Dr. Simone’s Mind Space

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Dr. Simone’s Mind Space

Intersection of medical science and psychology, research and clinical practice insights for daily life.

  1. 23 HR AGO

    🎄Holiday season 3: family conflicts

    Spending time with loved ones can be one of the greatest joys of the winter holidays. But family time can also result in conflict.   Long manifested challenging family dynamics can cause friction between members of ones and cast a shadow over happy gatherings.   There is always the family members that don’t get along. Holiday stress can amplify the already tense situation among family members, especially if out-of-town visitors are staying with you. Even joyous family gatherings can add stress by creating more work for those who are hosting relatives or traveling out of town for family gatherings. @drschwank @unesurcent

    5 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    🎄Holiday season 2: make self care your priority

    Prioritizing guilt free self care is essential. Self care is often misinterpret  as a luxury “problem”. The opposite is true, it’s an intentional practice that nurtures your emotional, spiritual, physical, and intellectual well-being.   As many are parents; especially mothers, experiencing reoccurring guilt is a big topic. Guilt for not spending enough time with the children, not giving the child top priority, nor being fully present and dedicated at work. The omnipresent feeling of guilt is exhausting and can be defined as contaminated time.   Self care implies establishing habits that allow to sustain long-term, not just recover from moments of exhaustion.    Seeking help from a mental health coach or therapist to a make a significant difference in managing seasonal pressures. @drschwank @unesurcent

    4 min

  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    Holiday season 1: Me time islands

    Tips to manage the holiday break   Set boundaries find time for yourself and minimize activities that may negatively impact your mental health. You don’t need to put other people’s preferences ahead of your needs.   Communicate friendly and clearly with loved ones about your boundaries.   Your island establish a daily routine of self-care practice (yoga, meditation, skin care routine, .   Values make choices that align with your values. You can’t change nor control other people, but you can control your response.   Practice acceptance of what we can’t control helps us cope with negative emotions and move on to grow. @drschwank @unesurcent

    6 min

  4. 22 NOV

    State of the Art Fertility Treatment 8: In Conversation with Dr. Christine Forte

    Today‘s  podcast is in conversation with Dr. Christine, live from New York and off her therapist sofa. Together with Dr. Simone, live from Hong Kong, we discussed the topic of infertility, IVF treatments, and common themes and practices in our therapy sessions.     @drschwank @unesurcent @drchristineforte @optimalperformancezurich

    34 min

  5. 17 NOV

    Lost in translation despite language mastering

    Spending another research trip in beloved Shanghai, yet feel as lonely as one can feel. Arriving in the city, the central business airport and I’m the only western person passing migration. Such an experience is very interesting, yet l certainly challenging, lonely, and lost in translation, despite the language proficiency. There is something difficult to put the finger on, but it’s a small mutual nominator that’s just not present. Therefore it’s very challenging to make oneself understood, even if speaking the same language. Especially, this doesn’t only apply to China, but places and countries, where the optical look of the person speaking the language don’t overlap. People per default don’t assume someone like me, a white woman speaking fluent Mandarin. It’s our inner stereotypes that mess with us. These stereotypes have been established over our lifetime and are short cuts for the brain to handle the vast information we’re exposed to. Nothing, a child learns earlier, then recognising the parents’ faces. Even the slightest changes have a profound effect on the facial recognition. It is potentially therefore, I wonder, that people have a harder time placing language and look, when it’s not matching their inner mental map. Many small interaction components are quite different, depending on the culture, such as minimal responses, gestures, and gazes. These components can all contribute to miss understandings and miss-interpretations. Then in addition, it depends on face values and how important it is to save face, a cultural difference among East and West. It refers to the ease of whether to dare to try and communicate even if the consequence is loosing face in public. @drschwank @unesurcent

    8 min

  6. 11 NOV

    East meets west a love affair

    Two generations ago, my family decided to move east and explore new territories. A fascination, admiration, and certain level of adventure certainly played a role. A love affair that I had already during early teens. Living in Shanghai was a true dream and returning for my PhD and onward research was almost too good to be true. This very research also connected my partner and me, an MD PhD with family originating from Shanghai. How can the world be so small? Now, my immediate family is also connecting east and west. “We need more of this!” a lovely black New Yorker said to us! I couldn’t agree more. We need to unite and see the other side of the world, in order to appreciate and understand each other. The more we approach and accommodate each other, the more we see how similar and like-minded we are. Global citizens are shaped by experiences, appreciation, and respect for others, always with a curious mind. @drschwank @unesurcent @optimalperformancezurich

    3 min

  7. 9 NOV

    How to set boundaries for ourself

    Many of us live in rush hour 24/7. Their everyday life in the hamster wheel. But how can we escape the hamster wheel and set boundaries for ourselves? How can we deal with the fear of missing out and where to say no or stop. We need to tolerate the consequences of boundary setting, for ourselves and our environment. This is also why it’s so hard, because you won’t get any positive reinforcement of your behavior of saying no. It needs insight, acknowledgement, willingness to change, and routine setting to escape the hamster wheel. The issue of dealing with one’s own FOMO is another struggle of saying no to oneself. Experiencing  FOMO is exhausting for both body and mind. FOMO makes us go and do all activities, even the ones we already know, we won’t enjoy. Instead of listening in, asking ourselves, if this really was something you wanted to do, or rather the worry it potentially could and therefore a must going. @drschwank @unesurcent @optimalperformancezurich

    4 min

  8. 31 OCT

    The essential me time minutes

    We’re constantly on, rushing, running, trying to get a giant to-do list done. It is crucial to take some time out of your busy day, go for a 15min walk, a manicure, hair wash, facial massage, a candle light yoga time at home, something small, that’s giving you the care and nurture you need. We all need me time minutes, to be a better partner, parent, boss for our employees, including ourselves, if we’re self employed.   Take this seriously, before you burn out ❤️

    3 min
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Intersection of medical science and psychology, research and clinical practice insights for daily life.

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  • Creator
    sesschwank
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
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