Tag: Hard Conversations

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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School-Based Speech Therapy: Treating ‘Me’

Perspective Disclaimer I am not a speech-language pathologist, nor do I play one on the internet. There are many fantastic SLPs already doing wonderful work. This three-part series has already analyzed my journey through school-based speech therapy and unveiled a soul-cleansing repentance to the SLPs of my past. In this article, you will find that

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Unfounded Guilt: What If They Stutter?

It’s going to be one of the hardest conversations I will ever have. I already feel responsible for it without even knowing if it will come to fruition, but the likelihood is high.  I have met many other people who stutter that have said, “oh, my uncle stutters” in response to the question as to

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