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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 […]
कुछ रिश्ते केवल समय के साथ पुराने नहीं होते, बल्कि समय के साथ और गहरे होते जाते हैं।मेरे और The Indian Stammering Association (TISA) के बीच का रिश्ता भी ऐसा ही है। आज TISA से जुड़े हुए मुझे 16 वर्ष पूरे हो गए हैं। पीछे मुड़कर देखता हूँ तो लगता है कि इन 16 वर्षों […]
Ears plugged with headphones, Sekharan was glued to his laptop screen, one eye gazing at the minute hand of the clock that was racing toward 12. At the stroke of 9, Seema would call him out for being late for dinner. This was now a ritual for Sekharan—attending the TISA lounge meeting twice every week. […]
It was a beautiful cloudy ⛅ Sunday morning. And cubbon park 🌲🌳🌴 was absolutely beaming in bright 🔆✨ green 🟢!!!! Today, we had a *new member* of bangalore shg, *Somya*, joining us. He is from orissa. And moved to bangalore a few months back. We began with a few physical exercises.And then sat for a […]
A Stammer May Interrupt Words, But It Can Never Silence a Determined Voice.” My Journey at the Regional Workshop 2026Simdega, Jharkhand | 26th–28th June 2026 By Swapan Biswas, West Bengal There are certain journeys in life that leave an indelible mark on our hearts—not because of the distance travelled, but because of the transformation they […]
Together for Mental Wellness Building a Community of Hope, Support, and Emotional Well-Being In today’s fast-paced world, stress, anxiety, depression, overthinking, loneliness, and other mental health challenges have become an unavoidable part of everyday life. At TISA – Together for Mental Wellness, we believe that mental well-being is just as important as physical health, and […]
On the occasion of Guru Purnima, I find myself reflecting upon a lesson that has transformed not only the way I speak, but also the way I look at my mind and my life. Over the years, I have met many people who taught me about speech therapy and techniques to manage stammering. But then […]
The Three Tendencies of Human Behaviour: Fight, Flight and Freeze Human beings, like animals, generally respond to challenging situations in three ways: Fight, Flight, or Freeze. While some animals are more commonly associated with one response—such as strong animals with fight, birds and fast-moving animals with flight, and reptiles with freeze—humans can experience all three. […]
There are certain journeys in life that leave an indelible mark on our hearts—not because of the distance travelled, but because of the transformation they bring within us. My visit to Simdega, Jharkhand, to attend the Regional Workshop 2026 organised by The Indian Stammering Association (TISA) was one such unforgettable experience. As a participant from […]
Today’s shg summary: From left to right: Shweta, vidya, likit, christo, tapan, arjun, santosh, saidur, nitish, muazzam, Aditya and vaibhav. Sharat had just left before the photograph was taken. And our very own Amandeep is behind the camera 📷!!! Well, today it was wonderful to have shweta with us. She is a seasoned pro at […]
Date: 17.05.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Scotland. Participants from L to R: Tapan, Vaibhav, Vidya, Christo, Akshay, Sharad, Arjun & Amandeep (The Secret Cinematographer) Well, we all met at the Primeval Lalbagh in Scotland on a bright Sunday morning! The Water Polo team of 7 players and one Goal Judge was […]
Date: 10.05.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh Botanical Garden Participants from L to R: Vidya, Christo, Arjun, Akshay, Anant, Nitesh, Tapan, Vaibhav, Rehman, Sharat (left early) & Amandeep (the cameraman) We all met at the beautiful Lalbagh on a bright Sunday morning. The hut area was crowded, so we moved to another […]
News report! Sunday shg meeting review: In the photo: From left to right. Sitting behind- Godhuli, Sitting front- Vidya, Centre- Nitesh, Vaibhav, Sitting behind- Tapan Sitting front- Arjun With our favorite cameraman 📷 Amandeep Well, today, we all initially met at lalbag. It was a gorgeous Sunday morning, with the sun blazing down in all […]
The SHG meeting called without any agenda and first prerequisite is wearing full pants. Host Arjun kept it a secret and asked us to gather at lalbagh. So, around 9.00 am when we all gather at Lalbagh, Arjun split the bean one by one says first time in the SHG meeting history we won’t talk. […]
Case Study: “Ravi’s Turning Point” Part 1. Ravi, a 24-year-old graduate, had struggled with Stuttering since childhood. In school he managed, but in college and job interviews his speech blocks became more noticeable. After a few failed interviews, he began avoiding conversations, stopped meeting friends, and refused to answer phone calls. He would often say, […]
Date 26.04.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Cubbon Park. Participants from L to R: Akshay, Vivek, Nitesh, Likhith, Arjun, Praneet, Tapan, Vaibhav, Vidya, Amruta, Amandeep (📸👨🦱) It was an IPL team of 11 members who won the cubbon park. This week everyone sat on the green grass on the other side of big hut feeling […]
I attended the Tisa Communication Workshop arranged by Banglore SHG on 14 & 15 March 2026. Attending an communication workshop equals to 50 shg meetings. The learning about self, who am I, the acceptance. Activities such as meditation, remembering childhood memories, were wholesome. Life flows like a river and so does our speech, be a […]
Participants from L to R: Godhuli, Vidya, Praneeth, Anirudh, Cristo, Nitesh, Vaibhav, Tapan, Likhith, Vikash, Ramakrishna, Sharath and Akshay and Amandeep (pic shy boy). The addiction of attending a SHG meeting is really catch hold of me. I had some other activities in the afternoon to attend but could not resist my self to attend […]
Date 12.04.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh botanical Garden. Participants from L to R: Godhuli, Vidya, Praneet, Aniruddha, Cristo, Nitesh, Vaibhav, Tapan, Likhith, Vikash, Ramakrishna, Sharad, Akshay, Amandeep (The Cameraman). Once again it was a full house with 14 members which made the big hut looking small. The Speciality about big hut […]
Summary of yesterday’s bangalore shg meet up: From right to left: Rafiq, Vidya, Sai ram, Vaibhav, Rizabul, Arjun, Akshay and Christo, with Amandeep in the far background. This Sunday shg began with a beautiful breakfast at Upahar darshini in jaynagar 9th block. The thought of having a nice sumptuous Sunday morning breakfast was the stimulus […]