Change takes considerable time and effort. Changing something like old stuttering behaviors takes considerable effort. You will need to put up with the discomfort, uncertainty, and hard work on a daily basis. Until such time that you have developed and grown into the person, you want to become.
The Bill Bottle Award was created in memory of Martin. You are probably thinking why call the award ‘Bill Bottle’? Read on to find out.
We are coming together to solve one common issue, a stutter, and it’s the community connection, the understanding you get meeting up with other people who are going through exactly the same thing as you.
McGuire Programme Ireland received a lovely email from a person who was approached by one of our members on Shop Street in Galway, Ireland.
I was challenged with a stutter, and there were days introducing myself and saying something as simple as my name was such a real-life struggle. And growing up with a stutter, I found it quite hard to communicate with people in general.
WE CAN BE BETTER SPEAKERS EVEN WHEN WE STUTTER! Many of our members had a renewed energy and outlook in their everyday speaking challenges and can now face them with their heads held high and proud that they are working hard to overcome stuttering.
Brendan Comport, one of the first students on The McGuire Program for People Who Stutter remembers when the penny dropped 20 years ago and he could see a way to be free of stuttering.
McGuire Programme UK Region Updates for October + November 2022 – All the best bits from an intensive course scaled down into one day, so you can get the best out of this opportunity to improve, help your speech and help others.
Two of the support group’s members, Matthew Richardson and Abbie Thompson sat down with We Are Middlesbrough to explain how the programme has transformed their lives and hundreds of others from around the globe.
I had well and truly broken free of the shackles of stammering. With the introduction of a new breathing technique and a traditional psychological approach, the McGuire Programme helped me understand the reasons why I stammered and showed me ways of overcoming it.
One of the best ways to stay on top of your new habits is to create a better lifestyle for yourself. This can be done by setting goals and making changes every day. By taking on more challenging tasks and seeking out experiences, you can improve your quality of life. This applies to overcoming stuttering too, by learning new strategies and executing them in the real world.
Quotes from parents of children who stutter under the age of 18
