The second meeting of the year and it was even better than the first as we had a full room of people. A full room of interesting topics we touched upon.
Interesting Topic #1: Have you ever been teased for your stammer? Yes, yes and yes. How do we deal with this? Educating, educating, educating! Let’s redirect the discomforting energy that comes with being made “fun of” and educate those who may be ignorant to what stuttering is.
Interesting Topic #2: Let’s revisit the word stammer. It’s the English version of the word stutter. We spoke about being able to not stutter by using a different accent, acting or singing. It’s worked for plenty of celebrities such as Emily Blunt (actress), Ed Sheeran (singer), Drew Lynch (comedian) and other stars who you may not know who stutter.
Interesting Topic #3: It’s exciting to know that stuttering doesn’t stop us from following our dreams. We have the greatest opportunity to chase our dreams with the support of others at the 36th ANNUAL NSA CONFERENCE. Attending the conference is one of those things where there’s no turning back —you’ll go every year no matter where it’s held because the amount of comfort and acceptance is a feeling we can all benefit from.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of to have a stutter.” —Emily Blunt