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Dec 11, 20222 min read
The conflict between striving for fluency and accepting your stutter
written by Oskari Piilonen For a person who stutters it isn’t always easy to be comfortable with your own stutter. I thought I was in...
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Erasmus+ YE: I spoke in front of an audience
Martina shares her emotions and thoughts about the Erasmus+ Youth Exchange 2022 that took place in Lemele, Netherlands.
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Erasmus+ YE: The strength that our stuttering has given us
Being present at the International Stuttering Youth Exchange gave me a sense of belonging despite it being outside my comfort zone....
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Erasmus+ YE: The best experience I have ever had
Hi, my name is Gabriele and I’m from Italy. I just want to take a moment to explain my backstory and how I have lived my stutter so far:...
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Leo Lähteenmäki sharing his Erasmus+ youth exchange experience
Hello everyone, my name is Leo. I’m 25 years old and I am from Finland. This is going to be my most vulnerable post ever. In 2019 I was...
Dec 20, 20192 min read
Erasmus+ Youth Exchange 2020
Are you a young person who stutters between 18-30 years old? Do you want to meet other young people and travel? In that case, an...
Sep 6, 20192 min read
Hanna’s Experience
Written by Hanna When I was younger my stuttering made me silent. I only spoke when I felt I wouldn’t stutter. Despite switching out...
Aug 27, 20192 min read
André’s experience
Safe spaces are gaining popularity in the world. The idea behind safe spaces is to gather a group of people with a common struggle...
Aug 27, 20191 min read
Therese’s experience
Written by Therese For many years I have had and still have, a hard time accepting my function-variation (I prefer that word over...
Aug 25, 20193 min read
Diversity of natural communication
Written by Jurjen Hello again everybody, I wrote already something short that came up in my mind after the camp, but I wanted to share a...
Aug 24, 20198 min read
My life-changing experience
Written by Janne When I look back on my life, I see it as a roller coaster ride – constantly up and down. Since middle school I’ve had...
Aug 23, 20193 min read
Personal truths
Written by Liam Yesterday I was having a conversation with my housemate about truths and people’s personal truths. The premise of this...
Aug 22, 20192 min read
Pedro’s experience
Written by Pedro Three years ago, I went to my first Erasmus+ exchange for people who stutter. I didn’t imagine at the time it would...
Aug 21, 20193 min read
Konsta’s experience
Written by Konsta I started stuttering around the age of 2. I’m now turning 21. The first time I heard about the Finnish Stuttering...
Aug 20, 20195 min read
From loneliness to Stamily
Written by Liana This was my first youth exchange. I’ve heard about this camp when I was in speech therapy and my therapist mentioned...
Aug 19, 20192 min read
People who stutter are not awesome
Written by Rik Okay, there is a statement for you right there. Let me try explain what I mean by this. Last week during the Erasmus+...
Aug 18, 20193 min read
A week of finally feeling normal
Written by Willemijn A year ago I went to my first Erasmus+ exchange for people who stutter. It was an eyeopening experience. For the...
Aug 17, 20193 min read
Speaking Up
Written by Vinnie Stuttering is a strange condition. It is visible, yet hidden. It is a disfluency in speech, yet PWS are more than able...
Aug 16, 20193 min read
My third Youth Exchange
Written by Juuso Another week for young people who stutter is behind us. And it truly exceeded my expectations. This was my third year in...
Aug 15, 20191 min read
Leo’s development
Hello, my name is Leo. I’ve been stuttering my whole life. I’m 22 years old and from Finland. In school, it got worse and after school...
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