Great post - thanks for sharing what got you through on your journey. Like you, I’ve stuttered from a very young age. I thought I was successfully hiding it, but I was only fooling myself. What really helped me was sharing my story, finding community with others who stutter (I always thought I was the only one) and joining Toastmasters. To see fluent people be as terrified as I was of public speaking, really boosted my self esteem, and then I found courage and confidence. In my Toastmasters club of 25, I was the only one who stuttered and the only one to earn the DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster) during my time in the club. I gave over 75 speeches, and completed the leadership track too - mentoring new members (how ironic- a stutterer mentoring fluents) coached a start up TM chapter in a workplace, facilitated area and district leadership tracks to help others and I organized a High Performance leadership project. Being in toastmasters made me realize that a stutterer can do absolutely anything anyone else does. We speak in our unique way which is a great way to demystify stuttering and help normalize stuttering for those who are starting their journey or veteran stutterers who might just want to help others. Great post. Pam