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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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Wed, 20/01/2021
Reflections on President Joe Biden and the narrative of overcoming stammering.
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Mon, 14/12/2020
When most therapy options for mental health involve talking, this can be a major issue when you stammer, Byron highlights.
Tue, 08/12/2020
John challenges the 'overcoming' narrative around stammering and shares the things that have helped him on his journey to freedom.
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Fri, 27/11/2020
Adam addresses some of the criticism towards Joe Biden, and tells us what a soon-to-be-President who has been open about his stammer means to him and the stammering community.
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Tue, 24/11/2020
U.S.-based Michelle gives an American perspective on Joe Biden winning the US Presidential election.
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Mon, 23/11/2020
Alan gives us his thoughts on Joe Biden, a person who stammers (PWS), becoming US President Elect, and looks at how he achieved it.
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Tue, 03/11/2020
Meeting other people who stammer transformed the way Kaitlin viewed her speech. Here she challenges the idea that she has to conform to expectations of fluency.
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Fri, 23/10/2020
Patrick argues for introducing new language to change public attitudes and perceptions of stammering.
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Thu, 22/10/2020
Last month we shared a poem from Sam, which made him something of a celebrity. But when he saw one headline describe him as a sufferer, Sam and his mum Victoria decided to do something about it.
Thu, 22/10/2020
Certain comments about James's stammer left a mark when he first heard them. But he's since learnt to look at them and respond in a different way, seeing them instead as an opportunity to inform people about stammering.
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Wed, 21/10/2020
Can theatre change public attitudes to people who stammer? Catherine set out to explore this with the play 'Unspoken'.
Tue, 20/10/2020
To coincide with our campaign 'Find The Right Words', Louise talks about the power of words and their impact on her.
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