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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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Despite knockbacks from job interviews because of her stammer, Zara decided not to let it get her down. Instead, she has been proactive, making 2021 the year that she built her confidence, got involved and made her voice heard.
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Tayo tells us about running for STAMMA in the Santa in the City Run.
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Shiran talks about the challenges she faces as a woman who stammers, and how meeting other women who stammer helped her realise she's not alone.
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Musician Gary Pickard tells us about the inspiration behind his song, which he has released to raise money for STAMMA.
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Despite being bullied as a child for his stammer, Abu Abraham tells us how the prospect of a better future, as well as his mother's words of encouragement, gave him the motivation to succeed. 
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For Shane, the shift to working from home in the pandemic and speaking on video calls has been challenging. But as he explains here, it's helped him face up to his fears around stammering. 
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To mark the end of Black History Month, Chantal tells us about her experiences of growing up with a stammer as a person of colour, representation, finding a job, and what's it all taught her.
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Add 12-year-old Malachi to the long list of writers who stammer. Here, he and mum Ritah tell us about his achievements.
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Bhupinder tells us about her teacher training and how positive reactions from pupils has helped her openness around stammering.
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Growing up in the 1950s, when stammering wasn't talked about, left Bill feeling marginalised. Here he tells us his story and highlights how we shouldn't forget to include older generations who stammer.
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Jia tells us her story of growing up in a small Chinese village where support for her stammer was scarce. But when she moved to the USA, things started to change.
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David writes about the impact his childhood speech & language therapist had on him. He just wishes he was more appreciative at the time.
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