Relationships

When Words Don’t Come Easy is a podcast and YouTube channel focused on life after stroke and aphasia. Hosted by Justin Chlowitz with his father Roger, a stroke survivor living

Date: April 8, 2026 Topic: Staying Connected with PPA Experts: Becky Khayum, MS, CCC-SLP and Panelists: George and Roberta, Howard and Jayne, Marilyn, and Pam Description: Living with Primary Progressive Aphasia

Date: July 10, 2025 Topic: Let’s Talk About Love: Romantic Relationships, Intimacy, and Aphasia Experts: Amanda Stead, PhD, CCC-SLP, CHSE and Allie Reed, MS, CCC-SLP Description: Romantic relationships and intimate connection

Date: August 8, 2024 Topic: Friendship and Aphasia Experts: Jamie Azios, PhD CCC-SLP and Brent Archer, PhD CCC-SLP Description: Speech-language pathologists and researchers Dr. Brent Archer and Dr. Jamie Azios spoke

Date: January 25, 2024 Topic: Aphasia: An Odyssey of Discovery, Hope, and Connection Experts: Bryn Bowles, Robyn Bowles, and Maura Silverman Description: For our January 2024 “Ask the Expert” webinar,

Date: December 14, 2023 Topic: The 2023 Martha Taylor Sarno Advocacy Award Expert: General Mike Hayden and Jeanine Hayden Description: For our December 2023 webinar, we awarded the NAA’s 2023 Martha

Date: October 12, 2023 Topic: Understanding the Impact of Aphasia on Care Partners Expert: Carol C. Persad, Ph.D., ABPP Description: For our October 2023 webinar, we spoke with Dr. Carol Persad

Date: May 11, 2023 Topic: Sexuality, social participation, and the influence on psychosocial health and quality of life Expert: Megan Taylor, OTD, OTR, CLT Description: Megan Taylor presented about sexuality, social