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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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Heather tells us how sharing experiences with other parents through our online group has helped her to understand stammering and support her daughter. 
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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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James, our regular Your Voice contributor from the U.S., tells us how a routine visit to his doctors made him think about how much medical professionals know about stammering, why it's important and how it could be improved.
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Stephanie Burgess defends the role of the speech & language therapist, which has in recent years come under fire.
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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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To mark the start of Black History Month, Phillip writes about how superficial differences can be broken down by shared experiences such as stammering.
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