The Stuttering Springboard

Meet Robert O'Brien; author, speaker and trainer from Dublin, Ireland.  Robert is  a person who stutters and is gay. Robert spent many years learning to accept and love himself. By embracing his speech and sexuality with the help of amazing people and communities, he began to find peace, and direction in his life.

Robert describes this journey in his book ‘Just One More Drive' the true story of a stuttering homosexual and his race car’. Now as an experienced speaker and trainer, He continues to explore topics such as overcoming adversity, finding self-acceptance and living our best lives.

In this podcast Robert describes his journey from disappointment, to despair and eventually hope and joy. Warning to the listeners, there is a discussion of an attempted suicide in this episode. 

What is The Stuttering Springboard?

A podcast dedicated to helping young people who stutter become the best versions of themselves and springboard to the next level in their journey.