Dr. Simone’s Mind Space

Waking up, immediately starting to ruminate, worry, notoriously planning the day, trying to control and organize the entire day. Further, second guessing each action one does with a feeling of never being good enough. How can it be stopped, this constant worrying? How can we boost our self-confidence?   -Ask yourself what this worrying stands for. -Is it reasonable and anything you can control? -T...

What is generalized anxiety disorder? Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable worry about a variety of events. It is often accompanied by physical symptoms such as headaches, muscular tension, restlessness, heart palpitations, and stomach upset. Children and adolescents with GAD may worry excessively about their performance and competence at school or in...

What is separation anxiety disorder? difficulty being away from parents or other loved ones. excessive worry about harm to loved ones. excessive worry about danger to self. difficulty leaving the house, even to go to school. difficulty sleeping. feeling physically ill when away from loved ones.   Treatment for separation anxiety disorder usually includes therapy, medication, or a combination of bo...

Early exposure to overprotected parenting, sending signals that the world is a dangerous pace. When a child falls and the parents respond anxiously, the child will pick up on it and respond accordingly. Hence, not daring to try to run and explore anymore and therewith lacking experience in the future and be even more vulnerable.   Once upon a time - because of that! Fairy tales are always up to da...

We have all had a moment of anxiety in our lives, yet living with it on a regular, even daily basis is a different story. In this podcast series, I’ll discuss different types of anxiety, analyze the origin of anxiety in different life stages, and concepts to apply to reduce peaks in anxiety.   What types of anxiety are there?   The International Classification of Disease (ICD) and the American DSM...

Today’s conversation, live from Hong Kong with Katia, Nutritional Therapist, NLP coach, and the founder of Omni Vitality. In this podcast you'll gain insights in the mechanisms of lifestyle, stress, sleep, nutrition on women’s hormonal balance. We discussed how women can regain control of their bodies and emotions. @drschwank @omni.vitality @optimalperformancezurich @unesurcent

To all women in the world. Let’s stick together and be open to share your most valuable moments! Sometimes more than other times. The more we connect with other, likeminded women, the stronger we become. We’re not alone in this! The more we try to be the best in everything, optimising our lives, the less quality work and precious family / couples, but also less quality me-time we get. Such a vicio...

Mommy guilt is real! As much as I wish my resources were infinite, they really aren’t and I have to admit, I’ve crumbled. Rushing to pick up my son, straight from work, taking care of my husband, all our Swiss family admin, my research, my clinic, my female empowerment club, just not myself. Lesser sleep quality and daycare germs didn’t help my immune system, so getting sick, something as foreign...

Introducing a new and for more than 50% of the global population a lifetime incidence being affected by. Natural menopause does not occur suddenly. A period called perimenopause usually begins a few years before the last menstrual cycle. There are two stages in the transition.   Perimenopausal Symptoms During perimenopause, women may have various symptoms. Symptoms differ among women and may range...

Many aspects play a role in our body-mind health balance and may contribute to the trajectory of medical conditions. Women’s health issues frequently, remain undetected or mistakenly diagnosed. One of these issues, which affects an estimated of 10% women globally, endometriosis. It has enormous implications on the quality of a woman's life. This severe inflammatory condition occurs  globally in 19...

LHave you experienced such a situation yourself, where just completely foreign to all around? Staying in Shanghai for my research after a quick stop over in Hong Kong, which I’ve visited early 2020 and early 2024. Yes, it’s different too, but by no means as much as the city I so love and lived in 10 years ago. The feeling of being all so foreign and seen as a stranger, is quite a unique encounter...

Currently on a global research trip in Hong Kong and Shanghai, combining research and clinical work in Europe at the same time is a stretch, considering the 7 hours time difference. On top being in a place that’s become very foreign and without Madarin Chinese proficiency hardly possible to navigate without a local support. Luckily, I do speak Mandarin Chinese and used to live in a very different,...

