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Only Life - Acceptance Quote (Copy)
Speak them out loud. It feels awkward. But your body is listening.
Only Life - Acceptance Quote
“If we only get one life, I want to spend it fully present in body and mind.”
Overcoming Stuttering Self-Stigma
4 Tips on overcoming our own weird feelings about our stutter and learning to accept it
Attn People Who Stutter: This Is Status Quo
Some days, it may feel like the world is against you, but you have hope. Hope that things can change. And that you can be a part of that change.
“Prolongations” Defined by a Stutterer
It takes a sound - usually the sound you’re going to say but not always!! - and just STRETCHES it out.
Word Swap Wednesday: Fix
Having a disability is not being broken. Hard stop.
Deedee Scalzetti - Quote
“I held out hope for years that something, some day, would magically cure me. But nothing did. The only thing that ever eventually made a difference was me.”
Avoidance Reduction Therapy for Stuttering (ARTS)
One thing I do wish more SLPs would do in their stuttering therapy…
“Repetitions” Defined by a Stutterer
Today’s lesson is *checks notes* repetition. This is an easy one. Think Porky Pig. Got it? Done.
Word Swap Wednesday: Normal
When you say you want you or your loved one to speak “normally” - there’s a few issues here.
SLPs: Stop Counting Stuttering!
Counting stutters / disfluencies needs to go. Full stop.
No Moment (or Stutter) Lasts Forever
In the moment, stuttering feels endless. But the secret is the opposite - the word will eventually come out. Even if it takes awhile.
Rock Bottom is Oft Where Acceptance Starts
Accepting your stutter is exchanging one hope for another. It’s sacrificing the one thing you thought would save you this whole time: fluency.
Stop Being ‘Nice’
We don’t need to pretend to be okay when our world doesn’t include us, or makes us feel like a burden.
“Blocks” Defined by a Stutterer
Filling in blocks is tempting for some reason - but don’t do it. The person who stutters has the word. It feels like it’s literally in your throat, trying to get out.
Word Swap Wednesday: Can’t
There’s nothing “bad” about stuttering!
I Don’t Want to Slow Down
Being told to “slow down” led me to not wanting to speak.
Word Swap Wednesday: Worse/Bad
There’s nothing “bad” about stuttering!
Jenny McGuire
Stuttering affected my life tremendously more when I refused to stutter.
Siblings
For some people, siblings can be their biggest advocate or their biggest bully.