Try something different – ‘Empathy instead of sympathy’: Support group helping people with a stutter find their voice.
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.
Is stammering the same in any language? … Yes it is, and so is the solution.
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.
New Habits to go beyond stuttering: How to stick with them for the long haul.
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.
How to involve parents in their child’s journey beyond stuttering; quotes from parents of children who stutter under the age of 18
Quotes from parents of children who stutter under the age of 18
20-year old Muhammed Hassen conquers his fear of his stuttering speech impediment
The McGuire Programme is not a cure for stuttering but it teaches you techniques to help overcome stuttering. If it helped me it can help you too.
ICYMI: Truly Spectacular – Community Heroes Awards Win 2014 & helps increase awareness of stammering
Imagine having thoughts of changing your name because you simply cannot say the name you were born with.
3 Days! 1 Reason: Working hard to overcome stuttering
We returned to Cork City in Ireland to hold an In-Person course for people who stutter. We were there for one reason only: to work on overcoming our stutter.
I beat my stammer to make speeches at 4 weddings and a funeral.
WET Wet Wet star Graeme Duffin has revealed he’s given speeches at four weddings and a funeral since learning to talk without a stutter. Learn more about how I beat my stammer.
Living with a stammer was difficult: My story of overcoming a stammer
A UK McGuire member, Anthony Gray, wrote an article for the Edinburgh University newsletter to celebrate and spread the awareness of stammering for International Stuttering Awareness Day on the 22nd of October titled: 'Living with a stammer was difficult: My story of overcoming a stammer.'
2 traits to overcome stuttering and experiencing the power of the ‘group dynamic’ in Sweden!
This course reminded us of the tremendous benefits of spending 3½ days in a room with people who are all working towards the same goals. For our own benefit and for the benefit of the whole group. We used this dynamic to encourage each other to work harder, speak up more assertively and fully express ourselves.
4-Tips to overcome stuttering
During our recent McGuire Programme - Beyond Stuttering course in Las Vegas, I was approached by some hotel guests (strangers to us) in the hotel where we were doing our training who were very curious and asked what we were doing.
Challenging speaking situations for a person who stutters: An inspirational story.
For the first time in my life, I could say whenever I wanted.
Managing Director breaks away from avoiding words starting with ‘B’ after taking control of his stammer
The course has changed everything - it’s made me a much calmer and happier person, my wife says I’m much less angry now.
