Ans Breetveld in the media
Broadcasting Castricum
Television broadcast at Omroep Castricum:
Couleur LoCALe
The recording was on December 16, 2023.
From 19.42 minutes, I talk about the impact of sexual abuse:
Radio Beverwijk
Interview on Radio Beverwijk about sexual abuse and the book 'Letter to My Perpetrator'.
November 20, 2023
I tell why I kept silent for forty years that I was abused. About guilt and shame. Which made me vulnerable to abuse.
About forgiveness. What makes a perpetrator a perpetrator. Why it is so difficult to talk about abuse. And about my next book.
North Holland
Newspaper
Ans was sexually abused between the ages of 18 and 23. For forty years she spoke to no one about it, but now there is a book. 'I am disgusted by you'
November 15, 2023
Ans Breetveld was sexually abused between the ages of 18 and 23. For forty years, she spoke to no one about it. Now, her story is available for everyone to read in her book 'Letter to My Perpetrator'. With her story, she hopes to inspire others to break their silence.
The Castricummer
How can we talk about abuse?
November 11, 2023
CASTRICUM - At least twenty-two percent of women and six percent of men in the Netherlands have experienced sexual violence. We do not know it about each other because we remain silent about it. Ans Breetveld, too, only broke her secret after forty years by writing about it. The result is *Brief aan mijn dader* (Letter to My Perpetrator), a novel about trauma and forgiveness.
Psychology Magazine
My boyfriend can't handle criticism, what can I do?
February 1, 2026
When I tell him what I find annoying about what my boyfriend does or says, he focuses mostly on defending and denying. I communicate using "I" statements, but I hit a brick wall. A few times I have told him that I cannot continue with him like this. Then there seems to be a bit of an opening, and we can start making agreements. But later, he accuses me of threatening to break up. What can I do?
