"Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story is an intimate journey into the lives of seven people who stutter as they travel from places of fear and isolation to places of courage, strength and freedom of speech. The inspiring message sent by the brave individuals featured in this film is that it is never too late to triumph over the challenge of stuttering."

My biggest fear being a young person who stutters was that this thing, this way that I spoke would not allow me to achieve my dreams or follow my dreams.

... the first day of school, the teacher always asks everybody go around the room, I want you to say your name ..... oh my gosh I am next .... finally it was my turn I couldn't get any words out, I felt like an Idiot, oh my gosh they think I forgot my name, that's what they think, they think I forgot my name, of course I didn't forget my name, its just right here its coming up it get stuck in my throat .

... and I didn't know what to do as my turn came I dropped a pencil under the desk and I reached down and I jabbed the lead of the pencil with all of my might into the palm of my hand and I had to be taken to the hospital and it was incredibly painful. But the pain didn't bother me one bit, because the anticipated pain of humiliation of ridicule was much worse than the physical pain.

When we went to restaurants I would sometimes go and hide in the bathroom until I thought the waiter came and my mom ordered for me, so I wouldn't have to talk to the waiter.

You know you go to McD's and you want to order a 'cheese burger', for some reason that day you can't say 'cheese' to save the world. You order whatever is easy to say, man wow. You just like kicking yourself, you kicking yourself. Because on the outside you didn't hear me stutter, ok, so I won that whatever battle, ok, I got that one. But when I get home their is a much bigger battle and that is self respect.

Often the darkest time is the moment of turn around - I can no longer go on like this.

One thing about stutters we are just like you .... we just can't speak fast enough, it takes a little bit more time to get our words out.

Out of the thousand of characteristics that make you who you are, stuttering is only one.

Stuttering is a gift and I truly believe that, it took me along time to believe that, the gift of living with integrity and with strength and with courage, no matter what the world throws at you.