Employment
Fri, 12/06/2020
In part one of this three-part article, Mark wrote about his experience of having therapy in prison. Here his speech and language therapist, Stephanie Burgess of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, talks about working with Mark.
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Mon, 08/06/2020
When he was told that there was no help available for his stammer, Kirubel Workiye felt alone. Writing from Ethiopia, he explains how going to medical school made him realise that he had to find that help within himself.
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Tue, 02/06/2020
Sarah Brooks didn't think she had the attributes needed to get a job. Here she writes about growing in confidence at university and starting up a business, with all the challenges it involves.
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Fri, 29/05/2020
Think people who stammer can't work in the armed forces? Think again. Ian Edwards Jones served in the British Army for 23 years and here writes about how he rose through the ranks and proved the doubters wrong.
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Wed, 13/05/2020
Despite gaining a postgrad degree, Baffour is finding getting a job difficult.
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Thu, 07/05/2020
The current lockdown has had a big impact on Jack Dinsley, who is used to being sociable. Read how it's affected his speech and how he got on at a recent online job interview.
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Tue, 05/05/2020
Corporate engineer Rehan Nasir explains how self-advertising his stammer helped him grow in confidence when using the phone — something which has come in useful now he’s spending all day in conference call meetings.
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Wed, 29/04/2020
Just before the coronavirus hit, Meghan landed an interview at a place she's wanted to work ever since she was a kid — Disneyland. Would her stammer ruin Meghan's chances of getting her dream job?
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Mon, 20/04/2020
Claire writes about coping with having to make more calls now she's working from home and how it's affecting her mental health.
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Tue, 14/04/2020
William tells us how social distancing is affecting his speech and how he's adapting to working from home.
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Thu, 09/04/2020
US-based Esteban Alfonso explains how his childhood experiences got him into art, photography and fashion. But firefighting was his real passion.
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Tue, 31/03/2020
Tobrise talks about accepting his stammer, and how his passion for football and filmmaking influenced his career.
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