Nearly 50 y/o stutterer… Lots of confidence now… But that came failure after failure after failure after failure. I know the “look” when you lose a listener and the panic that makes stuttering worse when you panic to get it back. Anyway, finally arrived at a place that I know I belong. My voice matters. My words matter. I matter. Never shrink away from living… Especially on your worst days. If you are having a hard day, tell your listener/audience. It helps. It resets an expectation. It personalizes you - You become a person with a stutter and not a stutterer.