Interviewing Activity @ Ghatkopar (Mumbai) SHG

At the beginning of the SHG, some students from G N Khalsa College interviewed all of us for a project on stammering. They will be making a video and will share it with us.  We started the meeting with: Rounds of Introduction (15 mins)  Say your name Then say your name with the following:  Few slow bounces […]

DELHI SHG Meeting Report | Acceptance After Freedom*

Last Sunday SHG meeting was held in Jantar Mantar. Meeting start at 11:00 AM. Members are  Vishal(Host) , Dinesh(Host), Rahul, Jagriti, Anshul, Rahim, Pawan, Rajat, Ravi jaga, Shilender, Nitin, Raman, Gaurav, Prajwal, Arunesh and Jitender . Meeting was based on threefold way-choose the gear, work hard & observe yourself(self-evaluation). Meeting had 6 activities:- 1. WORK […]

School Chale Hum…

“Kaka yaha paas me koi school hai kya? (Is there a school nearby?)”, I asked to the Dhabewala as I took the last bite from my plate of Chole-Poori. We (Me and Vishal) were trapped in heavy rain for more than an hour when we went to the Nehrunagar to print visiting cards and handouts […]

SHG Report 21st August Bangalore

Today’s meeting was divided into four parts : From Left to Right: Anupam, Subroto, Sudhanshu ,Shobit,Mohit Sinha,Rajkumar,Bharath,Naman,Mohit Jaiswal,Amarnath, Pramod , Jonali , Akash, Shiva , Rahul Prepared Speeches ——————– JOnali, Akash , Rahul gave speeches.Its was 10th Speech of Jonali . It was a great speech about Meditation and Self help. Rahul’s Speech was an […]

Banglore SHG 14 August 2016

Sometimes we look for something and we get something better, last Shg was quite similar . There were seven Pws present. Form Left to Right: Sudhanshu, Subroto, Bharat, Shiva, Anupam and Pramod. The lady is Jonali. Prepared Speeches ——————- Jonali gave a prepared speech.  She has improved tremendously . We all congratulate her and wish […]

Delhi SHG meeting at Jantar Mantar on 21st August

दिनांक २१ अगस्त २०१६ जगह : जंतर मंतर ( पास का मेट्रो – राजीव चौक – गेट नंबर ६ ) समय : ११ बजे से २ बजे तक मीटिंग को चलाने वाला – विशाल और दिनेश हमे आपसे क्या चाहिए – थोड़ा सा धैर्य और चेहरे पे मुस्कान मीटिंग तीन तरह से होगी क्योंकि इस बार मीटिंग का पैमाना […]

Opening on the very first day in college…

Hey everyone yesterday was my mba college orientatiton program. So apna ek experience share kra tha so I was feeling very nervous ki bs introduction na ho plz plz but hua vhi. Around 80 90 people were there in the classroom including 4 teachers and only i was the one who stammers or ek baat […]

Delhi SHG Meeting on 14th Aug

Hello Every one I am Shailender Delhi SHG meeting was held in One Internet (Connaught Place). This is the special meeting as this time first time we organize combined activity with two SHG’s Hyderabad SHG’s and Pune SHG’s. In which our all members talk to Pune SHG’s and Hyderabad SHG’s members to practice of calling. […]

Role plays

Role plays can be lot of fun and they are a very HOLISTIC approach to learning communication, whether you stammer or not.. Role plays come nearest to natural demands of communication- unlike “slow reading” or “presentations”. They dont require always script- just a situation. In the above role play, Dehradun SHG was given a situation: […]

Stock taking: How does SHG help?

For many new comers, it is difficult to believe that a group of pws – with no therapist – can help a pws. How? It is good to ask these questions and try and get to the bottom. The secret is: SHG creates an atmosphere where certain attitudinal changes can happen. “Can happen” – yes […]

What works and What doesn’t

Trying to not stammer almost always never works. That’s because it involves using force and pressure on ourselves. Thus the exact opposite what is needed. When we choose to approach our stammering with compassion, non-judgement and experimentation, we give ourselves a chance to really understand how we and our stammering works. Try it . It […]

Stuttering wisdom

I have read a little bit of philosophy. It is helpful. It offers useful ways of looking at life and our place in it. Buddha is supposed to have been quiet on the matter of God. He neither affirmed the idea nor debated it. He seems to have side-stepped many such questions and gone straight […]

Delhi SHG Meeting on 7th Aug

Written by our most regular SHG member: Anshul Saini Delhi SHG meeting was held in Natya Ballet Centre. This meeting was hosted by our most confident PWS Mr. Sunoy who was totally prepared for meeting. Rahul Yadav was Co-host and Vikas Ranga was General Evaluator of this meeting. Meeting attended by 9 PWS whose names […]

हकलाहट बनाम विकलांगता (Stammering V/s Disability)

हकलाहट से संघर्ष के दौरान अक्सर मैं सोचता और कहता था- मेरी हकलाहट से विकलांगता की तरह है। मुझे भी विकलांगों की तरह तमाम परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ता है। कई लोगों ने सुझाव दिया- तुम विकलांगता का सर्टिफिकेट क्यों नहीं बनवा लेते? तुमने अभी तक विलांगता का प्रमाण पत्र बनवाया या नहीं? इस तरह […]