Winnen of Leren

Winnen of Leren is the autobiography of Dutch author and mental health activist Noa Pothoven, which was published in November 2018.

Background

Winnen of Leren was published when Pothoven was 16 years old and criticised youth mental health care in her country, won a prize for non-fiction and made her well-known. The book contains Pothoven's diaries concerning her hospitalisations for PTSD as a result of rape, and covers her struggle with depression, self-harm, anorexia and wish to have euthanasia.

Reception

The book became controversial following Pothoven's death in June 2019, which was wrongfully attributed by foreign media to active euthanasia.