Employment

Ali tells us his story of progressing at work and enjoying a successful international career, and settling down with his wife and children.

Key worker Emma Bound has been stammering more in the Covid-19 pandemic, making work more difficult. However, learning to accept it in her late twenties has helped her stay upbeat and resilient. She just wishes she realised it sooner.

If you stammer you can askfor 'reasonable adjustments' to make your job easier. Claire tells us about the adjustments that helped her in meetings.  

Danny shows us the card he made for letting customers know that he stammers when wearing a face mask.

Read Jordan's inspiring story about landing the job of his dreams.

After a hard time at school, Abdiwali tells us how adopting a positive mindset has helped him succeed at work.

Registered Nurse Ben talks about his stammer, changing career, links between sexual health and stammering, and why it is important now more than ever to talk about your health.

Tony looks back at a varied life which saw him change careers in his 50s to become a barrister, then a judge.

Writing from the USA, James shares his current state of mind in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, explaining how all the uncertainty, zoom calls and facemask-wearing is taking its toll on his speech and mental health.

Michael Derrig-Adams got into filmmaking after realising carpentry wasn't for him, and wanted his first documentary to be all about his experiences of stammering. He even managed to get Michael Palin to appear. Read about how it went...

Michael tells us how his passion for football led him into a career coaching children.