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Achieve your dream

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Category: Personal Stories

Published: Sunday, 25 March 2018 23:05

Written by Lt(N) Michael Bennett

Lt(N) Michael BennettMy name is Michael Bennett and I’ve stuttered since I can remember, and I’m 57 years old! There’s been a lot said about how this condition can affect people and I truly feel for everyone who has to deal with it. But it shouldn’t be used to stop you from doing what you want to do. I used the term “deal with" instead of “suffer with" for a specific reason, because we can control the words that apply to us.

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Behind the Stutter

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Tuesday, 27 February 2018 03:33

Written by Jennifer Hart

It was a typical morning in the bustling streets of downtown Toronto. I had yet to speak to anyone outside of my home that day. With every step to work, I thought about my initial “listener” who lurked just a few blocks away: an anonymous coffee barista at Tim Hortons.  

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Stuttering and Brain Pathways

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Category: Research

Published: Tuesday, 20 February 2018 02:29

Written by Lisa Wilder

This is a review of the article: "Structural connectivity of right frontal hyperactive areas scaled with stuttering severity". from BRAIN: a journal of Neurology, 2018 issue 141, pages 191-204. (Authors listed at end of article)

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gregory vs. GREG

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Category: Personal Stories

Published: Sunday, 18 March 2018 12:20

Written by Greg O'Grady

Greg over the years

My name is Greg O'Grady and I am a person who stutters. I can also introduce myself as a husband, step father, step grandfather, brother, uncle and a manager, etc..

In 2017 I retired after a 35-year career in management with the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Homes and Services. Retirement affords me with Time and Opportunity – Time to reflect, to travel, to rejuvenate, to resume neglected interests and hobbies and to move forward to the next Chapter of life: the Second Act. 

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Learning Curves

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Thursday, 22 February 2018 02:42

Written by Richard Lutman

Hitting rock bottom can be one of the most beautiful and life altering things we will ever endure. Throughout our lives, we can hit rock bottom a number of times in many different ways. For each of us, this will look very different. 

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From Victoria to.... Victoria!

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Category: Personal Stories

Published: Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:31

Written by Peter Brophy

Victoria, BC seems to be a drawcard for many people, not only from within Canada but other parts of the world as well. Like many Australians that now call Victoria, BC home, it was a long journey to get here but not as long as the journey my speech has taken me on and continues to do so.

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