Your Voice

Read Phyllis' acronym celebrating all the women who stammer who have inspired, supported her and encouraged her.

To mark International Women's Day, Sophie writes about the pressures she feels as a woman who stammers, and celebrates other women in the community.

Illustration student Alex tells us about raising stammering awareness with his art project. 

Taz DeVille shares two of poems about what it can feel like to stammer.

Puneet talks us about growing up with a stammer in a poor part of New Delhi, and how it and his mentor inspired him to start an initiative aimed at empowering people with speech differences.

Tim tells us how being 'out and proud' about stammering might be unattainable for him.

Should you mention your stammer when online dating or on first dates? When? We asked people who stammer to give their views and other dating tips.

Amanda writes about her daughter’s journey with speech and language therapy, the emotions tied to being a parent of a child who stammers, and the lessons she’s learned along the way.

Thomas only realised he stammered when he was 18 and went looking for a cure. Here he tells us how therapists and meeting others helped him view his stammer in a much more positive light.

Jessica writes about growing up with a stammer and how music helped her channel her creativity, inspiring her to start her own motivational brand. 

Learning to become more compassionate to himself about stammering really helped Benjamin. Here he explains how he achieved it and invites you to take part in his research into the subject.