Schneider Speech

04/23/2026

♻️ Are you a therapist? Do you know a therapist?

We know there are hundreds of therapists - SLPs, OTs, PTs, and mental health professionals - doing great work. But most of them don't know each other.

We're changing that - with a WhatsApp group for local colleagues.

The idea is simple: help each other find the best-fit referrals for our clients - ages 0–99.
🚫 No spam. No agencies. No self-promotion.
✅ Just colleagues who actually know each other - and the families we serve.

🎁 BONUS:
- Be one of the first 25 to join and introduce yourself → Founding Member status + entered in a $25 gift card raffle
- Bring a colleague who joins and introduces themselves → Ambassador status + entered in a $50 gift card raffle

🤝 Bergen County, NJ
🤝 Brooklyn, NY
🤝 Ocean County, NJ (Lakewood & Beyond)
🤝 Five Towns & South Shore, NY
🤝 Great Neck & North Shore, NY

https://schneiderspeech.com/referral-circle

♻️ Please share. You probably know someone who needs this!

A collaborative referral community for SLPs, OTs, PTs, and mental health professionals serving people in NY & NJ - ages 0-99. Help each other - and help the people we serve - find the right fit.

04/14/2026

How you overcome fear of public speaking.

Most of us shy away from speaking in public. It's more common than people think.

Jerry Seinfeld nailed it. Most people fear public speaking more than death itself. Given the choice, they'd rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.

That punchline is really the diagnosis.
Here's the antidote.

Don't just shrink the fear. Grow your reason to speak.

Three questions before you step up:
- Who are you talking to?
- What do you want to say?
- Why does it matter?

The who. The what. The why.

Answer those, and the how takes care of itself.

♻️ Share this with someone who needs it.

04/14/2026

"The opposite of love is not hate. It's indifference."
Elie Wiesel wrote that. And today's the right day to sit with it. Holocaust Remembrance Day.

I've sat with criminals in prison and people in powerful positions.
I've sat with atheists, trauma survivors, and people of competing faiths.

I'm sure most of us don't have hate in our hearts.
We hold something quieter. Even heavier.

Stress. Worry. Overwhelm.
The weight we carry day after day.
We carry it so long, we just get used to it.

Slowly. Quietly.
We focus inward. We withdraw.
We conserve. We care less.

What's left?
Apathy.
Invisible. Unspoken.

But indifference is our greatest enemy.
When good people go quiet, there's a vacuum.

Today is the day to reclaim your heart.
Notice someone. Feel something. Show up for them. Say something.

Refuse the silence. Let's beat indifference together.

♻️ Share it today. Someone in your world needs to hear this.

01/15/2026

Parents: What would you do if your child wanted to give a speech... but could barely get the words out?

"My heart broke every single time I listened to Michael speak."

That's Barry, talking about his 13-year-old son Mike, who had one of the most severe stutters we'd ever seen.

Mike decided to give his bar mitzvah speech anyway. As he struggled to get the words out, he pushed his speech therapist off the stage.

Then he delivered a message that still resonates:

"All of us have challenges. This is mine, and this is what I'm doing about it. What's yours, and what are you doing about it?"

Today, Mike Liben is the founder and CEO of Chai Travel and a former prosecuting attorney.

Barry realized in that moment: "There was no doubt in my mind that Michael's success or failure in life had nothing to do with stuttering."

Mike's mom Sindy: "If he's going to be brave enough and courageous enough to do these things, then why should I worry? He frees me from the worry."

Sometimes, the people we doubt become our greatest teachers.
Mike teaches us courage. Resilience. What truly matters.

This is Mike's story, from our Transcending X Podcast and our PBS documentary "Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story."

When he was 13, Mike asked this question. Now I'm asking you:
What's YOUR challenge? And what are you doing about it?

🎙️ See full podcast episode #89

🎬 Watch the documentary (25 min)

Link in comment below.

01/13/2026

Episode #89 with Michael Liben just dropped - and it's already one of my absolute favorites.

Second-grade Mike gets on stage to say the Pledge of Allegiance but he gets stuck for 30 seconds. Every eye on him.

Today: Mike is founding CEO of Chai Travel - after a decade as a prosecuting attorney in the Brooklyn DA's Office.

When the Brooklyn DA offered him a role with "less talking, more writing," Mike said:
"Absolutely not. What I have to say will trump however I'm saying it."

Mike chose the courtroom.
By the end, judges were requesting him.

If someone doubted what you could do - or you doubted yourself - because of how you sound or what you struggle with, this episode is for you.

Mike's message is clear: Substance beats style. Every. Single. Time.

🎧 Episode #89: Confidence from the Courtroom to the Boardroom

Listen now 👇
https://www.transcendingx.com/podcast-episode/mike-liben

10/22/2025

Once upon a time, I set out to help people who stutter.

Along the way, they helped me.

For years, I thought my job was to fix speech. To make people sound "normal." To eliminate the blocks.

Over time, the people I worked with taught me something different.

It's about saying what you want to say - and being heard.

It's not about "speech." It's about making real connections! 💬

Mark Friedlich - grew up in a tenement, bullied in the schoolyard. Today he testifies before Congress and advises presidential administrations. Stutter and all.

Billy McLaughlin - sent me a 1 AM email: "Help: Stuttering Wrecking My Life." Six weeks later, he gave a 12-minute speech to 8,000 people opening for a former U.S. President. He went on to serve as Director of Digital Content at The White House.

Greg Pandise - struggled to read aloud in class. Classmates chuckled. Coaches doubted his play-calling abilities. Today he's thriving in financial sales—leading teams, closing deals, showing up fully.

