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  <title>I Used to Stutter</title><author>Craig Coffee</author>
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  <sections><section id="title-and-contents" number="" first_page="1" last_page="4" heading_page="1"><title>Title and contents</title><url>https://usedtostutter.com/reader/book/editions/corrected-2026-10-04-9e1d376a993f/chapters/title-and-contents</url></section></sections>
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      <block id="p001-b001" type="h2" sha256="16f2b94299129cd6e71d5388d448775bd07533c93738efe25cbb95ba7fd984ec" xml:space="preserve">I USED TO STUTTER</block>
      <block id="p001-b002" type="p" sha256="edb90683d86121f3410724495de460efd08f7dd05ebd95560cc6ff6dfe2a5399" xml:space="preserve">How I Beat My Stutter and How I Remain Fluent</block>
      <block id="p001-b003" type="p" sha256="8c3064ec4eea12371ebd253b2d3b61fcc232ff2cd128b6533c7dc8c6517fdaab" xml:space="preserve">And you can too!</block>
      <block id="p001-b004" type="p" sha256="cae092df59a122554c6dbeb5332ccf791abcd6b03ee4cf70656a981fccb0f4e3" xml:space="preserve">Fluency is saying what you want, when you want, to who you want.</block>
      <block id="p001-b005" type="h2" sha256="8e95b66efc3528aceacd5de4e0192599071b367dcecb02dc0a650ad7538ba5cf" xml:space="preserve">Craig Coffee</block>
      <block id="p001-b006" type="p" sha256="a92f5779206d0bdfddd4bca9d1d9ab683b8434eed538a0e25703235421233fe9" xml:space="preserve">usedtostutter.com</block>
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    <page number="2" id="pdf-page-2" section_id="title-and-contents" source_text_sha256="e288c7ef1cc75779eeb1c7850ebb4d1f9ff2880874f44e786f8849bcb2fac0ad" citation_url="https://usedtostutter.com/reader/book/editions/corrected-2026-10-04-9e1d376a993f/full.html#pdf-page-2">
      <block id="p002-b001" type="h2" sha256="c86b0dd0127045154e6e7dc485aadb2b0d7a13059a2ea158a2fbc4ffcb65fcb1" xml:space="preserve">HERE&apos;S WHAT&apos;S IN IT</block>
      <block id="p002-b002" type="h2" sha256="827b350dc3d4409e15b6575388e39115bc4eb52d78429daf12a85119f36513f3" xml:space="preserve">PART 1. I&apos;VE WALKED IN YOUR SHOES</block>
      <block id="p002-b003" type="p" sha256="a13b86beee6eb396cdc88054e89883f65c407fd8e978db6ae38339377f087769" xml:space="preserve">1. MY PARENTS&apos; DRIVEWAY. I Actually Got Tough Love in the Worst Moment of My Life When All I Wanted Was a Hug</block>
      <block id="p002-b004" type="p" sha256="2dcf48759c9819754f4e8ecc8c906118cbaaaf63099149af8ba5bcab1e20371f" xml:space="preserve">p. 7</block>
      <block id="p002-b005" type="p" sha256="9464d2947aac387c78cb78f6d736c75ce98b74d6dc0ca6b475b9275c049601c0" xml:space="preserve">2. STUTTERING HELL. It&apos;s as much about the fluency help as it is about the loneliness.</block>
      <block id="p002-b006" type="p" sha256="8ca18e614f46d03c208bca537abfc1f0c95ac5ad644a11469a8e2c20a813ef8b" xml:space="preserve">p. 8</block>
      <block id="p002-b007" type="p" sha256="39c707288f331cd7742cdfa5f1eb616782797cd055b86d9d65c1a62b6c45d711" xml:space="preserve">3. ME AND YOU. I can shortcut the information, but there&apos;s no shortcuts in the amount of work required</block>
