{"id":2601,"date":"2025-07-29T10:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amaryllisleeuwarden.nl\/?post_type=stories&amp;p=2601"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:26:18","slug":"my-life-is-so-much-better-now","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.amaryllisleeuwarden.nl\/en\/verhaal\/mijn-leven-is-nu-zoveel-beter\/","title":{"rendered":"\"My life is so much better now\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block_eed5f8e7b3c22f2c1e6b3b34acdbafe1\" class=\"ms_breadcrumbs\">\n            <style>@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em){#block_eed5f8e7b3c22f2c1e6b3b34acdbafe1{margin-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-bottom:0.5rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 63.9375em){#block_eed5f8e7b3c22f2c1e6b3b34acdbafe1{margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 64em){#block_eed5f8e7b3c22f2c1e6b3b34acdbafe1{margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;}}<\/style>\n    \n    <ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amaryllisleeuwarden.nl\/en\/\" itemprop=\"item\" title=\"Home\"><span itemprop=\"name\" style=\"display: none;\">Home<\/span><iconify-icon icon=\"far:home\" class=\"iconify icon-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/iconify-icon>\n            \n    <\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ms-container-44cd6ce\" class=\"wp-block-ms-container alignfull has-height-normal\"><div class=\"ms-container--wrapper alignnormal\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns justify-between\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cMijn leven is nu zoveel beter\u201d<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"ms_carousel 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  <div class=\"swiper-button-next main-button\">\n                <iconify-icon icon=\"far:angle-right\" class=\"iconify\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/iconify-icon>\n            \n                <\/div>\n            \n    \n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zo\u2019n vijftien jaar geleden kwam Nathalia vanuit Hongarije naar Nederland. Ze werd slachtoffer van mensenhandel en belandde hier gedwongen in de prostitutie. Na jaren van misbruik wist de politie haar daaruit te halen. Ze kwam terecht in een blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis in Leeuwarden.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na een tijdje was het weer tijd om op eigen benen te staan. Ze vond een huurappartement aan de Schieringerweg. Zelfstandig wonen was voor haar echter moeilijk. Ze kreeg vaak ruzie met mensen om haar heen en instanties zoals de gemeente. Onder andere door de taalbarri\u00e8re vond Nathalia het moeilijk om mensen te begrijpen en zij begrepen haar niet.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"ms_advanced-title text-left\" id=\"block_2ff768936e8f16d1e3bb4225288b7fe9\" style=\"--title-sideline-color: #033A7C;\">\n            <style>@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em){#block_2ff768936e8f16d1e3bb4225288b7fe9{margin-bottom:0.5rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 63.9375em){#block_2ff768936e8f16d1e3bb4225288b7fe9{margin-bottom:1rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 64em){#block_2ff768936e8f16d1e3bb4225288b7fe9{margin-bottom:1rem;}}<\/style>\n    \n            \n                    <h2 style=\"\" class=\"title h3\">\n                Hulp van het EPA team\n\n                <\/h2>\n        \n        \n            \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uiteindelijk kwam Nathalia in contact met een opbouwwerker van Amaryllis die merkte dat er veel aan de hand is. Hij schakelde de hulp van het EPA team van Amaryllis in. EPA staat voor \u201cernstige psychiatrische aandoeningen\u201d en bestaat uit sociaal werkers die samenwerken met de ggz. Letty, een van de sociaal werkers, legt uit: \u201cDe ggz helpt mensen met psychische problemen. Wij kijken juist naar de omgeving. Want als je alleen het psychische probleem aanpakt, maar de omgeving blijft triggeren, dan blijf je in een vicieuze cirkel. Daarom werken we samen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"ms_advanced-title text-left\" id=\"block_58b49e3fd0bd1e4557f0f31e97917a90\" style=\"--title-sideline-color: #033A7C;\">\n            <style>@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em){#block_58b49e3fd0bd1e4557f0f31e97917a90{margin-bottom:0.5rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 63.9375em){#block_58b49e3fd0bd1e4557f0f31e97917a90{margin-bottom:1rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 64em){#block_58b49e3fd0bd1e4557f0f31e97917a90{margin-bottom:1rem;}}<\/style>\n    \n            \n                    <h2 style=\"\" class=\"title h3\">\n                Bemoeizorg\n\n                <\/h2>\n        \n        \n            \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Letty ging bij Nathalia langs om hulp te bieden. Het gaat om zogenaamde bemoeizorg. Dat betekent dat Nathalia hulp krijgt, zonder dat zij daarom heeft gevraagd. De eerste gesprekken verlopen moeizaam. \u201cBij de eerste kennismaking kijken we wat er allemaal speelt,\u201d legt Letty uit. \u201cNathalia was vaak boos en verdrietig. Als zij boos was, begon ze te schreeuwen. Vaak in het Hongaars. Daar verstond ik niks van. We konden zo geen gesprek voeren.