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For Olga, the Youth Exchange changed the way she sees stuttering. Here is why.

Michaelle's first Youth Exchange surprised her. Read about it in this blog.

Iphigénie writes in this blog how she experienced her first Youth Exchange.

In this blog Eri describes how she experienced her first Youth Exchange.

A short blog about Patrik's experience in hosting a Stamily Café.

For most of my life, I didn’t have a name for the way I spoke; all I knew were the silence that followed when I tried to and the strange looks that came after. I remember the last time I tried to find a name for it. After seven intense days of voice analysis with my second speech therapist, she told me she can’t help me anymore and that I should just keep doing her exercises and hope for the best. Then she wrote me a three-line diagnosis on an A4 sheet. I went home and cried.

Report on the Budapest Stamily Weekend 2025 by the organizers.

In August 2025, I joined a Self-Help meeting with APBS in Dakar, Senegal, and was moved by the courage and warmth of the community. Writing in my blog, I share the challenges of stuttering there and my excitement about future collaborations with Stamily.

This is a story about stepping into the unknown and finding connection, courage and a sense of home far from what is known.

Job interviews can be challenging — especially if you stutter. In March, I joined the 50 Million Voices Job Interview Training, a safe and supportive space to practise with senior managers worldwide. Registration is open again — here is what it was like and why I highly recommend it.

I knew the Youth Exchange was going to be a life changing experience, but I had my doubts. I was not skeptical about the Youth Exchange being a life changing experience for many participants, but I was skeptical about it being a life changing experience for me. I just couldn’t imagine it changing me this drastically.

First time taking part in an international youth exchange — exciting, inspiring, and unforgettable!

For most of his life, Steven de Jong (43) was judged for his speech disability. The result: shame, social anxiety, and missed opportunities. Until he discovered the stuttering emancipation movement. ‘For the first time, I feel free to express myself as I am.’

Josh Wright is passionate about the work he does with Evenbreak, a global job platform run for and by people with disabilities.

What do you think of a disability film festival that rejects a film about the lived experience of stuttering on the grounds that stuttering is not a disability?

Hanan on writing 'Stuttering - from Shame and Anxiety to Confident Authenticity'.

Report of the 2024 in-person meetup in Prague

Let’s explore a new framework (the PTMF) for psychology and its relevance to the mental distress of stuttering.

Felicia wrote a short blog about the Stamily Café in Eindhoven, NL.

Many PWS can’t overcome stuttering despite therapy and are often discriminated in the workplace. It is time to enforce the Right to Stutter.