Bhupinder's Vlog: Feeling less negative about stammering

Bhupinder Purewal's first vlog about living with a stammer.

11th March 2022

In her first video, Bhupinder introduces her new YouTube channel 'This Stammering Life', which we are guest hosting on our site, and talks about how her approach to stammering has changed. Watch it below.

More about Bhupinder

Hi, I'm Bhupinder and I'm a primary school teacher and founder of the group Coventry Stammerers.

I recently went through a difficult period when I started teaching and began to doubt myself due to my stammer. When I discovered the stammering community, it really helped me to not only accept my stammer but embrace it. I decided to create a YouTube channel, 'The Stammering Life' to put my experiences out there.

With my videos I would love to help other stammerers feel that their voice is important and that they don't need to change to live a full life.

My videos

In my videos I'll be talking about how I embrace my stammer in my daily life; the impact the stammering community has had on me; and my experiences as a teacher who stammers. I'll also be sharing advice about the things which have helped my confidence and self-esteem, as well as being open about the things I still struggle with.

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Until recently, I was ashamed of my stammer because I rarely heard people who sounded like me. With my videos I would love to help other stammerers feel that their voice is important and that they don't need to change to live a full life. I think that sharing my experiences will really help others to feel less isolated and to show them that there is a whole community of stammerers out there. I hope it will also raise awareness of stammering within the non-stammering community.

Bhupinder has set up a Facebook page The Stammering Life and a YouTube channel if you'd like to connect. Follow her channel on Instagram using @thestammeringlife.

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Tash's first vlog about stammering.

17th August 2020

In her first vlog for STAMMA, Tash explains the work that goes into speaking when you have a stammer. 

Watch more vlogs. If you would like to be a regular vlogger, email editor@stamma.org