AmsterDames: Inspiring Women in the Netherlands

Growing up in a loving, caring and nurturing environment,created by our own family and our own parents, that should be the default for every child. But sometimes, this is just not possible, for various reasons. This is usually, when a government office for youth welfare and child protection interferes and when the fost

The city of Amsterdam welcomes more than 10 million touristsevery year, offering hop on hop off busses, boat trips and sightseeing tours. Those walking tours focus on the red light district, food, street art, jewish life etc etc etc. And how many of them focus on women? Yeah, not as many. But Martine Bontjes wanted to

Today is the 8th of March, international women’s day and we’re diving into a conversation that couldn’t be more important—consent. Joining me is Claudia Dictus, founder of Our Bodies OurVoice, an organization dedicated to sexual violence prevention and education. We’ll explore what consent really means, how we can crea

Losing a beloved one is probably one of the worst things that can happen to all of us. Having to deal with death in our close proximity is a fear that probably unites all of us. And in such a moment that we all rather like to keep away from us, as far as possible, Liza Berenfeld managed to find beauty. In death, she ha

Have you ever heard of something called hypersensitivity, high sensitivity and an HSP? It refers to a certain way how the brain works and how people experience the world, but - as there is still not a lot of knowledge about it - many HSPs probably don't even know that they have it. Esther Bergsma - and myself as well -

How often have you used your smartphone or any other mobile device today already? Minutes, hours? Do you even know? When was the last time you were completely offline and disconnected from the digital world? Exactly … to be honest, I cannot remember either. So, maybe it is time to take a break? This is exactly what the