When I write letters here to people around the world, I feel like I don't have any trouble with my disorders.

I choose to be kind - and I think we all should

Je penvriendin tot leven zien komen, en haar transformeren in de vriendin waar je zoveel over hebt geleerd, is het meest sentimentele en onwerkelijke gevoel ooit.

We all want to find someone we can talk to. With that, we want to be the truest versions of ourselves.

Chronic illness can make people feel alone, but online communities let us know, somebody cares.

One can most definitely make real and meaningful connections despite the distance or having a different cultural background.

For me, the small act of downloading an app with such a unique idea completely changed my life in a spectacular way...

My Slowly story was actually an app I downloaded to improve my English.

I always had them when I felt down and when I felt happy, and I too was with them, all of us following each others' journey.

Als journalist hou ik ervan om meer te leren over mensen en hoe zij het leven ervaren. Slowly heeft me echter in staat gesteld om verder te gaan dan ik had verwacht.

Ik ben niet langer bang om door mensen afgewezen te worden, omdat ik weet dat er altijd iemand zal zijn die mij zal accepteren zoals ik ben, hoe erg mijn gebreken en onvolkomenheden ook zijn.

For the majority of my life, I felt isolated. I felt estranged from my peers at school and I even felt estranged from my family.