Blogs

May 8, 2019

You

Who can bring awareness of stuttering to their neighborhood? YOU. You can extend a friendly smile, start a nonjudgmental conversation and change someone's life. YOU are the answer.

March 15, 2019

Broken Speech

Br-broken speech makes communication communication difficult. Words do not flow from my mo-mouth perfectly perfectly.

March 8, 2019

Learn How to Celebrate Small Victories

I had people in my life show me and celebrate with me the small victories of stuttering, but how quickly I forgot those lessons and those times.

February 27, 2019

Seashells

Originality can attributed to people who stutter, as each of us are designed differently. We possess various strengths and talents that define us; giving us shape and character.

February 15, 2019

Rachel the Lioness

Rachel, as a child, was very sweet. She always wore a smile with pig tails in her hair. However, she did not have many friends.

February 8, 2019

Stuttering as an Impediment to Driving?

Just when I thought I had seen all the crazy examples of how misunderstood stuttering is, something more outrageous has come along!

February 6, 2019

A Father's Advice

As parents, we want the best for our children. We hope and pray that things will go well for them in all areas of their life.

January 31, 2019

Say Your Name

There are times when phone technology is a blessing because of better service and quality. But the one thing that technology hasn't improved is making phone automated prompts accessible to everyone.

January 28, 2019

An Open Letter to Eye Contact

Growing up, my parents instilled in me that eye contact was a sign of respect I should give every person I talk to and to every person talking to me.

January 18, 2019

Me and My Stutter

I stood in front of a mirror in the girls' bathroom at school staring at myself, wishing that my mouth and lips would form words correctly, instead of tripping over them.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.