additional resources, links, notes, and more.
“You gotta be real about what you want. And what you’re ready to do to go get it.”
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
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.