It's hard to feel happy when you're hiding 😐

Covert stuttering is invisible to everyone — except you. The overthinking. The word swaps. The constant pressure to sound fluent.
Learn how much you’re managing your stutter and discover what’s possible when you stop trying so hard.

FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU'RE HIDING

I know how hard and frustrating stuttering can be…

If you find yourself in mental and emotional distress due to stuttering on a daily basis, coaching services and programs are available to support you on your journey. Don't lose hope, help is on the way!

It's hard to
feel happy when
you're hiding 😐

Female with hair over eyes in frustration covert stuttering

Covert stuttering is invisible to everyone — except you. The overthinking. The word swaps. The constant pressure to sound fluent.
Learn how much you’re managing your stutter and discover what’s possible when you stop trying so hard.

FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU'RE HIDING

Are you struggling?

Are you suffering from the mental distress and emotional overwhelm that tends to be part of the stuttering experience? If so, support is available to help you stop the struggle!

I know how hard and frustrating stuttering can be…

If you find yourself in mental and emotional distress due to stuttering on a daily basis, coaching services and programs are available to support you on your journey. Don't lose hope, help is on the way!

Your first step
starts here

To change your experience with stuttering, a critical step is knowing yourself and your relationship to it. Begin by taking this 10-question quiz that's fun and easy to discover your type of stutter personality.

Support for mental and emotional distress

How to be a happy stutterer

1 HOUR

Confidence Booster Coaching Session

Fast support targeted to help you get back to confidence and fluency in an anxiety-ridden speaking situation.

3 SESSIONS

Speak in the Spotlight Coaching Package

Focused sessions to help you feel relaxed and confident in the most pivotal speaking moments of your life.

The Happy Stutterer What is Speech Coaching

12 SESSIONS

Find Your Flow to Fluency Program

Intensive support over 3 - 6 months of Zoom calls and worksheets to help you control the factors behind stuttering.

The struggle no one sees — but you live with every day

You may look like you have it together on the outside. But inside, it’s a constant mental game:

  • Rehearsing every word before you speak
  • Avoiding phone calls, introductions, or certain people
  • Swapping out words so fast, you're not sure it sounds professional
  • Saying less than you mean in meetings or with loved ones
  • Feeling disconnected from yourself — and others

Some covert stutterers will only speak if they’re sure they won’t stutter. Others master “fake fluency,” sounding fine on the surface — while suffering emotionally, mentally, and physically from the pressure of always managing and controlling how they come across.

The struggle no one sees — but you live with every day

You may look like you have it together on the outside. But inside, it’s a constant mental game:

  • Rehearsing every word before you speak
  • Avoiding phone calls, introductions, or certain people
  • Swapping out words so fast, you're not sure it sounds professional
  • Saying less than you mean in meetings or with loved ones
  • Feeling disconnected from yourself — and others

Some covert stutterers will only speak if they’re sure they won’t stutter.

Others master “fake fluency,” sounding fine on the surface — while suffering emotionally, mentally, and physically from the pressure of always managing and controlling how they come across.

Whether you're hiding your stutter, over-managing, or simply trying to survive every conversation…it's exhausting.

Whether you're hiding, over-managing, or simply trying to survive every conversationit's exhausting.

You're probably thinking, “I’ve tried everything. Nothing worked.”

If you’ve every felt jealousy when hearing others “overcame” their stutter — or if you’ve stopped believing that any of this can change — that’s OK.

You're not wrong for feeling skeptical, defeated, or mistrustful.

You’ve been coping the best way you know how. You’ve been fighting this battle quietly for years. Of course you’re tired.

But the solution isn't about chasing fluency or forcing yourself to be positive. You don’t need perfect fluency to feel free.

You just need the safety to speak and the right support when you're feeling frustrated or lacking motivation.

Imagine a life where you don’t have to…hide your stutter, overthink your words, or brace yourself every time you speak.

You're probably thinking, “I’ve tried everything. Nothing worked.”

If you’ve every felt jealousy when hearing others “overcame” their stutter — or if you’ve stopped believing that any of this can change — that’s OK.