John Hendrickson - hid his stutter for 30 years. Thought he'd have to drive a truck. Today he's a senior editor at The Atlantic and author of Life on Delay.

Shane Garcia - cried on the couch at five because kids mocked his stutter. Today he's a professional dancer and choreographer who's performed on national TV.

They didn't wait for perfect speech to start living. 🚀

They taught me: the barrier can become the catapult.

👉 The challenge doesn't define us—it refines us.

Today is International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD). 🎙️

I'm sharing what stuttering taught me - about fear, courage, and the strength we all carry inside.

It's not just for people who stutter. It's for anyone who's ever felt stuck.

💡 Read the full story - link in bio
schneiderspeech.com/ourblog

♻️ Share this with someone who needs to hear it

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10/20/2025

Hey SLPs! Do you feel drained at work?
You're not alone.

What if you could go from overworked and undersupported → energized and making life-changing impact!

Join us for the SLP Power Hour and remember why you chose to be an SLP.

⚡️ TOMORROW - Tuesday, Oct 21 | 11 AM - 12 PM EST | Zoom

Stop surviving your sessions. Start creating transformational experiences.

What you'll get:
✓ 360 Case Reflection Tool (use with clients immediately)
✓ 4 Core Model - TranscendingX framework
✓ Real case study walkthrough
✓ Energy and support from SLPs who understand

"This is what our field needs right now." - Sarah Miller, SLP

Certificate of attendance provided (no CEUs).

[REGISTER NOW - FINAL 24 HOURS - LINK IN COMMENTS]

Let's change the world one conversation at a time!

09/22/2025

Can you forgive me?

Instead of wishing trite "Happy New Year" greetings, let's really tap into something deeper.

As we enter the Jewish New Year, I'm reflecting on how much of our lives focus on "taking."

✊ Taking a moment.
✊ Taking a break.
✊ Taking a breath.
✊ Taking a turn.

What if we flipped the script? What if we remembered that life is really for giving?

🤲 Give an extra moment.
🤲 Give someone a break.
🤲 Give some breathing room.
🤲 Give someone a chance.

It doesn't cost a penny. But it can change everything.

We come into the world with our fists shut tight. We leave the world with our hands wide open. And when we leave the world, we don't take "stuff" with us. In the end, what we really "have" is what we "gave."

Let's take less and give more.
And realize, life is for giving.

This time of year is about remembering to for-give.
Forgive others. Forgive yourself.

And then we can forget the wrongs - and remember to live life the right way.

🤔 So as we step into this new year:
What will you give? Who will you give to? Who will you forgive?

08/29/2025

You probably don't know the hardest thing about hosting my podcast... 🎙️
It's the "black box" 📦

You see, in real conversations, you read the room. You know your audience. You see what resonates.

Podcasts are different. Like a "black box."
I don't know who's listening.
What do they love? Skip? Share? 🤷‍♂️

Even after 86 episodes, ranking in the top 1% of podcasts, am I reaching the right people?

This is the hardest thing for me.

Let's change it! ✨

Help me open this black box and win $100!

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Subscribe. Review. Share.
Help us reach people who need it!

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*Winners announced September 1st! 🎉

08/25/2025

"I love you - and how you talk." 💕

Two years ago, Amy came for speech therapy. As a young adult, she was self-conscious about her stuttering and worried it made her unattractive. And worse yet, unlovable.

We worked together. She gained skills and confidence. As she blossomed, she talked more, gained confidence, expanded her social circles and even interviewed the local mayor!

Then we took a break.

When Amy started dating, she wanted more support. For some reason, I thought she should work with my amazing associate, Leya Rubin.

Plot twist: Leya didn't just help with speech therapy... she made a MATCH! 💍

Leya introduced Amy to the brother of someone she knew socially, and the rest is history. Ari fell head-over-heels for Amy - and her speech was never an issue.

Why? It turns out, Ari grew up with a mother who stutters. To him, the greatest woman in the world was a woman who stutters. So Amy was no less in his eyes. Perfectly imperfect.

The lesson? For all the years Amy worried how her speech would be a showstopper, the right person was out there and he was attracted to her - speech and all.

✨Mazal Tov to the happy couple! 🎉

Sometimes the imperfect "differences" we fear will cause us to be alone - become the very thing that make us perfect for the right person.

08/20/2025

It always starts with a conversation about speech. What happens next is an open adventure.

✨Roee Zoaretz Ironman champion came to me for help with stuttering. As an ironman champion, he was unstoppable in races - but moving to the USA left him struggling to find his voice.

We worked together to harness his outstanding strength of mind and razor sharp determination from competition - to reclaim his voice!

Within weeks, Roee rediscovered his confidence. he landed professional positions and partnerships.

Now, watch Roee run!

✅ Successful professional positions and training partnerships

✅ Sponsorships including , , )

✅ Copenhagen marathon: 2hrs 58min

✅ Documentary filming his sub-8hr ironman

Working with high-performers like Roee pushes me to step-up my own game too. Stay tuned for my next challenge.

Until then, congrats Roee!!!

07/29/2025

My brother taught me, "Motion is lotion."

When we're standing still, things stagnate.
When we're moving, things flow and good things happen.

Whatever your X is - stuttering, self-doubt, body image, imposter syndrome - it can feel like an impenetrable wall.

But here's what's wild about transcending it:

When you get through things, you tell yourself,
"Wait... I wasn't supposed to be here. But here I am."

You know that barrier you thought would break you?
It might just be the catapult that launches you to higher ground. 🚀

Sometimes the thing we're grappling with becomes the thing that elevates us.

Don't get stuck. Keep moving.
Motion is lotion.

Do you agree? 👇

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Clip from Episode #85 TranscendingX Podcast hosted by Uri Schneider, Schneider Speech

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