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When the Great Manchester Run was cancelled because of Covid-19, Julie Hume decided to run it anyway and more than doubled her fundraising target. Here she talks about juggling training with homeschooling and work, and explains why she ran in the first place.

Most of us agree that saying our name is difficult, right? Having used his middle name all his life, things got problematic for Nigel when his job interviewer addressed him by his first name, George. Read what happened next...

If you stammer you can askfor 'reasonable adjustments' to make your job easier. Claire tells us about the adjustments that helped her in meetings.  

Danny shows us the card he made for letting customers know that he stammers when wearing a face mask.

Read Jordan's inspiring story about landing the job of his dreams.

Actress Emily Blunt and former US Vice-President took part in a video call to discuss stammering for the American Institute for Stuttering's annual gala. Watch it here.

After a hard time at school, Abdiwali tells us how adopting a positive mindset has helped him succeed at work.

Registered Nurse Ben talks about his stammer, changing career, links between sexual health and stammering, and why it is important now more than ever to talk about your health.

Face coverings can make it difficult for those who block when they stammer to talk, easily hold conversations and be understood, so we’ve been looking at the law. 

Tony looks back at a varied life which saw him change careers in his 50s to become a barrister, then a judge.

Nilima talks passionately about becoming a student ambassador and not letting anxieties over public speaking and introductions stop her from realising her ambitions.