the course was called the Mcguire programme. a 4 day intensive course (I think it's 3 days now) and they give you the breathing techniques and mental tools to overcome blocks , and confidence to talk to people. we didn't share stories like that but the course has about 20 new stutterers and is coached by graduates... so run by stutterers for stutterers. I remember the first night in the hotel bar after the intros, the room was so loud with stutterers talking about shared experience, school life, avoiding avoiding phone calls, the hate for leaving voicemail etc! it turned out that his first course would be the course where i did my coach training..so I drove him there and back. on the way home he read me the soccer results to practice his speech. I also became his primary coach. after I got home I cried for about an hour! such emotions.