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Frozen Voices: A Speech Therapist's Alaskan Memoir Paperback – September 27, 2023

by Kit Roberts Johnson (Author)
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Don't take speech for granted. Kit Roberts Johnson knows what it's like to have a frozen voice. She knows what it's like for others to have their voices silenced, like children with Down Syndrome, or adults with stuttering. She became a speech therapist to help people with communication disorders and discovered over the span of her career that we have all been silenced in some way. When she moved to Alaska at the age of 26, she worked with indigenous Alaskans who were just finding their voices after being silenced for generations. She never imagined the odyssey that her career as a speech-language pathologist would undergo for the next 31 years. In her memoir, Frozen A Speech Therapist's Alaskan Memoir, Kit invites her readers to experience the beauty, adventures, and challenges she faced in The Last Frontier to help others to speak. As she guided others to find their voices, she slowly recovered her own.
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"I LOVE this book - I didn't want it to end. I can't believe the depth and breadth of Kit's life and adventures. The one constant is her solid core of compassion." Leslie Mansfield, Author, The Lewis & Clark Cookbook, Historic Recipes From The Corps of Discovery & Jefferson's America

"This book analyzes Johnson's growth the way she does with her pupils. The narrative of her travels is interwoven with a deeply personal storyline as Johnson unpacks the struggles she must overcome to "find her voice." Frozen Voices is as much a memoir as it is an ode to Alaska, with a deep appreciation of the place and people on every page." The Nome Nugget

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CJXCRK16
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 281 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8988794912
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.54 x 9 inches
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    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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I was born in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Pasco, on the dry side of the state, on the Columbia River. I lived the life of a farm girl with three brothers who liked to fight, yell, and torment me when they had the chance. Things like throwing spiders at me and bossing me around were some of their favorite things. I loved swimming in the summer and playing in the snow in the winter. When I was twelve, we moved to the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. My little brother and only sister were born there. I attended Junior high school through college, receiving my master's degree in communication disorders in 1974.

My path to speech-language pathology was quite mysterious and it began in the fourth grade. I think many children experience something in their childhood, which eventually leads to their future work life. I never imagined that I would be working in Alaska. I practiced for 37 years, 31 of those years in Alaska.

Working in Alaska as a speech therapist was an amazing adventure. I never thought I would have such an exciting, adventurous, and historical career. Very few speech therapists had been out to the villages when I started working there. The law requiring speech therapists in schools had just passed the year before. It was so remarkable, I had to write it down.

I have retired to California and live with my husband, two dogs, and a cat. I have a lovely stepdaughter. For fun, I play and sing in an all-ukulele band and continue with the meditation practices I learned in Alaska.

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Julie B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational as well entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
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I haven’t gotten to finish this book yet because I have a toddler that gives me very little alone time. But, I have made it half way through and have enjoyed reading about Kit’s adventures through Alaska. She also explains speech pathology very well, even to the lay person. I am excited to finish the book!
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Grier Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn’t put it down
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2023
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I so enjoyed this fascinating read. It’s beautifully written, rich with details about the history, culture, and beautiful scenery of Alaska, a place I’ve never visited.

But the best part is the authors personal story. Her bravery and compassion are inspiring. Kit Roberts Johnson was a pioneer in many ways: as a professional working woman (long before this became a cultural norm), as an outsider learning how to adapt to living in Alaska, and as a speech language, pathologist who created programs that changed hundreds of lives and public policy in Alaska.

One of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in quite a while
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Carol L. Roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars A real pioneer in her field and so well told. Lots of insight into Alaskan culture and challenges.
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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Loved the book. A good story teller and lots of adventures with both the people and the challenges of the weather. A strong woman's story at a time when that was not easy or encouraged.
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JH
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling memoir of a woman at the edge of the world
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023
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Frozen Voices is a fascinating account of a young, married woman in the 70s following her husband to Alaska, during a time when women pretty much arranged their lives around their husbands' careers. But once she gets there, Kit Roberts Johnson discovers her skills as a speech therapist are much in need. As she travels to some of the most remote villages in Alaska, often the only white woman the villagers have encountered, she slowly comes into her own both personally and professionally, launching her own business, and falling in love with this arctic world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Communication happens (or doesn't) in so many ways.
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
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Fascinating insight into life in Alaska as well as the kinds of speech disorders people face, and how to treat them.
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Eric B. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
Beautiful authentic account of a life helping people regain their voice set in the backdrop of Alaska. Flying to extremely remote native villages the author recounts a variety of adventures that brings the reader right into the experience. It is also an education in what speech therapy is, which was a real eye opener!
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monica devine
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating read
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
Through Frozen Voices, A Speech Therapist’s Alaskan Memoir, we learn of the behind-the-scenes adventuring of this author in her quest to bring speech and language services to remote Alaskan villages. A succinct history of Alaska is provided, followed by her travels to dozens of Native villages across the state; then the opening of her private practice in the latter part of her career. With grit, determination, and an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of others, she lends a window into the many therapy techniques applied to children of special needs, adults with swallowing disorders, traumatic brain injury, stuttering, dyslexia, and many more. While overcoming obstacles in her profession (power plays by men), she remained buoyant, even as her professional life was bookended by unrelenting health and familial issues. This is a book about resilience and compassion, enthralling from start to finish. Ms. Johnson didn’t rest until the job was done. And she did her job, expertly.
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