Let’s continue to make informed choices instead of being afraid. People who stutter deserve to know the leaders in the stuttering community have their backs.

“Stuttering allies can lend us their emotions, even those emotions we don't allow ourselves.”

“I am learning how to say what I want with ARTS's help.”

“Looking my stuttering monster right in the eye and not budging because I was no longer hopeless, no longer afraid, no longer alone.”

“I realized that as a listener, my job is much more important and much less involved. I just need to listen.”

“To learn how to stutter is actually to understand where it fits in with the other, equally important parts of who I wished to be.”

Some thoughts from our Executive Director, Jenny McGuire, on the journey toward self-acceptance as a person who stutters

“I’ll get by (I’ll even thrive) with a little help from my friends”- The value of peer support in stuttering.

“It's my first time writing about stuttering. I grew up considering stutter as something shameful: the less I stuttered the better. For everyone, both me and the rest of world. Now, I'm discovering I can turn the tide.”

“I started working on this for real, once for all you could say. I’m on a quest towards bravery and confidence!”

“Hot Take: Disclosing Your Stutter Shouldn't Make You Feel Guilty”

“Promoting Acceptance in our Therapy Rooms “

“I believe that I am so much more than my stutter, and this belief has turned me into a strong advocate for people who stutter.”

“I’m really glad how my life has turned out and that it’s not what I thought it would be. So, how did I get from where I was to where I am today and why am I glad my that my life didn’t go according to my plan?”

“I have searched decades high and low for fluency. It has eluded me like a blade of green grass in the middle of the Arctic. But I believe I have found acceptance within myself. I am who I am. I speak how I speak.”

“You are enough the way you are. You don’t need to fix anything. You are perfect the way you are. Take the challenges you always wanted to take. Go out and explore yourself and let your voice be heard.”