Meet Pamela Mertz. 

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Bio

Pamela Mertz hid her stuttering for close to 30 years. People closest to her did not know she stuttered because she hid it so well. "Avoidance" was her preferred way of hiding. For years, Pam intentionally chose to not speak up, get involved and let her “Real Pam” out. Then, in 2006 she was fired from a 20+ year job due to stuttering. That was her "rock bottom" moment, and she decided to reclaim herself, her voice, and her true identity as a person who stutters. She finally embraced her stuttering self and no longer engages in the exhausting practice of trying to hide. Pam’s open authenticity has had a reciprocal result: when she openly stutters, she invites others to be open about their “thing” and deeper conversations happen and strong relationships are built. Pam has facilitated many workshops on covert stuttering and women who stutter, locally and around the world.

Pamela Mertz is a person who stutters and is actively involved in the global stuttering community.

She holds numerous positions of leadership including:

• Board of Directors, National Stuttering Association

• Country leader, 50 Million Voices (international employment advocacy group)

• Blogger, https://stutterrockstar.com

• Podcaster, “Women Who Stutter: Our Stories.”

• Past: Board, International Stuttering Association

• Host, "Stutter Social" (for close to six years)