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My 2 cents: I am 49 years old, master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, married with 1 son AND a national trainer. My stutter started as a result from a traumatic dog attack at the age of 5. I've had 20 years of speech therapy coupled with hypnosis. My daily routine consists of: (1) Mindful meditation- 10 mins (2) Read out loud - 10 mins (3) Practice diaphragmatic breathing My biggest breakthrough is LEARNING to not focus on my stutter; I focus on breathing 😤. The more you think about your stutter, the more you are going to stutter. The more you focus on life and NOT your stutter, you stutter less. When I have a block, I stop, breathe and continue on. If there is a word that I continually have difficulty with, I practice saying that word for 2 hours every day for a week. Once you train your brain 🧠 to do something different, it remembers. The whole point of this is that this is HARD WORK and like what all my coaches told me, if you want to get better at a skill, you need to practice. Lastly, do a Google search for "Stuttering & YouTube " or "Stuttering & Podcast " you will SEE 👀 and HEAR 👂 some amazing and courageous people who stutter. PWS are COURAGEOUS, CREATIVE, RESOURCEFUL & RESILIENT.