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PODCAST: stutter proudly hello wonderful people excited to announce a new podcast called *stutter proudly* on the first episode, i recite a poem i wrote on stuttering, called "proud to stutter" (text below) please feel free to check it out (should be available wherever you get podcasts) and subscribe, rate / review, and share if u dig :) ​ \---- *"proud to stutter"* *i'm proud to stutter* *it wasn't always this way* *stuttering was a consistent and major source of shame for most of my life. i hated it and went great lengths to hide it. i often felt broken and alone, not belonging in a world where communication seemed so effortless for everyone but myself* *i felt trapped* *living much of my days figuring ways to avoid showing stuttering: skipping school or class on days i was scheduled to present; faking a bloody nose to avoid reading aloud; deciding whether or not to do things or go places based on risks associated with stuttering; avoiding eye contact and close proximity with new people, so i wouldn't need to introduce myself, because saying my name was always hard; introducing myself using a name that wasn't mine* *limiting thoughts consumed me:* *"no one will hire me"* *"i'll need to live with my parents forever"* *"i'll never have a girlfriend, or kids"* *"how will i ever schedule doctor appointments?"* *now i know the reason i felt so much shame is because we live in a world that values conformity over individuality, normal over special, silence over self-expression, obedience over rebellionnow i know it wasn't my fault* *now i know i am not at all broken -- that i become more whole the more i discover and embrace my true self, especially parts of me the world tells me i should suppress* *now i know it's okay to stutter* *now i know it's good to stutter* *now i'm proud to stutter*