My Story

Read why Jo created a world where they could find acceptance, a sense of identity and a way to represent stammering.

Christine talks about rising through the ranks in her profession and what helps her.

Leon Redway talks about his therapy experiences — good and bad — which have helped him through school and in his career, and how it's ultimately helped him accept who he is.

Having studied in Spain, Ronan Miller believes that some behaviours of people who stammer can actually help in learning a foreign language, and offers ten tips.

The effects a stammer can have are laid bare in this article by Paul, who talks about the years he spent hiding his stammer.

Sabir describes the challenges of having a covert stammer and talks about being part of the Civil Service Stammering Network.

As a teenager, Richard Smith's self-consciousness really held him back. But through his life experiences after leaving school, including speaking to farmers about muck-spreading and his time on a kibbutz in Israel, he found ways to cope. 

Callum tells us about finding peace with stammering and making big plans for 2020.

Pavlos Klapsis talks about what it feels like to have a sibling who stammers, something which he says isn't talked about much, and how it influenced his decision to become a speech & language therapist.

John writes about breaking free from a life spent trying to hide his stammer.

Watch Erin Stoner's speech about stammering, which won top prize at a youth speaking competition.