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Are you able to whisper without stuttering or is that also a challenge? It sounds like you really just want to be able to push a button and a word or phrase would be spoken into the phone. Would that ...

I am a speech pathologist with an expertise in brain based learning. I have stuttered all my life. I have spent years trying to become fluent. I finally discovered that my brain is wired differently t...

It helped tremendously. Hearing myself speak fluently for hours without stuttering was new to me. And no you can do just do a minimum of 1 hr but you can’t just read fast mindlessly there has to be in...

i'm able to choose between repeating and blocking, fortunately, so, i guess this is all the more reason for me to just voluntarily repeat instead of just blocking. and all the more reason that my fat...

How much do you feel like reading out loud has helped you? Does one have to go for 2 hrs per day? I am trying this method out myself but have heard various results from people so I'm just curious abou...

Oh and also I highly encourage you to look at the things you are nervous to do and show up for when it comes to opportunities. Even if you are worried how your stutter will affect them, the more you c...

If you’re now over 16 and your stutter hasn’t gone away, you’ve likely got it for life. Yes, there are fluency shaping techniques you can consciously use, but your stutter will remain with you for li...

A mix of a few things like reading out loud 2+hrs daily, gave myself 20mins sessions of positive affirmations , expanded my comfort zones...

I went through everything that you all have experienced. I felt stuttering was a curse which I would never get rid of. I was wrong. When I learned about the Valsalva response and how fluent speakers b...

When you say “I am … [name]” you’re giving your speech a soft onset instead of starting cold on the name. Your vocal cords are already moving, airflow is going, and the tension drops so the block does...

Recording for answering the phone?

Recording for answering the phone? I currently work in a field where I often need to answer phone calls in a professional manner. Ideally, you’d want to be answering the phone with “Good afternoon thi...

Like any one of us we need to find our own path to fluency. The combination of the Schwartz method and understanding the Valsalva response allowed me to become fluent....

None of the breathing methods by Valsalva, Del Ferro, or Schwartz worked for me.Abilify and gabapentin have been helpful. I use gabapentin occasionally and take Abilify every [day.It](http://day.It) c...

I have never met a stutterer who was not anxious to some extent. I fixed my stuttering by learning how to breathe for speech just like fluent speakers which eliminated my stuttering. I couldn’t deal w...

For me it is all about learning how to breathe for speech which eliminated my stuttering for good....

Let’s plan on talking next week I will get in touch with. I have been fluent for around 5 years. I used a method that helped me to learn how to breathe for speech which eliminated my stuttering for g...

I was diagnosed with childhood onset fluency disorder when I was 5 but thank you for your input/gen I'm confident in talking to people otherwise, my throat and face also tense at the "sh" sound prett...

I am a speech pathologist with an expertise in brain based learning I discovered that I have a stuttering brain whereby I do not breathe for fluency but rather for stuttering. Once I understood the i...

I am a speech pathologist with an expertise in brain based learning. I stuttered all my life until I discovered the Valsalva response. I no longer stutter and have never had a relapse....

The brain can only focus on one thing at a time. I focus on extreme pronunciation putting my thoughts on my lips while I say a word or if it's a first word I put a sound or a word in front of it and s...