True, this post is about going from moderate-to-severe dysfluency to mild. Going even better than mild does line up very well with personal growth like you wrote. That phenomenon is called "successful management." I'm still writing up that chapter, but [this study](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=laura+plexico+successful+management&btnG=&oq=laura+plexico+) is a great read for anyone who wants to learn more. (Click on the "\[PDF\]" link on the right side of the first paper.)