My Story

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.

Most of us agree that saying our name is difficult, right? Having used his middle name all his life, things got problematic for Nigel when his job interviewer addressed him by his first name, George. Read what happened next...

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

After having a difficult time at school, Abdiwali writes about 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.

Now retired, Tony looks back at a varied working life which saw him change careers in his 50s to become a barrister then a judge, and shares his secrets for developing self-condidence.

Nilima talks passionately about becoming a student ambassador and not letting anxieties over public speaking and introductions stop her from realising her ambitions.

Art student Alexander Taylor shares some of his stammering-related work.

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...

Having a covert stammer, Jenny was used to hiding away. Here she explains how meeting others online helped her to transition, and how portraying herself differently built her confidence.