      <block id="p002-b008" type="p" sha256="50a4c502b86aa04b2c6da864ab0e85a72b33548cc2f546b7c8339ea032659796" xml:space="preserve">p. 12</block>
      <block id="p002-b009" type="h2" sha256="6adf83da3bc88fd80d7dea5976af5cb3ff81819cf07b459e378514971b111408" xml:space="preserve">PART 2. FINDING MY WAY OUT</block>
      <block id="p002-b010" type="p" sha256="a368f7a43f90a5594c3b131b3e069e01103c8095c55cdb9c18487623b4e65b04" xml:space="preserve">4. THE STUTTERING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. I spent 9 years in speech therapy</block>
      <block id="p002-b011" type="p" sha256="12df573db4d711d3cfde6f461a12100913f30998ffa3bfcde46e13838c954e8b" xml:space="preserve">p. 16</block>
      <block id="p002-b012" type="p" sha256="4ee5dc7f146c1e08ce3c56520bb39a5323e6977c0d272eedf23c5d40d43b39ce" xml:space="preserve">5. SPAIN. I had a good breakthrough temporarily.</block>
      <block id="p002-b013" type="p" sha256="0e88243d156d05bf083dc38f2a31b853bd485f6eb0375545b092115cd4ded68e" xml:space="preserve">p. 20</block>
      <block id="p002-b014" type="p" sha256="f0d547a6887256f108ee90aedcb5ca35b66cdf10fc7823b5d3e6d7d64c409ce7" xml:space="preserve">6. THE JUNGLE. I tested the results in the real world.</block>
      <block id="p002-b015" type="p" sha256="39d7bce029eb74328c90981ee5d172b08c33fe003ebf259acdcc76b86267aba8" xml:space="preserve">p. 22</block>
      <block id="p002-b016" type="p" sha256="9d233604b72a729cf839562f94dabba5591f450fe62cfa7d0d179fcea8dbd5ab" xml:space="preserve">7. WHAT I NOTICED ABOUT MY SPEECH. The thoughts and feelings I learned to work with</block>
      <block id="p002-b017" type="p" sha256="f9e4e9e5bb674c7ec5009a2b916feedc1663fcff2fa7b88fa790a3ad4aceee85" xml:space="preserve">p. 24</block>
      <block id="p002-b018" type="p" sha256="e552406e003b2cf1245269bce43d2cf3eab1ea3f8a92217fbd0384e4deb81c17" xml:space="preserve">8. I HAD TO KEEP HOPE. I had to have hope in my life</block>
      <block id="p002-b019" type="p" sha256="7093ec5b9fa8ad2d1caaee7962dbed6ac03a0a30f92e7f6df0512aacda3f5d7d" xml:space="preserve">p. 29</block>
      <block id="p002-b020" type="p" sha256="d667d9abb4c97ba5e6e511d51c1d9fc08492aa111b4f2fb90f247e6743494f2e" xml:space="preserve">9. MORE THAN MY STUTTER. I&apos;m a person who&apos;s working on my fluency</block>
      <block id="p002-b021" type="p" sha256="54b07445ae53bdc6b4548f3714836379f493a63aff7abd176ee76cb004521b23" xml:space="preserve">p. 33</block>
      <block id="p002-b022" type="h2" sha256="0ac713e35f2fac87c4d67561b8e34cdbd419d9e3284dd2d3cdbac3042cabd1be" xml:space="preserve">PART 3. THE TOOLS I STILL USE</block>
      <block id="p002-b023" type="p" sha256="fa833d03056ab203475d3a13a26808406eafee3545bd42609245741506561c52" xml:space="preserve">10. IT&apos;S TOO EARLY IN THE DAY TO HATE YOURSELF. I created a crutch out of total desperation!</block>
      <block id="p002-b024" type="p" sha256="b5b4d0c66cb24cc2f9d2ac49f6e49b2fc37a2342ec11cb18e93fd03e60d3b6c1" xml:space="preserve">p. 37</block>
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      <block id="p003-b001" type="p" sha256="6bae9afd3030703b5c8f7eef44241756fe77384d3e5b60f5ac222b2c6cee6a3e" xml:space="preserve">11. THERE AIN&apos;T NO SCRIPT. Do I have ideas of what I&apos;m going to talk about? Yes.</block>