\u201d Letty besluit regelmatig op bezoek te gaan om zo vertrouwen op te bouwen. \u201cIk kwam wekelijks op bezoek op vaste tijden. Het eerste wat ik deed, was een nieuwe bewindvoerder regelen. Financi\u00eble problemen zorgen namelijk voor veel stress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vervolgens regelt Letty psychiatrische hulp voor Nathalia. Ze wordt een tijdje opgenomen in een ggz-instelling. Uit psychologisch onderzoek blijkt dat Nathalia een laag IQ heeft en medicatie nodig heeft om rust in haar hoofd te krijgen. \u201cToen ik in groep drie van de basisschool zat, moest ik al werken.\u201d Zegt zij. \u201cIk heb dus nooit veel kunnen leren op school. Nu ik meer rust in mijn hoofd heb, kan ik eindelijk bezig met het beter leren van de Nederlandse taal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"ms_advanced-title text-left\" id=\"block_dbaf4ad68858b0a4db1b7528acee1ff5\" style=\"--title-sideline-color: #033A7C;\">\n            <style>@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em){#block_dbaf4ad68858b0a4db1b7528acee1ff5{margin-bottom:0.5rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 63.9375em){#block_dbaf4ad68858b0a4db1b7528acee1ff5{margin-bottom:1rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 64em){#block_dbaf4ad68858b0a4db1b7528acee1ff5{margin-bottom:1rem;}}<\/style>\n    \n            \n                    <h2 style=\"\" class=\"title h3\">\n                Alles op de rit\n\n                <\/h2>\n        \n        \n            \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inmiddels woont Nathalia in een begeleid wonen locatie van MindUp. \u201cIk krijg hulp bij de boodschappen en in de keuken. En er is 24 uur per dag iemand beschikbaar als ik hulp nodig heb. Mijn leven is nu veel beter. Ik had niets te eten, alleen water om te drinken. Nu voel ik mij een koning. Ik ben heel blij met de hulp die ik heb gekregen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nu ze alles weer op de rit heeft, is Nathalia samen met Letty op zoek naar geschikte dagbesteding. Een mooie stap naar een zelfstandiger bestaan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style>#ms-container-44cd6ce.has-background:before {\n\tbackground-color: transparent;\n}\n \n@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em) {\n\t#ms-container-44cd6ce {\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 1.5rem;\n\n\t}\n}\n\n@media screen and (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 63.9375em) {\n\t#ms-container-44cd6ce {\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 3rem;\n\n\t}\n}\n\n@media screen and (min-width: 64em) {\n\t#ms-container-44cd6ce {\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 3rem;\n\n\t}\n}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ms-container-c381026\" class=\"wp-block-ms-container alignfull has-background has-background-opacity-10 has-height-normal\"><div class=\"ms-container--wrapper alignnormal\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meer verhalen<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ms_cards\" data-equalizer  id=\"block_8e4a7c3ebfcf90b708ba8ae3ff03ed67\">\n            <style>@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em){#block_8e4a7c3ebfcf90b708ba8ae3ff03ed67{margin-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 63.9375em){#block_8e4a7c3ebfcf90b708ba8ae3ff03ed67{margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:2.5rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 64em){#block_8e4a7c3ebfcf90b708ba8ae3ff03ed67{margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:2.5rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;}}<\/style>\n        \n    \n            <div class=\"cards has-3-items has-3-items-desktop has-3-items-tablet has-1-items-mobile has-16-9-aspect-ratio is-big \">\n    <div class=\"item-card\">\n        <div class=\"item-card-inner\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaryllisleeuwarden.nl\/en\/verhaal\/als-je-iets-kunt-doen-doe-dat-dan\/\" >\n                                                    <div class=\"card card-normal object-position-center\">\n                                        \n                                                                        <div class=\"image\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amaryllisleeuwarden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026101-425x340.jpg\" class=\"card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"202610~1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, (max-width: 1023px) calc((100vw - 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