Hi everyone! Those who I have coached or those who have read my Success Story (https://speechanxietyanonymous.org/pwss/javier-madrid-spain/) will know that I work as a real estate agent. I created my own company more or less at the same time I became a PWSS. Before that, I worked for around 6 years in an import/export company as […]
By Javier
“Prathusha’s Pandora” – “Can a man be brave if he is afraid? THAT IS THE ONLY TIME A MAN CAN BE BRAVE…..” George R.R. Martin, American novelist Do you fear? Fear of heights, fear of death, fear of being alone, fear of stutter and other types of fear ….. Everyone in this world fears something. […]
By Prathusha Ravi
In my journey to self-curing, for years I searched for the “magic pill” to stop stammering. The only thing searching for this magic pill achieved for me was disappointment. I wanted to go to a speech therapist and be told “Stuart, this is an easy issue to cure, take this pill twice a day for […]
By Stuart
“Prathusha’s Pandora” She was wonder struck by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between the misfortune (PWS) and her dreams (PWSS) was at the moment reaching the finish line. She also knew that “Every finish line is the beginning of a new race”, this time on a fluent road plausibly J Yay!! She had […]
By Prathusha Ravi
The Crutches are not difficult. What is difficult is being a Speech Cop. It took me some time to realize that I first had to stop forcing my words. I had to shut my mouth as soon as I felt tension in my face and/or realized I was trying to force my words. I desired […]
By Javier
“Time with Tasneem” – After coaching multiple PWS (People Who Stutter), I have concluded that one of the biggest challenges faced by PWS is that they believe that they will be cheating or will sound “silly” if they use the crutches. I have asked them what this means exactly. I have received the following responses: […]
By Leah Areff
“Prathusha’s Pandora” The unspoken words – She is not just a girl but a masterpiece. She doesn’t open up very often – one can see from the way she scurries away from people and creates a distance between herself and everyone around. She knows that she has better ideas and has so much to offer, […]
By Prathusha Ravi
“Time with Tasneem” – What is the fear? Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined. The best thing about fear is that it is just a feeling. A feeling we can make disappear assuming we have the right tools. As people who stutter […]
By Leah Areff
There are two kinds of people in this world. The ones who very frequently have a sore throat and the ones who don’t. I belong to the latter. Today is the 7th of March, 2020, and almost a month ago I turned 30. And in these thirty years of existence I’ve had a sore throat […]
By Javier
I was watching a video last night of the great Tony Robbins. I love Tony Robbins, he exemplifies confidence for me, and his story fascinates me, his childhood was not unlike my own childhood. I normally get so much value from watching videos from him and last night was no exception. He was discussing positive […]
By Stuart