Episode 2157 – On this Saturday’s show Vinnie Tortorich has Sarah Sweeney (a board licensed and certified speech language pathologist) return to go over exercises that are used to assess some challenges in speech and they discuss Vinnie’s childhood and demonstrate exercises that benefit, breathing, muscle fatigue, and more.
SOME CHALLENGES Â
This episode will later be available on Vinnie’s YouTube channel, Subscribe on YouTube to follow along and see the exercises Sarah has Vinnie do for assessment purposes.
- Vinnie welcomes Sarah back to the show and the two discuss Vinnie’s childhood treatment by other kids, teachers, and nuns, and his frustrations with having a speech impediment. (2:45)
- Vinnie is grateful for a good home life, Joe Bonnadonna, and some close friends who all helped make daily life more bearable. (5:45)
- Vinnie shares some challenges at school growing up which ultimately led to his turning away from religion. (11:00)
A BIT OF HOPE
- Sarah then has Vinnie go through some exercises to assess where some challenges may be. (22:00)
- They discuss the benefits of certain moves that affect speech, breathing, and surrounding muscles.
- Sarah gives Vinnie a possible solution and shares information about what is involved in treatment and recovery.
- They discuss further the benefits of proper breathing and the effect it has on sleep and health. (44:10)
- Sarah emphasizes the importance of proper diaphragmatic breathing; it’s just as important to know what muscles don’t need to be tensed as well. (49:40)
- Sarah summarized what exercises they went over, and Vinnie is very enthusiastic about the possibilities of treatment. (50:30)
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