Author: Ciaran Brennan
Looking back now, I can see that my story is not unique, but as a child, I felt particularly hard done by and singled out for especially cruel and never-ending punishment. I developed my stutter when I was probably 7 or 8 years old. My father and two brothers had a […]
Continue reading "The Shame Monster"We recently had the opportunity to interview Larry Stein, speaker and author of several books on stuttering and public speaking. Based in the United States, Larry Stein struggled with stuttering for 50 years, compromising his career and suffering debilitating depressions. In an effort to save the business of his dreams, he launched a drive to improve his speech that far exceeded his expectations. Over the next two years, he relearned to speak, retrained his brain and worked through speaking situations that once paralyzed him. Today, he runs his dream business, is a professional speaker and mentors people who stutter on nearly every continent of the world at no charge. Active in the stuttering community worldwide, he writes and posts videos on his blog SteinOnStuttering.com as well as his YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels of the same name. Larry Stein is also on LinkedIn.
We recently had the opportunity to interview Larry Stein, speaker and author of several books on stuttering and public speaking. Based in the United States, Larry Stein struggled with stuttering for 50 years, compromising his career and suffering debilitating depressions. In an effort to save the business of his dreams, he launched a drive to […]
Continue reading "Larry Stein’s Journey: from 50 years of stuttering to public speaker"Erik Lamens is the co-founder and President of Belgian Stuttering Association since 2011. A filmmaker and a person who stutters, Erik shares his powerful journey from a childhood marked by bullying and isolation to becoming an award-winning filmmaker. His acclaimed film, ‘To Speak,’ has won 17 awards and aired in 15 countries, resonating with audiences worldwide. Watch the interview to hear Erik’s inspiring story and insights. To watch his movie ‘To Speak’, with subtitles in FR/ENG: https://vimeo.com/44418974
Erik Lamens is the co-founder and President of Belgian Stuttering Association since 2011. A filmmaker and a person who stutters, Erik shares his powerful journey from a childhood marked by bullying and isolation to becoming an award-winning filmmaker. His acclaimed film, ‘To Speak,’ has won 17 awards and aired in 15 countries, resonating with audiences […]
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Today we share the story of Ali Rishab, who is sharing his journey with us below.
Hi Everyone
My name is Ali Rishab from Sri Lanka. I am 48 years old, married and with three kids. Professionally, I am an accountant, currently living in Dubai. I stutter since my childhood.
Childhood and Student Life
During my childhood, I did […]
Continue reading "Ali Rishab shares: “My speech impediment creates barriers to advancing in my career”"Halife Tunç is a 23 year-old university student living in İstanbul but studying in Kayseri. During our interview, he shared his journey growing up with a stutter, how he deals with stuttering at university, acceptance and projects for the stuttering community. In addition to his studies, he works as a Turkish-English translator remotely for a company based in UK.
Halife Tunç is a 23 year-old university student living in İstanbul but studying in Kayseri. During our interview, he shared his journey growing up with a stutter, how he deals with stuttering at university, acceptance and projects for the stuttering community. In addition to his studies, he works as a Turkish-English translator remotely for a […]
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Stephen Greene shares his personal experience with stuttering and what helped him gain more confidence and changed his mindset and the way he feels about it.
