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Your articles on life with a stammer

Articles from across the stammering community. Read about peoples' experiences, opinions and things that have helped. Check out our Creative Corner too, for poems, art, music and more.

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My recent stammering win

Fri, 08/03/2024
Claire tells us about being asked to do an interview after winning an award for her business.
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My Story
Employment
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A boy called Arsenal's stammer

Fri, 01/03/2024
Alan tells us about 'Arsenal', who struggled with the register at school but went on to become a public speaker.
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My Story
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Sarah's Stammer Story

Tue, 27/02/2024
A handwritten and illustrated story from 8-year-old Sarah about her stammer.
Your Voice
Parenting
My Story
Arts
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Becoming a motivational speaker with a stammer

Fri, 23/02/2024
Dilpreet tells us about getting past stammering-related shyness to make videos sharing messages of positivity.
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My Story
School & University
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Speaking up has had a positive effect on my mental health

Thu, 15/02/2024
Ross opens up about an experience that left him anxious and depressed but tells us how talking about things has helped.
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My Story
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Talking about stammering at my local library

Fri, 09/02/2024
John tells us how a chance encounter led to him giving a talk about stammering at Reading Library in January.
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My Story
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Did the uni's interview process discriminate?

Wed, 07/02/2024
Should Dan tick the UCAS form's 'disability' box? He tells us what happened when he chose not to.
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School & University
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Seven (or Eight) Minutes in Stuttering Heaven

Mon, 29/01/2024
Dance artist Liam tells us about creating a performance to express his experience of stammering. Watch it here.
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Arts
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The consultant's positive response to my stammer

Wed, 24/01/2024
Christine tells us about a recent hospital visit where space was made for her stammer.
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My Story
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On the path to becoming carefree about my stammer

Thu, 18/01/2024
Tom tells us how going on an outdoor activity/therapy course made him think differently about stammering.
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My Story
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Stammering & parenthood — it's all about perspective

Thu, 11/01/2024
David on how becoming a father has impacted his speech and dealing with negative feelings this has caused.
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Parenting
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Poem: 'I don't want to be cured'

Fri, 05/01/2024
Read Tim's poem about regarding his stammer as something that doesn't need to be cured.
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Arts
Opinion