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Try diaphragmatic breathing before speaking. Breathe through your stomach, not your chest (shallow breathing), and on the exhale begin speaking. It will sound robotic at first but with practice, ...

It taught me how to 100% relax from head to toe. The BEST part is that I could actually speak stutter free and focus on that as my goal. Stuttering keeps my body tense 24/7 but with hypnosis, I le...

I know how you feel :C I'm getting speech therapy rn so I could share some tips: If you feel like stuttering the next word, let out some air. For example if you know you can't the say the word "fish",...

I’ve been focusing on breathing (from the diaphragm) and SLOWING DOWN. Try to consciously make an effort to slow down your speech. And in general, I try to keep my anxiety levels down, whether it’s yo...

I loved hypnosis because it taught me to use diaphragmatic breathing and relaxation techniques. I've also had speech therapy for 20 years and I've come from ZERO fluency to 90% fluency. ...

Thank you for that. I’ve seen a little about new breathing techniques for stutterers, but don’t know where to truly begin. Any suggestions? ...

If you stutter when you are by yourself, it means your stuttering is caused by improper breathing that became a habit. Make a conscious effort to take a deep breath before speaking, and make that into...

After long days of talking talking talking I am physically and mentally exhausted. I turn to yoga to feel more connected with my mind and body to have that physical movement recharge me...

>taking into account the entire body as opposed to fragmenting things I can agree with that. :) I think it's important for us to have the right models of understanding for ourselves, now that we'r...

My stutter hasn’t completely gone away, but it’s lessened significantly. All of the above listed things helped calm me down in normal situations and uncomfortable ones, and being calm is a very signif...

I definitely agree! You might enjoy Ellen-Marie Silverman’s “Mindfulness and Stuttering” book. It’s available on Amazon. ...

That’s great, it sounds like you’re caring for yourself already. And what lead me down the rabbit hole of mindfulness and awareness was stand up comedy, Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael, Eckhart Tolle’s The Pow...

Thanks for the link, it’s a whole textbook! And I see what you mean, it’s an interesting point and I agree with all the variances within variances and differences individually. I guess I was getting ...

I totally agree here. I have begun to work on my mind and body via gym and diet as well as therapy but I definitely think implementing more self care in my routine could help me. What techniques re...

DAE think the mind-body relationship is the most important aspect of your life in dealing with your impediment?

DAE think the mind-body relationship is the most important aspect of your life in dealing with your impediment? Hello there, I’m a stutterer since I can remember, and something tells me it’s from 1. ...

Here’s a link to the Ted talk I referenced above. Then I just googled “diaphragmatic breathing” or “how to breath from your diaphragm” and there is a TON out there. It’s very easy, just have to get in...

I just nailed a phone interview!! Been using diaphragmatic breathing and it has helped a lot

I just nailed a phone interview!! Been using diaphragmatic breathing and it has helped a lot I’ve had a phone interview (for a position I really want) scheduled since last week, so I’ve had a lot of t...

Because you say you are breathless during conversing and stuttering, you may want to try diaphragmatic breathing. I know this may not be an end all be all “fix” but it has helped me a lot! Google diap...

That is true. But it's also true the vast majority of speech therapists don't know shit about stuttering. Because depending in the graduate program, you may get one lecture on "fluency" and that's it....

I don't think people realise that "stuttering" comes in many forms and the nature of it varies. Sometimes it's a physiological imbalance that causes it, sometimes it's a cognitive issue (like in my ca...