Listen to the audiobook “Stuttering & Anxiety Self Cures.” There are so many useful tools that helped me in the book. Some of which I use when I’m having a major block. One that was mentioned that comes to mind for this particular situation is not annunciating the first part of the word and sounding out the rest. An example of this is saying “ate of birth” instead of date. If you say it quickly you can hardly tell you didn’t say the “d” in date if that’s what you’re getting stuck on. Hope this helps. Confidence is key! Don’t run away from the situation because it will lead to heightened anxiety, which worsens our speech. I believe in you!