Remember stuttering at age 5. Speech therapy my through my life. Nothing worked. Lived at the fork: choose being true to myself or avoiding shame. At age 23 - I was ready to go all in and face whatever inner self reality I needed to. Was blessed to have stumbled upon Adriana DiGrande’s summer month long intensive. Problem: it was only for teens. I begged to let me in. Was guided in deconstructing me and my stutter physiologically and psychologically. I’ve been doing intense I’ve self work for years, and my stutter was getting in my way of growth. I wanted something more than not stuttering, and stuttering was getting in my way. It took me another 18 years for what I learned to take root and eventually I looked back and saw I had transcended my stutter. I started by intentionally letting go of my stutter being the root cause of everything negative in my life, and started diving into my fears. The concept of growing my CourageMuscle💪 was born, with the mantra of “fear equals opportunity.” After that month long intensive, I was determined to not let stuttering stop me. It continued, but I had some moments of clarity where, a week after that intensive, I started teaching 4th grade in wash heights NYC. I also believe learning mindfulness meditation and creating a daily practice also helped root those seeds from that intensive. Not I’m 46 and my stutter is now a light on my dashboard letting me know when I’m not in a strong state. Happy to share whatever. I’m a living example of growing up w a pretty all consuming stutter, and with the right people who got me, along w the work and determination, I transcended my stutter. I still stutter, but it doesn’t stop me at all… Fun project I did (work in progress) whatsyourstutter.com