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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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Watch Charlie perform his poem 'I have a stutter'.
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Inspired by our recent campaign No Diversity Without Disfluency, Sam argues that we need to see more people who stammer on TV and film. 
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During an open mic session at our STAMMAFest Global conference in August, Bevin walked to the front and performed her poem 'My Stutter'. Read it here.
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Rebekah asks if there's a common thread that runs through her identities.
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Mike tells us how he has grown in confidence over the years, as he shares the TikTok video he made to encourage people this International Stammering Awareness Day.
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Singer-songwriter Kev Minney tells us the story behind his song for International Stammering Awareness Day (22nd Oct).
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As our campaign for better representation of stammering in the media concludes, Tom Wells argues that the way films, television, theatre, etc, portray people who stammer needs to change.
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Saul tells us about developing a 'carry on regardless' attitude to stammering and the things that have helped on his journey to acceptance.
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Ordering in fast food restaurants can be challenging when you stammer, but what's it like when you're the one taking the orders? Luke tells us all about his two years as a McDonald's crew member.
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Law student Lucy tells us about the different reactions she gets to her stammer, and how speaking to lecturers about it helps.
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STAMMA Helpline volunteer Peter tells us about the things that have made him think about his relationship to stammering and his volunteering role over the last few years.
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Jack reflects on his covert stammering behaviours, and the things he's discovering which are making him think differently. 
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