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Your articles on life with a stammer
Stories, articles, opinions, poems, art and more from people who stammer. Read about their stammering experiences.
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Thu, 11/06/2020
What is it like to wake up one day and start stammering? That’s what happened to Hannah.
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Mon, 08/06/2020
When he was told that there was no help available for his stammer, Kirubel Workiye felt alone. Writing from Ethiopia, he explains how going to medical school made him realise that he had to find that help within himself.
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Thu, 04/06/2020
BJ Hill shares his frustrations around public attitudes, barriers to finding a job and starting relationships, and programmes claiming to cure stammering.
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Tue, 02/06/2020
Sarah Brooks didn't think she had the attributes needed to get a job. Here she writes about growing in confidence at university and starting up a business, with all the challenges it involves.
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Fri, 29/05/2020
Think people who stammer can't work in the armed forces? Think again. Ian Edwards Jones served in the British Army for 23 years and here writes about how he rose through the ranks and proved the doubters wrong.
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Tue, 26/05/2020
John, one of our longest-standing supporters and fundraisers tells us his story.
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Thu, 21/05/2020
Razane talks about how stammering affected her mental health and self-esteem, and how she has begun to realise things which have helped on her journey towards acceptance.
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Wed, 20/05/2020
New volunteer Peter gives a humorous account of taking his first shifts on the helpline and the training involved for our brand new webchat service.
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Mon, 18/05/2020
Phyllis thought she'd have to go through life being the only person she knew who stammered. That was until she came across our Facebook support group. Read about her journey to self-acceptance and belonging.
Wed, 13/05/2020
Despite gaining a postgrad degree, Baffour is finding getting a job difficult.
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Tue, 12/05/2020
Conor recently unearthed an essay he wrote at school, revealing an 18-year-old full of fear for the future because of his stammer. Now he's a musician who tours Europe and speaks to crowds at seminars. Read that essay and see how far Conor's come.
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Thu, 07/05/2020
The current lockdown has had a big impact on Jack Dinsley, who is used to being sociable. Read how it's affected his speech and how he got on at a recent online job interview.
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