Speaking Out Loud: A Poem on Stuttering
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- Category: Personal Commentary
- Published: Thursday, 30 March 2017 01:24
- Written by Kim Block
Speaking out Loud?
Are you kidding?
Saying my words
To be heard?
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(s)he's a keeper
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- Published: Sunday, 19 February 2017 21:52
- Written by Danielle Moed
The world of dating is complicated and having a stutter can make it seem almost impossible.
Now, it might seem strange, but your stutter can actually be a very useful tool in the dating world!
The Pesky Teenage Years
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- Category: Personal Stories
- Published: Wednesday, 25 January 2017 02:41
- Written by Chris Chiarelli
Ask anyone and they’ll likely tell you that being thirteen is an incredibly difficult time. There is so much going on at that point in a kid's life. We are growing at a pace that's impossibly fast. The girls seem to be WAY ahead of the boys. Us boys are standing on the opposite side of the dance floor, teetering between growing tall and getting mustaches and not being able to talk without our voices cracking. Needless to say, things are a little socially awkward at this point in our lives.
Surviving a job search when you stutter
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- Category: Personal Commentary
- Published: Thursday, 09 March 2017 03:14
- Written by Daniele Rossi
The job search process is harrowing enough. And we’re the lucky ones who get the added challenge of stuttering during a job interview! Stuttering is a challenge only because more awareness is still needed.
Remembering BCAPS
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- Category: Personal Commentary
- Published: Sunday, 19 February 2017 19:52
- Written by Lisa Wilder
Young people at the 2011 Camp session
Last year the long running British Columbia Association of People who Stutter closed its doors, ending more than two decades of support and inspiration for people who stutter across the province (and beyond!). British Columbia still has help for people who stutter. Yet the immense contribution of BCAPS, started almost twenty-five years ago, is not forgotten.
Start Off 2017 with a Gratitude List
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- Category: Personal Commentary
- Published: Thursday, 15 December 2016 14:14
- Written by Danielle Moed
As another year comes to a close (how time flies!), many of us may be starting to think about our new year resolutions. Maybe your new year's resolution is to travel more, maybe it's to learn a new hobby or maybe it's something completely different.