After she told her story, she got a deserved standing ovation. Hilde Bleijswijk talks about a very personal story, about why she founded her Namasté Foundation. Her journey started when her sister Femke committed suicide. "Every year, 1,700 people in the Netherlands commit suicide," she says. "And 1 out of 10 people think about suicide. Let's talk about that."

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