6. Do you remember when you started stuttering? *My parents told me I always stuttered. They even had tapes of me talking as a kid. In the early recordings it seemed to come and go. I didn't seem self-conscious of stuttering as a little kid either. I guess it wasn't till later when people started correcting me that it became a problem -- or at least a problem to other people.* 7. If it has, how has your stuttering changed throughout your life? *I do think my stutter got worse as I got older. But, I didn't have speech therapy like you are having now. Anyway, it miraculously disappeared when I went to college. (I think being away from home and not being around my mother played some part. My home life was also somewhat chaotic and stressful back then. There was always the "pursuit of perfection" which I could never achieve.) The stutter came back later. Again, I went to Hollins (2 times) and that made a world of difference. I also never stuttered when speaking in another language. Cool, right? Learn a new language and go live where they speak it. It could be awesome.* 8. Do you have any hobbies? *Right now, not really. To much work and adulting. I do read a LOT though. When I was younger, I rode horses (English) and danced (modern and jazz).* 9. Do you feel like when you have a sore throat, you stutter more? (he was just sick haha so this is clearly on his mind!) *Not with a sore throat. However, I might stutter more when I am tired or sick. I had to conduct training at work recently when I was super tired and stressed that day. I saw a recording of me speaking later and was surprised that I had little hesitations. It was a 2 hour session though.* 10. Do you have a family member or friend that stutters? *Nope. I don't even know anyone that does. I've only met stutters when I went to Hollins for speech therapy. Interestingly, one of my good friends later became a speech therapist. She's an actress now.* Best of luck!