Global female networking   Travelling globally for research, takes a creative mind to figure out the options available to make it happen. I love to combine exercising and meeting people, a walk and even just a quick coffee in between meetings, lectures, running errands, and heading to the airport. Flexibility and creativity are queen.   The more we take care and accommodate to the external situati...

In today’s society, women’s roles have shifted. They’re no longer out of reach when it comes to power. They’re in power over the most relevant subject of all societies. To decide over their fertility, their trajectory in terms of when and if and how many children they envision to have. Birth rates have dropped drastically over the past decades and are continuing on a downward spiral. It is about t...

Today’s conversation, live from Hong Kong with Katia, Nutritional Therapist, NLP coach, and the founder of Omni Vitality. I offer solutions for menstrual problems and women’s hormonal conditions such as PMS, endometriosis and PCOS, and help women regain control of their bodies and emotions. This is the first of many more episodes to come. Stay tuned.   @drschwank @omni.vitality @optimalperformance...

How do women decide over their bodies and their reproductive health choices? A globally extremely relevant question many governments wrap their heads around. In globalized societies fewer and fewer women decide to have kids and if they do, postpone it too much later than in the past. A situation that follows with its consequences, women naturally deciding to have fewer kids, but in addition having...

Living with the stress of not being able to convince is a huge problem. It affects both partners and can impact the individual, the couple’s relationship, and cause mental and physical problems. The more we focus on individual, as well as couple health care, the more preventative measures can be put in place. Think carefully if you’d like to reach out to a specialist to get support. Whom that coul...

Today’s episode is live from Shanghai during an Asian research trip in reproductive health. The current global research project focusses on the declining birth rate in China. A global trend that China is following with declining birthrates and women’s alternative choices of family planning. Despite initiating a three-child policy and governmental incentives, including monetary benefits of having m...

Today’s episode is live from Hong Kong during an Asian research trip in reproductive health. The latest project focusses on the declining birth rate in China, despite initiating a three-child policy and governmental incentives, including monetary benefits of having multiple children. The research project investigates urban Chinese women’s own reproductive choices and their cause. Dive in and stay...

Different scholars and news outlets conclude differently on the matter.   The pro team suggests that New Years resolutions foster: #1 – Intention #2 – Hope and Engagement #3 – Responsibility   According to Forbes, YES: “Strive to be in the minority of people who keep their New Year’s resolutions. But know even if you don’t keep every one, the act of making them and striving toward them will have p...

It’s the most magical time of the year. A time for family and friends, me-time often becomes a spares good. The more we anticipate and plan carefully the better.  Book in treatments, an exercise session or even better the more the merrier! Traveling and spending extended time with family can be intense for everyone. Even if you get along very well.    @drschwank @optimalperformancezurich 

Holiday ‘blues’. Stress, loneliness, grief, loss, conflict, and unrealistic expectations during the “most beautiful time of the year“. What helps to alleviate the symptoms? 1. Create islands of me time. Be kind to yourself. Treat yourself. 2. Let go of expectations. Take a moment to feel and express gratitude.  3. Care for others. Volunteer. Serve a holiday meal.  4. Go on a walk in nature. Watch...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yet only if we can truly enjoy and stand still to observe the wonders. Look at the holiday season through the eyes of a child and don’t stress. Enjoy little islands of me time. The perfect way to reset the nerves. Light a candle, head to a massage. Enjoy the tranquility of simply being in the here and now. Even if you don’t have much time at your disposal....

Learning to be patient..how challenging for the mind to be stuck on ground and not able to fly. Waiting in snow chaos in Zurich. As if there’s never any snow here!! We’re seriously challenged to remain calm, when in such a special scenario. The crew and all passengers kept very quiet. Thanks to the chocolate everyone got, I assume!   Personally, I feel I didn’t deal well with the situation! It’s b...

Infertility can affect anyone. There’s no socioeconomic advantage or exception of infertility. Yet, of course depending on the medical system, it can also be a very costly experience.   Yet while infertility can be a major stressor on a relationship, many aspects can actually help strengthen it. The most important part of the process is, to undergo it as a team, with a united goal, to become a fam...