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Category: Personal Stories
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Published: Saturday, 12 March 2016 17:46
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Written by Stephen Goedhart
I have been a person who stutters my whole life. Many people who know me will probably be surprised to learn about this. This is because I use my speech targets when I speak and come across as speaking fluently.
I have gone through a few stages in my life. At first I was covert about my stuttering and would change words and avoid people. In the next stage I received therapy, joined a speech group and focused on applying my targets and learned to deal with my speech in different situations. Now, I have accepted myself and wish to help those who are in need of support.
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Category: Personal Stories
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Published: Saturday, 05 March 2016 02:12
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Written by Mary Wood
Mary Wood, Toronto 1995
When I think back on my 23 years involved with the the Canadian Stuttering Association, the words that come to mind are Support, Laughter, Love, and a large amount of acceptance for whoever I was and whatever I was experiencing. Accepting myself as a person who stutters sure has taken me down a lot of roads that I had no idea were even there.
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Published: Wednesday, 07 October 2015 13:53
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Written by Richard Lutman
Richard with his two daughters
Let's face it, a lot of life boils down to numbers. For each of us those numbers are unique. For me those numbers are 2, 300, 27, 60, 12 & 1. I'll touch on each of these numbers and the significance they hold for me. Being a person that stutters, I can say one of my most significant motivators has been when I've been told "you won't". You won't amount to much, you won't overcome your stutter you won't live a productive life.
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Category: Personal Stories
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Published: Saturday, 12 March 2016 07:52
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Written by Nathan Roscoe
My name is Nathan Roscoe and I stutter. From my time as a teenager, through university and well into my career, stuttering has always had an impact on my life and I am happy to share my experiences.
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Published: Monday, 19 October 2015 11:42
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Written by Daniele Rossi, interviewer
Oliver Long, at a Demosthenes Club gathering
We continue our series of Q and A posts featuring CSA conference attendees. On this post, we meet Oliver Long, who has lived all over the world while facing discrimination due to having a severe stutter.
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Published: Sunday, 20 September 2015 23:02
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Written by Daniele Rossi, interviewer
Sally Petersen, right,
with friend Annie Bradbury
In anticipation of our upcoming conference on October 24, we continue with Daniele Rossi's interviews with people who have attended conferences in the past. He travels south of the border once again and chats with Sally Peterson who has attended many conferences over the years, including in Canada.
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