There may not be a solution, but there is always a way forward. Taking your first step may seem impossible, but know this: You never...

Everyone’s stuttering is unique. But nearly every person I’ve met who stutters has at least this challenge in common: to say your name....

I stuttered for decades. For nearly all that time, I played defense. What does that mean? I was terribly defensive with my speech, trying...

What is your stuttering mindset? Are you a victim, bystander or unstoppable? In my decades of stuttering, I experienced all three parts...

I’ve made just about every mistake you can make in stuttering, including developing a mess of fluency tricks. They seemed to help for a...

In my last blog post, I discussed how to play with your speech to get more comfortable speaking. I also suggested that you make it a...

Are you rigid when you speak? I sure was: Tense, serious, always expecting to stutter and trying anything to avoid it. Once I was invited...

Take control or be controlled by stuttering — it may be THE question facing anyone who stutters. Do you let stuttering control you, or do...

In the last three posts, you read about my relearn to speak strategy: Breathe, Emphasize, Phrase (BEP). But how can you bring those...

Phrasing is a very popular speech therapy technique. It’s so popular, that I often hear, “Yeah, I know how to phrase.” And if you do,...

Hardly anyone believes me when I talk about the need to emphasize words to manage breathing, and thus, your stuttering. I often hear,...

Do you stutter when you sing? I don’t. And neither do most people who stutter. For me, singing was the one thing I could do with...

Tired of the ups and downs of stuttering, a few good days and then splat, back to square one?  Have you finally had enough? Then, change...

You’re ready to address your stuttering, you’re all geared up to go. Just one last question, a question so big that it will set the tone...

Ready to start? First, let’s look at the big picture, so you know where you’re going.  This is your roadmap to break free from...

Great, you’ve made the decision to engage, to face your stuttering. Now what? Probably the last thing you would expect: a brutal test of...

There will come a time when the biggest decision in your life stares you square between your eyes: Avoid or Engage. No question: avoiding...

Working through your stuttering is hard enough without making it worse with things that add anxiety. That’s why, early on in my efforts...

Perhaps the most frequent challenge faced by people who stutter is how to start conversations. I’m talking about starting a new...