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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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University lecturer Jonathan Ives talks about realising that what he says is more important than how he says it, and argues that fluency shouldn’t be our main goal.
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Jack talks about finding an outlet in acting, growing in confidence, finding acceptance and his relationship anxieties.
Bethan Owen talks about how she built confidence at university after finding it terrifying, and how she dealt with someone who used the 'Did you forget your name?' line.
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Roger shares memories from his speech therapy over the years - the helpful and the not so helpful. 
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Edwintalks about learning from his first experience at university to go easy on himself the second time round.
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India talks about the anxiety of starting university and trying to be kind to herself. 
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Lecturer Grant gives advice to Freshers on seeking support for stammering at university.
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Rahul talks about making peace with stammering. 
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Patrick talks about discovering new ways to view stammering and what led him to co-edit a new book.
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Maggie hoped going to university in New Orleans would allow her to start a new life, one in which stammering didn't define her.
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Giles talks about being thrown together with a group of strangers at uni, and what helped put him at ease.
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Kyle talks about the challenges of leaving behind old support networks and making it on your own at uni.
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