Hey Jardonn, I'm a 35 y/o male who has stuttered my whole life. To echo what most have been saying here, like most things in life, what has helped me the most is deliberate practice around breathing and speaking AND changing my perceptions around stuttering and accepting it as a part of my life and a form of neutral, non-standard speech. That's not to say there are not days that are harder than others or situations I dread, but having a stutter has taught me resiliency to get through those some how some way. And that resiliency is a strength, no matter where you go! I also wanted to share to some people and resources I think may help. These are two black men who stutter and advocate publicly about it. Their journeys and content continue to inspire my own life! [https://linkedin.com/in/kaleb-brown-39948a1aa/](https://linkedin.com/in/kaleb-brown-39948a1aa/) [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-coffey-csm/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-coffey-csm/) Also, my friend Maya Chupkov runs Proud Stutter and is making a documentary about the intersection of race and speech disability. Her platform is amazing and the podcast episodes have brightened my day on some spiritually cloudy mornings. [https://www.proudstutter.org/documentary](https://www.proudstutter.org/documentary)