My Story

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 with the Police. Almost.

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.

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

But Jigs's 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.

Paul tells us about volunteering to run a stand for STAMMA at a local student fayre.