{"id":253,"date":"2020-02-17T11:57:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T10:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uitleg.websiteclub.nl\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:13:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddygoossens.nl\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>\n\t\t\tAbout Meddy\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tFrom shame<br> naar\n\t\tkracht\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddygoossens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Meddy-Goossens-5491.jpg\" alt=\"Meddy Goossens | home\" height=\"2500\" width=\"1843\" title=\"Meddy Goossens | home\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tMeddy Goossens shares her story of resilience and connection\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Meddy Goossens\u2019 life changed overnight at the age of nineteen, when private images from her past were shared online without her consent. What followed were years dominated by shame, silence, and guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The fear of being recognized, whispered about, and judged had a profound impact on her emotionally. Yet it did not stop Meddy from building a career in politics, crisis communication, and government project management.<\/p>\n<p>She chose not to let her story define the end of her journey, but the beginning of something greater. By breaking the silence, she discovered that vulnerability and radical openness can become a powerful source of strength. The strength to reclaim ownership of your own story and your own life,  and to inspire and create awareness in others.<\/p>\n<p>Through her book SHAMING and as a keynote speaker, she shares her raw and deeply personal story: about her darkest moments and the light she eventually saw at the horizon. She shows which impact our behavior and words can have,  both online and offline. She creates connection and opens up the topics we too often avoid, for discussion <strong>SHAMING<\/strong> en als keynotespreker deelt ze haar rauwe verhaal, over haar donkerste momenten en het licht aan de horizon. Ze laat zien wat de impact is van ons gedrag en onze woorden. Online \u00e9n offline. Ze verbindt en maakt bespreekbaar wat we nog te vaak vermijden.<\/p>\n<p>Meddy shows that one person can make a difference in someone else\u2019s life, and that no matter how painful a situation may be, you can always choose to emerge from it stronger and more resilient.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/meddygoossens.nl\/en\/boek-shaming\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more about the book\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tHer story\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tShaming en\n\t\tvictim blaming\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\n\t<p>\u00c9\u00e9n klik en een foto is doorgestuurd; \u00e9\u00e9n seconde die iemands leven kan bepalen. &#8220;Dom, eigen schuld&#8221; is vaak de eerste reactie, maar niet helpend. Het is al gebeurd. Meddy wil anderen laten begrijpen wat slachtoffers doormaken en hoe &#8216;victim blaming&#8217;: de schuld bij het slachtoffer leggen, soms nog pijnlijker is dan hatelijke online reacties.<\/p>\n<p>She wants to start the conversations we have avoided for far too long: about sexting, shame, and the way we treat one another in a digital world increasingly shaped by AI. Breaking through discomfort and challenging taboos.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/meddygoossens.nl\/en\/shaming-en-victim-blaming\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more about shaming\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>I still believe in love in this world, and I still believe in people, even though many people in my life have given me little reason to.<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tMeddy goossens\t<\/h4>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tThe book\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMeddy&#8217;s boek: SHAMING\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Ik schreef een boek. Over hoe het voelt om ongewild naakt op internet te staan. Wat er gebeurt als de media je naam noemt, maar niet je waarheid. Hoe digitale vernedering je carri\u00e8re, je relaties, je toekomst kan verscheuren. Tenzij je besluit om iets anders met die pijn te doen.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<p>For years, others told stories about her. Now Meddy tells her own story: raw and honest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/meddygoossens.nl\/en\/boek-shaming\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more about the book\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tWelkom bij de\n\t\tboeklancering\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\n\t<strong>Location<\/strong>: Kasteel Elsloo<br>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: dinsdag 9 juni 2026<br>\n<strong>Start<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;programme&nbsp;<\/strong>19:00h (walk-in 18:30h)<br>\n<strong>End<\/strong>: at about 21.00h\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/tickets-shaming-boeklancering-meddy-goossens-1987811898900?aff=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore information and registration\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddygoossens.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Boek-Shaming-Meddy-Goossens.jpg\" alt=\"Boek Shaming - Meddy Goossens\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1042\" title=\"Boek Shaming - Meddy Goossens\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OVER MEDDY Van schaamte naar kracht Meddy Goossens vertelt haar verhaal over veerkracht en verbinding Het leven van Meddy Goossens veranderde op haar negentiende in \u00e9\u00e9n klap, toen priv\u00e9beelden uit haar verleden zonder toestemming online verschenen. Wat volgde waren jaren waarin schaamte, stilte en schuldgevoel de boventoon voerden. De angst voor herkenning, gefluister en veroordelende&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-253","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meddy Goosses - spreker &amp; auteur over shaming<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meddy Goossens doorbreekt taboes over digitale schaamte en victim blaming. 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