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Education

How recruiters help candidates with stuttering

How recruitment can become fairer and more practical for candidates who stutter.

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SHB Techniques

Pushing out our comfort zone! What does this even mean?

A practical reflection on discomfort, avoidance, and building confidence by doing the thing.

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Education

I'm a speech-language therapy student and I stutter

A perspective from inside speech-language therapy and lived experience.

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Dating

Singles Awareness Day

A personal reflection on dating, self-worth, and communication.

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SHB Techniques

Why you should cancel words you struggle on

A technique-focused post about meeting difficult words instead of running from them.

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Personal Stories

Stuttering. Hi, I'm Ashy...

A personal story about stuttering, identity, and speaking honestly about lived experience.

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Personal Stories

Stuttering is not a cookie-cutter issue

Why different people who stutter can have completely different triggers, pressures, and paths forward.

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Education

Education does not support people who stutter enough

A teacher perspective on what education systems miss and what support could look like.

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Personal Stories

Leaping without looking

An encouragement to take action before confidence feels fully ready.

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Personal Stories

Mr No Holding Back shares his journey

A founder story about confidence, communication, and why Stop Holding Back exists.

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SHB Techniques

Owning your stutter

Owning stuttering as part of the process instead of hiding it from the world.

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Personal Stories

Perseverance despite failure

Why failed attempts are part of building a more confident speaking life.

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Personal Stories

Discovering Stop Holding Back

A reflection on finding SHB and discovering a community built for real-world support.

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Personal Stories

Following your dreams

An early SHB story about ambition, confidence, and not shrinking your life around stuttering.

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Personal Stories

How I overcame my stutter

A story of persistence, practice, and changing the relationship with speech.

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Personal Stories

Ruban Pillai: The journey to freedom

Ruban's story of speaking, public confidence, and finding freedom in communication.

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Personal Stories

Craig Yates: my journey to effective communication

A personal account of stammering and the path toward more effective communication.

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