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Continue reading "Choice around how you stutter"Sean Bw Parker (MA) is a British writer, artist, musician and academic specialising in cultural theory and justice reform. He has published a number of books and albums, won several awards – including a Koestler Arts platinum for play The Wolfstadt-Wire – and gave a TED talk in 2013. He holds BA and Masters degrees in Fine Art from the University for the Creative Arts in Surrey, and lived and worked in Istanbul for ten years until 2014 as a musician and teacher. He has given talks at Istanbul University, Kadir-Has University, University of Bristol, Bristol BIMM, and Brighton Science Festival amongst other venues; and has been published in Time Out Istanbul, Louder Than War, The Epoch Times, TS Eliot Foundation, CIEO, New Thinking, STAMMA and Cosmopolitan. He has appeared at the Brighton Science Festival, on NTV Turkey, Rise TV, and BBC Radio Wales; in documentaries by Richard Vobes and Dogs On The Run films, on Sky Arts and on various podcasts. He has interviewed Ed Harcourt, Kristin Hersh, Julie Burchill, Danny Macnamara, Garry Bushell and Ian Broudie amongst many other musicians and writers, was a music columnist for Turkish magazine the Multicultural Guide, and ran the Seafish music and arts venue on the Sussex coast (in 2016). He has been Editor of False Allegations Watch – a division of the Empower the Innocent organisation, affiliated with the University of Bristol – since 2022, and was born in Exeter in 1975. His latest book can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compelling-Speech-Stammering-Sean-Parker/dp/B0BW2QM7NY/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Sean Bw Parker (MA) is a British writer, artist, musician and academic specialising in cultural theory and justice reform. He has published a number of books and albums, won several awards – including a Koestler Arts platinum for play The Wolfstadt-Wire – and gave a TED talk in 2013. He holds BA and Masters degrees […]
Continue reading "Sean Parker on his latest book and stuttering: ‘I didn’t want to lose my job, so I changed my name’"Raiani Sibien, founder of Stuttering Society, had a chat with Rutger Wilhelm, author of the book ‘Too Fast for Words’, about how she handled performing on stage and giving interviews as a singer/songwriter while stuttering. She also shared about stuttering at work and the journey of acceptance. Rutger is a person who clutters. If you want to learn more about cluttering, take a look at our interview with Rutger and his book, where he shares his journey with cluttering.
Raiani Sibien, founder of Stuttering Society, had a chat with Rutger Wilhelm, author of the book ‘Too Fast for Words’, about how she handled performing on stage and giving interviews as a singer/songwriter while stuttering. She also shared about stuttering at work and the journey of acceptance. Rutger is a person who clutters. If you […]
Continue reading "Founder of Stuttering Society talks music career, public speaking, stuttering and acceptance"Rutger Wilhelm is chair-elect of the International Cluttering Association. Also, he is board member of the Dutch stuttering association and has served the board of the International Stuttering Association (ISA) in the past. Rutger has published a book about his experiences with cluttering: Too fast for words. For years Rutger was told by others that he stuttered. The fluency disorder had a disruptive effect on his life. To better cope with this, he attended all kinds of (group) stuttering therapies. Slowly he began to realize that he was “different” from other stuttering speakers. After he was diagnosed with cluttering many things started to fall into place. In this lecture he shares with you his personal voyage of discovery. We will discuss need-to-knows, tips, tools and strategies to better cope with the cluttering; on a mental and emotional level, or in interaction with others.
Rutger Wilhelm is chair-elect of the International Cluttering Association. Also, he is board member of the Dutch stuttering association and has served the board of the International Stuttering Association (ISA) in the past. Rutger has published a book about his experiences with cluttering: Too fast for words. For years Rutger was told by others that […]
Continue reading "Author Rutger Wilhelm: how I discovered I clutter and my journey with cluttering"James Hayden is an HLA technologist, writer, and a person who stutters from the New Orleans area. James is the author of Dear World, I Stutter: A Series of Open Letters from a Person Who Stutters. His work has been published by The Mighty, The Stuttering Foundation, Stamma, Yahoo, and MSN. James has also appeared on several podcasts, presented at the National Stuttering Association conference, the Australian Speak Easy Association Virtual Conference, numerous universities, and was a speaker at TEDxOchsner 2019. He also serves as the chapter leader for the New Orleans chapter of the National Stuttering Association. Here’s a link to all of his articles: https://linktr.ee/jhayden93
James Hayden is an HLA technologist, writer, and a person who stutters from the New Orleans area. James is the author of Dear World, I Stutter: A Series of Open Letters from a Person Who Stutters. His work has been published by The Mighty, The Stuttering Foundation, Stamma, Yahoo, and MSN. James has also appeared […]
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