Tag: Difference

Disclosure: An Invitation to Connect

I take it for granted. I have no shame anymore. I can walk into every situation and disclose that I stutter without regard for the response.  I’m not arrogant. I’m honoring the journey that it took to get here. Self-disclosure is not unique to stuttering but an invaluable skill that we must learn to attain social competency.

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Seeking Similarity

For most of my life, I cared what other people thought about the way I talk. The disjointed words and the ugly facial grimaces that came with or without the words from my mouth.  I knew I was different than everyone else. Rather, how I talked was different than everyone else. Was the way it made

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