Resiliency

Continuing Education Courses That Discuss Resiliency

• Building Confidence and Resilience in Children Who Stutter with Sarah Caughter, Msc, MRCSLT, the Michael Palin Centre in London

• Building Resiliency with Young Children Who Stutter with Julia Hollister, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-F, of Loma Linda University

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Marilyn Monroe

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, Marilyn Monroe, according to Wikipedia, is known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2025) by her death in 1962.

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Resiliency

Marilyn Monroe

Byron Pitts

Dave Taylor

Alan Rabinowitz

Emily Blunt

Famous People Who Stutter