What happens when you return to the place where your life changed? Where you fell, but also stood back up. Where you were truly seen, even when you had lost yourself.
Isabelle, Wiebe, Niek and Fenne — four former fellows — join Jan Willem and Petra, the founders of the Yes We Can Healthcare Group, on the sofa. In this remarkably open and honest conversation, they look back together. On the birth of Yes We Can. On the darkest moments, the turning points, and the road to recovery. But above all: on that crucial moment when someone truly believed in them — when they themselves no longer could.
The conversation takes on an even deeper meaning when Jan Willem and Petra share their personal story. A wish that was never fulfilled: their longing for a child of their own. A quiet absence that remains ever-present, yet never overshadows. Because what they did not receive, unexpectedly made space for something else. Something greater. The need to care, to love, to make a difference — it found new form in building Yes We Can. They could never have imagined how many young people and families their lives would touch. How every fellow, every young person who arrived and then left, would feel like someone they were truly allowed to be there for.
It is a conversation filled with recognition, humour and hope. With room for silence, emotion and gratitude. There is laughter and there are tears. Everything is allowed. Because that is exactly what Yes We Can is all about: being allowed to be yourself, especially when you feel completely lost. That is when it matters most.
This video is more than a look back. It is an ode to recovery, to trust, to togetherness. A conversation that touches deeply — and stays with you.
