Your Voice

When Craig started stammering in his 40s, his therapist put it down to Functional Neurological Disorder. But what exactly is it?

Saadhika tells us how psychological approaches to therapy helped her to deal with a difficult time in her life.

Chris tells us about starting to see his stammering from other peoples' perspective.

Botsa tells us how an Indian dance form enabled her to express herself in new ways, and encourages us to think about using the body's potential to communicate.

When John Gomez was asked to consult on the Netflix animated series he jumped at the chance. Here John tells us how he became involved and what the experience was like.

Fabienne describes how self-doubt and worry over stammering almost stopped her from pursuing her dream job in nursing.

Read Phyllis' acronym for International Women's Day, celebrating all the women who stammer who have inspired, supported her and encouraged her.

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.

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.