      <block id="p003-b002" type="p" sha256="496970d745cd259abd341db3cc11913ee4b0f2bdca4c13526e17f52a2d3955c7" xml:space="preserve">p. 42</block>
      <block id="p003-b003" type="p" sha256="c104a350c73e45813b53e847e1861433f73d5e0b55a13c9283e22d5c1848b12c" xml:space="preserve">12. THE INTENTIONAL DREAM. When you create this dream, you set the feeling</block>
      <block id="p003-b004" type="p" sha256="1ddfe7f47b00a8a6b0ef21063801306770b7ad4bbb5fc2dd8a31f8aaf86d2314" xml:space="preserve">p. 44</block>
      <block id="p003-b005" type="p" sha256="906bd313803a5fccc2be8ec17b7a12adacd95c7c6630974b4ec02f79fed98c15" xml:space="preserve">13. COME IN TALLER. Confidence? It&apos;s Manufactured. It Can Be Changed. Taught.</block>
      <block id="p003-b006" type="p" sha256="702e2869d04a949ecf760f687db37820381964d426d135ff967b2c6bd4667795" xml:space="preserve">p. 49</block>
      <block id="p003-b007" type="p" sha256="afef74d0afd7489b1259fcbae0691eb03d22161d1036d5d09cb41c4174564479" xml:space="preserve">14. ENTHUSIASM IS CONTAGIOUS. I bring enthusiasm on purpose. It&apos;s for fluency.</block>
      <block id="p003-b008" type="p" sha256="eb0cc6df1c279cf177e1b901d32ce8e53295b205d4c8e415fca3e9180051b853" xml:space="preserve">p. 53</block>
      <block id="p003-b009" type="p" sha256="0a7067f994e36fd7ffac0c9193de648447e48e0e0bbdfccd4e047433c1b0ad45" xml:space="preserve">15. ARE YOU FROM AROUND HERE? Open-ended questions instead</block>
      <block id="p003-b010" type="p" sha256="f4c09a57c0a4150e3fc2400acc3e61449e2de92b16c74ba7e0e2d22bd778d117" xml:space="preserve">p. 55</block>
      <block id="p003-b011" type="p" sha256="0c77a7fdce3f55fe7cf5731c24247fc657c2cfeefeda752c1d87fe6f3a6353d9" xml:space="preserve">16. SHUT UP AND LISTEN. Watch their mouth. Hear the words. Hear their tonality.</block>
      <block id="p003-b012" type="p" sha256="12a5322b935751fdc4c465577442c9bd598e286e29c90b38ca7605affe1aa234" xml:space="preserve">p. 59</block>
      <block id="p003-b013" type="p" sha256="a1d26fa293b7ab57dec240df323f66099d26058c9522b8f615816221c43b2000" xml:space="preserve">17. NEVER PUSH THROUGH A BLOCK. It&apos;s critical to avoid unnecessary hard stuttering blocks.</block>
      <block id="p003-b014" type="p" sha256="86949a4f09db787eae887fb1d291738b3a6a3c68d2c53ed19a7adabad531cb09" xml:space="preserve">p. 62</block>
      <block id="p003-b015" type="p" sha256="7ac68a547ef8fc5c7a7666a9e3245abb1f7120b281166c79c64426e5be39b290" xml:space="preserve">18. HEAL QUICK. You got to find a way to move on</block>
      <block id="p003-b016" type="p" sha256="21549c0703a06345447ded6bcfea50ae5949495ac53f85a52352644970aa6c05" xml:space="preserve">p. 65</block>
      <block id="p003-b017" type="h2" sha256="64bf0c909662262d94808b769c0f93b2bb807fbcb1206c2fd3f8222310852c17" xml:space="preserve">PART 4. THE REAL WORLD IS UNSCRIPTED</block>
      <block id="p003-b018" type="p" sha256="84f4fc06443f59beaca4ceec5bb7a5f63e4e7f4344fb316ab46c4183fb4abff4" xml:space="preserve">19. THE ONCE-A-DAY CHALLENGE. You practice with people who are gentle</block>
      <block id="p003-b019" type="p" sha256="a146bd0f693d2248b719b56376d7adda5a195c29e469b107e13418375a5874d9" xml:space="preserve">p. 69</block>
      <block id="p003-b020" type="p" sha256="314211ba5ea1a6ba3e4050108323e2907b3176308c9c2afb4329d6299e648968" xml:space="preserve">20. STEVE. A fake name while you work on your speech, when it doesn&apos;t matter</block>
