Growing up with a stutter was lonely and isolating. I lost my formative years to an unbearable social anxiety that denied me the opportunity to learn how to interact with others. I had friends. I played teams sports. I passed as socially fluent. I graduated college. And, I got my dream job. Yet, no one
Tag: Momentum
At thirteen-years old, I attended a month long intensive fluency clinic to fix my severe stutter. If I didn’t do well, I would stutter forever. I didn’t do well. Fast forward eighteen years to a moment when I was answering questions as part of a talk I gave at the National Stuttering Association’s (NSA) annual conference. “Why do most people who
At first glance, it is unclear whether I am wading into or away from the sunset. This photo, captured by my mother, was the turning point in my life. The day brought the legal end to my marriage, divorce, and was just four days after wasting an opportunity of a lifetime, to get my dream
Every Waking Moment 