My Story

Ellis writes candidly about the effects of negative responses to his stammer, as well as working as a Lifeguard.

Laura tells us about the lengths she used to go to in order to appear fluent, and what helped her to face her fears.

Andrea gives us the background to her poem about the challenges of stammering and living life to the full.

Richard talks about stammering, school, uni and dating in the pre-internet 90s, as well as what helps him now.

Self-doubt over his stammer almost stopped Tom applying for a job in the Police Force. Read what happened when he pressed submit…

Devon talks about the pressure to be fluent and her conflicting feelings about managing her stammer.

Erim tells us how speech & language therapy helped him to think more positively about his stammer, and how he wants to go into the profession himself.

Izzy tells us what helps her with her stammer, and finding the strength to go for the career she wants.

Jigs knew that optometry wasn't the right job for him. But would his fear of stammering stand in the way of chasing his dreams?

Shane, aka XLS, tells us how music helped him to communicate his thoughts and feelings around stammering.

Jon tells us how hiding his stammer left him living in fear, and the course that helped him.