Books and Publications
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The End of Stuttering
By R.R. Lunan, (2026). This is the way others stopped stuttering, stammering and blocking. This is the way you can stop too. Available in early 2026.
Mastering Blocking and Stuttering: A Cognitive Approach to Achieving Fluency
By Dr. Bob G.Bodenhamer, (2004). This is the original masterpiece that identified stuttering and blocking as an anxiety response. It gives practical NLP techniques to conquer stuttering. Useful in clinic or at home.
Self mastery through conscious autosuggestion
By Emile Coué, (1922). Autosuggestion is one of the best ways to beat speech anxiety. This is the original instruction from the father of autosuggestion himself. Available from many reprinters and free online.
Stuttering & Anxiety Self-Cures: What 1,000+ Stutterers Taught Me
By Lee G.Lovett (2019). This is an outstanding work and has helped many to stop stuttering. It is the magnum opus of the Lovett method. Highly recommended. Probably best to get the most recent edition as it is frequently updated.
Stop Stuttering Short Course: How To Break The Stuttering Code
By Lee G.Lovett (2022) This is a short, quick read packed with valuable advice about the Lovett method to stop stuttering.
Hypnosis without trance: How hypnosis really works
By JamesTripp (2021). A great resource for understanding hypnosis and why a trance isn't even necessary. Helps to explain many things about why we behave as we do.
Modifying Stuttering using Hypnosis
An interesting academic research paper that looks at how hypnosis was used to greatly decrease stuttering events and anxiety and strengthen the ego. Document courtesy of Dr. Oakley.
Videos
Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett’s interview on The Diary of a CEO podcast. One of the best interviews on how human beings actually create their own experience neurologically, including trauma to ongoing anxiety responses (like stuttering).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCtvAvZtJyE
Web Resources
Theta Research Institute (https://www.thetaresearch.org/) This is us. It focuses on providing the most up-to-date options for the treatment of speech anxiety, which is what we believe is the root cause of stuttering.
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Stuttering Help Resource Directory (https://stutteringhelp.co/) We developed this resource as a non-biased list of all stuttering resources. It is constantly being updated, and users can also suggest other resources to add. The aim is for it to develop into a comprehensive directory of all things related to stuttering, stammering and blocking.
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Mastering Stuttering (https://www.masteringstuttering.com/) This is Dr. Bodenhammer’s website.
Speech Anxiety Anonymous (https://speechanxietyanonymous.org/) This is a website started by Lee G. Lovett. It is a real treasure trove with lots of case studies of people who completely stopped stuttering.
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