Written by Jurjen We all know famous people who stutter or who have stuttered, but not many people know Chinese philosopher and statesman Han Fei (éź“éťž), who stuttered as well. He lived around 280 – 233 BC. Han Fei played an important role in popularizing and representing Chinese Legalism, by writing his book The Master […]
Our Shared Burden?
This article was originally published on the website of The Indian Stammering Association. It details a travel experience by someone who stutters. Written by Vinnie I never even knew why I wanted to go to India, only that it was because of reasons of great importance. I heard the stories: a country poor in economic capital […]
Stamma Striders
Written by Natalie On the 15th of September I tagged along with a group of walkers for a 10 mile stroll around the amazing Dovedale valley located in the Peak District of England. Stamma Strider was created by some passionate members of Stamma (BSA) that are passionate about walking. They have attended the SSA walk […]
ISAD and Stamily
Stamily is all around the world. To show this we collected some highlights at and around ISAD (22-10-2019) from our StamilyTeam members. Japan Video by Shuhei Ghana Interview with Elias Finland Video by the Finnish Stuttering Association Video by Juuso with the theme ‘growth through speaking’. Video by Leo with the theme ‘growth through speaking’. […]
The Stammerer’s Complaint
Video and text created by Rik Imagine not being able to speak your mind. To know what you want to say, but feel the words get stuck in your throat. If you are a person who stutters, or if you know someone who does, then you might have an idea of what this means. The […]
The opportunity to represent
Here at Stamily, we love to share our stories and spread awareness concerning stammering/stuttering. Some of our members also had the opportunity to represent the PWS-community on larger stages. In this article, Natalie talks about how different opportunities arose and how she took them with both hands. Written by Natalie British Stammering Association The British […]
Stutterers can’t find work?
A while ago, Natalie talked about job interviews. This arduous aspect of the job-finding process can be daunting for PWS, but in the end, we can do a job as well as anyone else. In this vlog, Liana from Finland talks about her job-finding process and how stuttering does not have to define you.
The ISAD Online Conference starts today
From October 1 until October 22, the International Stuttering Association will host the yearly ISAD conference in celebration of the International Stuttering Awareness Day. On their website, you can interact with PWS or speech professionals, read and discuss a multitude of papers and read up on the different initiatives happening around the globe in celebration […]
Why it is important to meet pws
Jurjen tells you his view on why it is important to meet people who stutter.
Guide to smashing a job interview
Written by Natalie The blasted job interview. For so many people this is daunting, however for people who stammer this process is crippling. The terror of being questioned and explaining why YOU deserve the opportunity to work for their company. I felt inspired to share my personal interviewing advice following a previous podcast, where I shared some […]