I know the brain isn’t as simple as old brain out, new brain in every 11 months. BUT I do believe with daily, purposeful practice you can drastically improve your stutter. To answer the question above, my stutter is pretty good currently. During high school it was really bad, I remember not even physically being able to say some words. I did an intensive speech therapy program when I was 16 which helped me exponentially. However I was over confident and slack practicing and started stuttering probably 70% of sentences. I still consciously think of the techniques I learnt in high school, I’ve recently paid for an app called ‘Stamurai’, cost $100 a year but if it helps me improve my speech at all that is priceless. I’m in my final year of law school and I’ve just been awarded Runner Up in our client interview competition and placed highly in an international commercial moot. I don’t even think the judges noticed I stuttered briefly. I would pause 2-3 seconds before answering to A) try get my speech right but B) it’s also the sign of a really strong oralist. When I’m up in front of people I talk as slowly as possible (sign of a great oralist), and I stretch out the vowels and constants at the start of word (technique I learn called ‘sliding in’). Stuttering is the largest pebble in my shoe that I’ll have the rest of my life but everybody walks with a pebble in their shoe. It’s helped me greatly as I know everyday I can be better than yesterday. I started reading a lot on personal development which leads me to my second statement on affirmations, 5 minutes a day of articulating of what you want to be and how you speak should not be undermined. If you never actually put that energy out into the universe, the universe can never create it for you. Watch the movie “The Secret” which covers the topic slightly. I remember when I was 15 I couldn’t say the word “Crispy” for example and now I’m Runners Up in my oral university competitions and hope to be a great lawyer and oralist in the future. I don’t have it all figured out but if anyone wants any help or someone to talk too, feel free to throw me a message.