You're not wrong for feeling skeptical, defeated, or mistrustful.

You’ve been coping the best way you know how. You’ve been fighting this battle quietly for years. Of course you’re tired.

But the solution isn't about chasing fluency or forcing yourself to be positive. You don’t need perfect fluency to feel free.

You just need the safety to speak and the right support when you're feeling frustrated or lacking motivation.

Imagine a life where you don’t have to…hide your stutter, overthink your words, or brace yourself every time you speak.

1:1 Coaching is for adults who want more support

Tired of trying to navigate stuttering all on your own? Now you don't have to.

1-Hour Session for Boost of Confidence

Fast coaching support targeted to helping you get back your speaking confidence in high-anxiety situations.

3-Session Package for Public Speaking

Focused sessions to guide you feeling relaxed and confident in the most pivotal speaking moments of your life.

The Happy Stutterer What is Speech Coaching

12-Week Program for Transformation

Intensive 3 - 6 months of coaching support and self-guided worksheets to unleash the fluency already within you.

1:1 Coaching is for adults who want more support

Tired of trying to navigate stuttering all on your own? Now you don't have to.

1-Hour Session

Fast coaching support targeted to helping you get back your speaking confidence in high-anxiety situations.

3-Session Package

Focused sessions to guide you feeling relaxed and confident in the most pivotal speaking moments of your life.

The Happy Stutterer What is Speech Coaching

12-Week Program

Intensive 3 - 6 months of coaching support and self-guided worksheets to unleash the fluency already within you.

What happens when you stop hiding and managing stuttering…

What happens when you stop hiding and managing stuttering…

Before

  • You dodge hard conversations
  • You obsess over every word in meetings
  • You avoid dating or phone calls
  • You beat yourself up after blocks
  • You feel like no one really knows you

After

  • You say what's on your mind, even if you still stutter
  • You speak up with less dread
  • You start showing up as yourself
  • You recover with self-kindness
  • You begin to feel more safe expressing yourself

"As a result of the program and working with Paige, my anxiety related to stuttering is greatly reduced."

MICHAEL, USA

"As a result of the program and working with Paige, my anxiety related to stuttering is greatly reduced."

MICHAEL, USA

Hi, I'm Paige

Certified Coach and former covert stutterer

I used to hear “just accept your stutter” and want to scream: But HOW?

Yes — acceptance is important. But when you’re stuck in fear, shame, and survival mode, it’s not that simple. Knowing what to do doesn’t mean you know how to do it.

I got trained as a coach to help others through that how.

The ups, the downs, the honest self-work that makes acceptance possible. Not overnight. Not perfectly. But one step at a time — with someone by your side.

Hi, I'm Paige

Certified Coach and former covert stutterer

I used to hear “just accept your stutter” and want to scream: But HOW?

Yes — acceptance is important. But when you’re stuck in fear, shame, and survival mode, it’s not that simple. Knowing what to do doesn’t mean you know how to do it.

I got trained as a coach to help others through that how.

The ups, the downs, the honest self-work that makes acceptance possible. Not overnight. Not perfectly. But one step at a time — with someone by your side.

Hello! I'm Paige

Portrait of Paige Smith who is a coach at The Happy Stutterer

Fluency Coach for Stuttering

I'm a certified professional coach offering services to guide and help you overcome the many factors that impact you and your stutter— especially when it varies in degrees of severity in different situations with specific people (ex. authority figures).

My younger self didn’t know how to overcome the chronic feelings of fear, anger and shame that the experience of stuttering tends to bring. It's a vicious cycle and an exhausting emotional roller coaster, am I right???!


It might be hard to believe now, but I know it’s possible to get to a place in life where stuttering no longer feels like the mountain you just can't seem to get over.

I’m living proof that it's doable— and I know it’s possible for you too.

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What's your Stutter Personality?

Take this insightful 60-second FREE online quiz, to gain awareness on what's really going on beneath the nature of your stutter.

What's your Stutter Personality?

Take this insightful 60-second FREE online quiz, to gain awareness on what's really going on beneath the nature of your stutter.

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