Reflect · Move · Explore · Grow · Connect

Out mid-November 2026

The Movement Mindset

Become your best self.

For everyone who recognises the search for balance, and the quiet wish to come back to themselves. For the woman with a full calendar, the woman rebuilding her career, the woman redefining what strength means to her.

This book meets you exactly where you are, with tools to reflect, move, discover, grow, and connect.

Cover of The Movement Mindset, the book by Esther van Diepen
“You can be EVERYTHING you are.”

The five pillars

Every chapter builds on one of these five movements. Together they form the path back to yourself.

01

Reflect

How are you, really? Not your schedule, you. Start there.

02

Move

Your body knows the way back to you. Take a step today, however small.

03

Discover

Your gut feeling isn't random, it's a signal. Follow it and see what you find.

04

Grow

Every conscious choice builds trust in yourself. Pick one today.

05

Connect

Your story means something to someone else. Share it and see what happens.

From the book

A glimpse

The question I kept asking myself was never: can I do this? I decided early on to focus on questions that make things possible instead.

The question of whether something is possible keeps you small. The question of how it can become possible sets things in motion. It invites curiosity, creativity, and the search for what is possible.

How, then? That question has guided my whole life.

The Movement Mindset Planner, spiral-bound, with pink, yellow and fuchsia waves on the cover

Companion

The Movement Mindset Planner

A planner built around the five pillars, bringing the book straight into practice. Weekly reflection, movement and one brave step at a time.

Reflect. Move. Explore. Grow. Connect.

Good to know

About the book

Who is The Movement Mindset for?

For women in every life phase, explicitly including women without children. For anyone who recognises the search for balance between work, family and herself.

What is the book about?

How you stay connected to yourself while you build a life that asks a lot of you. Movement is the thread, and the five pillars (reflect, explore, grow, move, connect) form the structure of every chapter.

When and where can I buy it?

The book will be launched on November 19 2026 and is sold through the Mom in Balance webshop, where you can pre-order now. You will also find the book in every bookstore and online.

What if I want more than the book?

The same five pillars carry the online course and the 1:1 coaching trajectory, for women who want guidance while they take the next step.