Professionally, Dorothy Tannahill-Moran  (right) is known as the "Introvert Whisperer," helps people to find career success by providing unique, actionable career advice. Dorothy also has had spasmodic dysphonia for about 20 years, first noticing it when she was making a presentation to her CEO. "I wasn't nervous but my voice had a definite "warble" to it. It took another seven years for it to get to the point where I knew something was wrong. I guess I'm lucky and grateful that it never occurred to me to do anything differently because of my SD. I have viewed it as just another challenge life has thrown my way but I do acknowledge that for many people with SD, it is a life-altering journey." Dorothy shares her professional advice but with a twist of her personal understanding of having spasmodic dysphonia. Click here to read her article, " When Your Voice Creates a Roadblock to your Career; Find Another Path."

Dr. Gary Lea (left), a clinical psychologist, wrote about his personal experience with spasmodic dysphonia including treatment with botulinum toxin (Botox®) injections and his decision to have the SLAD-R (Selective Laryngeal Adductor Denervation-Reinnervation) procedure in 2007. He shared, " My counselling clients would, at times, question my vocal spasms, and I would explain that I had a voice disorder, and that it was neither painful nor infectious. My clients seemed to find that explanation acceptable, it never became a " big deal ", and I do not believe that I lost any clients because of it. On the contrary, I was able to draw parallels between my own voice problems and their psychological or medical difficulties, as a way of demonstrating that all of us, sooner or later, are given challenges in our lives that can either defeat us or provide opportunities for self-improvement." Read his full story by clicking here.