      <block id="p003-b021" type="p" sha256="3a0dc6817d5f2961522b23804d1028c945dc08866563d99013330f79ba390db9" xml:space="preserve">p. 73</block>
      <block id="p003-b022" type="p" sha256="8a49b886c70240627fd1b639c9dbb84e091fd975fc508213b4a25a36a20eb907" xml:space="preserve">21. I WILL GO FIRST. In that moment, in that very second, I was brave.</block>
      <block id="p003-b023" type="p" sha256="cf607db5fc53fd985ad98efaacfa876e717731869f7ca4c06418568076854455" xml:space="preserve">p. 76</block>
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      <block id="p004-b001" type="p" sha256="b31c0d00e417b1e11fca52a5614c5391542c0ca7ec4b836f2526a916e095b164" xml:space="preserve">22. I SHOULD HAVE LEFT. Because this is not a work thing, we can just leave.</block>
      <block id="p004-b002" type="p" sha256="de85ec76396b7cd4595b58ffe8cc21508e0a424d18eb8a55c50dca45a103bb21" xml:space="preserve">p. 82</block>
      <block id="p004-b003" type="p" sha256="f460f1d37d2f3af6b51b1d326c55a7d137fdf4d53e6249622fd2228dab7c1592" xml:space="preserve">23. JOIN THE CALLS BEFORE YOUR BOSS. The goal is to get the confidence going by speaking soon.</block>
      <block id="p004-b004" type="p" sha256="37b88018d4d12d2c000ffb3497dd68df2b6b1b0fcf9b75a60419452319c8811f" xml:space="preserve">p. 85</block>
      <block id="p004-b005" type="p" sha256="362cbf4d99efd3dbd49c50189964a7ef374c6f6e4c23e8ee62782b8631e4b135" xml:space="preserve">24. THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO YOU. I think it&apos;s okay to share with the people closest to you</block>
      <block id="p004-b006" type="p" sha256="2d2b67db4394d0ee6b1bb6aa8a25bfc8e7020453b1ceb7266544148612678299" xml:space="preserve">p. 88</block>
      <block id="p004-b007" type="p" sha256="7210b9c0ab7e4d5c11cdd34b15c87de1b6d98953f7f231bb7b0598a09314c681" xml:space="preserve">25. SAY YOUR NAME. Saying my name was the last thing I beat with my stutter</block>
      <block id="p004-b008" type="p" sha256="9dde3439cb516b5dc0442805e3a5f5dacc4f0b651f9fa498571f0eb94b7c552c" xml:space="preserve">p. 90</block>
      <block id="p004-b009" type="h2" sha256="473b98f908ce947b74c14a8b466e09f6be3246413044b94a3e6c027ee33e8808" xml:space="preserve">PART 5. I BRING IT EACH DAY</block>
      <block id="p004-b010" type="p" sha256="ae9db400407173060ef2fafce17eef8920c060356c3c23c711640673df24898e" xml:space="preserve">26. FLUENCY IS WON. I&apos;m fluent, but I still work on myself.</block>
      <block id="p004-b011" type="p" sha256="529383d88516bcc39fc2aa4fd4920738d577ae94afe5f5c4bdd5e06642090d6f" xml:space="preserve">p. 93</block>
      <block id="p004-b012" type="p" sha256="ea019bff9cc62e49e031f91c12904e6b3b84375287fec46ebef0b98ddaa39f50" xml:space="preserve">27. RAW. I&apos;ve Cried Myself to Sleep a Lot of Times</block>
      <block id="p004-b013" type="p" sha256="a316ed15c56fd2f3326edb783e68dc2b1469a7816f8b34ea1435412e01aaabcf" xml:space="preserve">p. 96</block>
      <block id="p004-b014" type="p" sha256="0554fd44a13a15a731cb0b08387c332e6edf2d130e9818bcfe8b750f5234ea60" xml:space="preserve">28. MY NAME IS CRAIG. Can I get a name for the order?</block>
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