It's definitely a good approach to improving your life with a stutter. Although at the same time I feel everyone's on their own journey. It isn't always as easy for some people, and I think it's good to understand that too. Severity is a huge part of it. In stressful situations in the past, I used to not be able to say anything at all. Sometimes it could take me a good 5 minutes just to get out a sentence. Back then, I knew about this approach but avoided it, just like I avoided speaking situations. Why? Well because my stutter was so severe that in a lot of situations I just *could not communicate*. I did try a few times. I built up the courage and inspiration to try. But every time I got shut down, not because of how I sounded or looked, but just because of the delay in communication. I could only start to change things when I began working on my speech by removing all my old stuttering habits, or actually, all of my habits, not just related to stuttering. Essentially learning how to speak again (through the mcguire programme) and creating a lifestyle in which I could practice deliberate *dis-fluency* and various other techniques. At the end of the day, everyone is on their own journey. People will find a way for it to work out for them eventually. For some, it'll be easier than others. For some, it may take longer than others. Understanding that is key to supporting those who have a stutter I think.