Whose crime is this?

In the blog ‘Don't trust her!’ we already wrote about subtle ways by which cult undermines the survivor's cautiously growing trust in those who help him/her, e.g. by sending (manipulated or not) audio recordings. Sometimes cult tries other lowly ways to seriously disrupt the relationship between survivor and helper(s), namely [...]

‘Do not trust her!’

How cults undermine growing trust For survivors, support workers and network friends If you are a support worker or friend of a survivor of srm and this survivor is taking serious steps to break away from the perpetrator network (cult), the cult will go to great lengths to undermine the survivor's slowly and vulnerably growing trust in […]

Do's and dont's with an aid applicant

Version October 2025 Sometimes we get the question during an information evening or a mini-course or during other conversations ‘what should we definitely not do when we meet a person seeking help and what should we do’. This is not something that can be answered simply, but below a loyal volunteer has tried to give some tips [...].

An experience with police, team TBKK

n.a.v. EO documentary 'The Conspiracy' The EO's controversial documentary 'The Conspiracy' also features the TBKK, the police's TeamBestrijding Kinderporno en Kindersekstoerisme. In it, an interview with an employee of the TBKK is used to support the undermining of the Argos documentaries on organised sadistic abuse. In an open [...]

On participation in activities of other organisations

Friends of Esthers is committed, among other things, to helping a number of survivors get out of cult and stay out of cult. All other activities we develop or attend, we try to test whether it is in the interest of these survivors or potentially harms their interests. In this, pros [...]

EO TV series on conspiracy thinking and srm - why we are not participating

From 25 August 2025, the EO will broadcast a 4-part series announced in an article titled: 'New EO series on conspiracy thinking: 'this conspiracy is one of the biggest divisive issues'. Aline Terpstra, involved in the work of Friends of Esthers, was also approached to take part in this. She tells why she decided [...]

Presentation of book - I am Who? - to members of parliament

Today, Tuesday 4 February 2025, a delegation of Friends of Esthers presented the booklet "I Am Who?" to a number of MPs in The Hague. Gerard spoke, calling for compassion for s.r.m. survivors. He also made the case for an independent second opinion survey in the Netherlands and asked [...]

The cult with its tentacles

I never realised before how deep the opposition of the cult goes, until this moment. We experienced it now when buying a new house. Back then, when the current house was bought with the help of my in-laws, from whom we took out the loan, I had never considered [...]

Esther I don't want!

At the invitation of friends, my wife and I went along to an introductory evening around what has been neatly named Sadistic Organised Abuse* in the House of Representatives. The abbreviation is SRM. We were there because there is a group of people who want to provide a safe haven for victims of SRM. In a nearly one-and-a-half-hour [...]

Colliding worlds - survivor and networker

I have now spent years walking intensively with survivors of srm and it is harrowing to realise more and more what an incredibly complex world they live in. They have to function in two completely different worlds. One world of absolute hierarchy and obedience, where every 'mistake' is ruthlessly punished; a world that constantly sends the message [...]