You are so much more than your stutter

Episode #197: There’s a whole lot more to us than our stutter! This is the message, Anita Blom, former Stutter Social host, gives in this episode. Continuing my Stutter Social interview series, Anita shares her stuttering survival and resilience tips which includes, talking about your stutter, meeting other stutterers, not comparing yourself to others, and everything is a life lesson.

The poem mentioned on this episode:

Other people are always doing better
by Peter Curman

Other people live strong and proficient lives
Other people succeed in their marriage
Other people are always successful
Other people have strong contact with reality
Other people can always solve their problems
Other people are always doing better

Nobody has such problems as I have
Nobody is as useless as I am
Nobody messes up it’s life as I do
Nobody fails as often as I do
Nobody is as hopeless as I am

To me you’re one of the others
To you I’m one of the others
Let’s see into each others eyes

Links mentioned on this episode:

• Don’t worry about never dating or getting married
• International Stuttering Association
• Joint Conference of the NSA/ISA World Congress 2016
• Iceberg Analogy of Stuttering

The Stutter Social Host Interview Series

• Part 1 – The phone, dating, jobs, small talk
• Part 2 – Show your stutter who’s boss
• Part 3 – Give yourself permission not to be perfect every day
• Part 4 – Focusing on the positive stuttering experiences
• Part 5 – Don’t beat yourself up if you have a stuttery day
• Part 6 – Life Isn’t Perfect. Be the best person you can be.

More stuttering survival tips in the Stuttering is Cool book!

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Details at stutteringiscool.com/book.

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