Olga Bednarski, Author at The Indian Stammering Association

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I Was 40, but I Still Felt Like a Child

Olga Bednarski, May 2026 For a long time, I felt like a child pretending to be an adult. In my twenties and even thirties, I would watch other adults and feel like they belonged to a world I hadn’t been granted access to. They moved through life with an unspoken sense of permission. They made […]

What is Self Help?

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Since there is no medical cure and available therapy almost always ends in relapse and self-blame, it makes sense to develop problem solving skills on our own: you would surely learn to fix running repairs if you are going on a world tour, instead of carrying your mechanic with you. It is all the more useful since it is practiced in a group. You develop social and communication skills, instead of chasing fluency alone. TISA promotes four core techniques: Bouncing, Prolongation, Pausing and Voluntary stammering. In addition, we share and practice many more skills/ approaches: listening, Body language, team skills, leadership, self-assertion, peer counseling- above all being a member of a vibrant community, through fair give and take.