The book about personal leadership without masks.
Verandering begint niet door meer te doen, maar door anders te kijken naar wat er al gebeurt: in je hoofd én in je lichaam. Zodra je leert voelen wat er in je lichaam gebeurt, ontstaat er ruimte om niet langer automatisch te reageren, maar bewust te kiezen.
Change doesn’t start by doing more, but by looking differently at what’s already happening: in your mind and in your body. As soon as you learn to feel what’s happening in your body, your choices expand to stop reacting automatically and start making conscious choices.
That is Embodied Leadership – Je maskers afzetten en (bij) jezelf blijven.
This book teaches you:
→ how to recognize your body’s signals
→ how to break through automatic patterns and ‘masks’ and make room for different behaviours
→ and how to respond differently, even when it’s challenging
Coming in English in November, 2026
Your pre-order includes a limited-time bonus exercise you can do at home (valued at €9.95)
In the book Embodied Leadership, you’ll discover:
- The masks you wear: such as the people-pleaser, the perfectionist, the strong woman, or the imposter
- How these masks both protect and limit you
- Why insight alone isn’t enough to change, and why you keep falling back into old patterns
- How to listen to your body’s intelligence, because it senses what feels right before your mind does
- How to apply Embodied Leadership in daily life: in conversations, your work, relationships, and the choices you make
- How to not only understand this but also embody it: so you can consciously choose how to respond, even under pressure
Featured on
Den Haag FM “De Ochtendshow”
interview from June 24th 2026
During the interview, Suzanne shared not only the vision behind her book but also practical tips and insights for immediately putting embodied leadership into practice. According to Suzanne, effective leadership doesn’t start with what you do, but with how you are present. In the conversation, she gave listeners concrete tools to develop greater self-awareness, better cope with challenges, and lead more powerfully based on their own values.
Psychologie Magazine
interview in the March 2026 edition
An in-depth article on embodiment and embodied leadership, in which Suzanne explains how we often live from our heads and overlook the signals from our bodies. Drawing on her own story and insights from sociology, neuroscience, and the polyvagal theory, she shows how you can learn to use your body as a compass rather than an obstacle. It includes practical exercises, such as centering, to get started right away.
Psychologie Magazine
November 2025
“’Embodied’ means that you learn here by gaining new experiences through your body, rather than through your mind by thinking about them. And although the word ‘leadership’ immediately makes me think of managers and CEOs (which I am not), this two-day retreat is suitable for everyone since, as Suzanne emphasizes: the training is more about personal leadership. It’s about how you can guide yourself through challenging situations at work and beyond.”
– Saskia Decorte
March 2026
An inspiring TEDx talk about how our experiences unconsciously shape the “masks” we wear, and how Embodied Leadership can help you learn to listen to your body again, break old patterns, and become more visible with greater authenticity, presence, and impact.
The book Embodied Leadership is for you if:
You feel that you sometimes react differently than you’d actually like to
You want to learn to trust your body as an inner compass
You want to make choices from a place of calm and be yourself without conforming
Based on more than just theory
This book is built upon:
• Interviews with more than 35 women
• Insights from psychology, neuroscience and body-oriented work
• years of experience and real-life stories
There are many books on leadership, personal growth, and behavior. But often, they start only with what’s already visible: in what you say, do, or don’t do.
This book begins earlier. It starts with what happens inside you, even before you automatically fall into a familiar pattern. It explores how your body absorbs tension, how old reactions become ingrained in your body, and how you can create space again so that you don’t just understand what happened afterward, but learn to notice it as it’s happening.
About Suzanne Mau-Asam MSc
After more than 20 years in the corporate world, Suzanne Mau-Asam has developed a keen insight into how behavior, patterns, and culture influence our daily actions.
As a sociologist, Learning & Development specialist, and expert in Embodied Leadership, she combines scientific insights with years of practical experience, offering a perspective that’s still rare in many books on personal development and leadership.
The book will be released soon, and you can be among the first to get your hands on it. Pre-order now and gain access to an exclusive online toolkit on Embodied Leadership.
Coming in November 2026
Your pre-order includes a limited-time bonus exercise you can do at home (valued at €9.95)
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