Dr. Simone’s Mind Space
Episodes
When angles are baking
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode with an openminded global citizen that dares to wear a Birkin bag. Meet Niklas: A designer at heart, inspired by movement, people, a...
Millennial women in conversation as title?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation with Tanya. A passionate barre and yoga instructor, devoted mom, and sourdough baker turned small business owner, deeply intere...
A diary of a working mom’s life
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s been a day, where I felt to be like unorganized puzzle pieces all over the place. My mind like a bee hive, one million thoughts and feelings...
Life is a roller coaster: How to embrace it, rather than swim against it
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life can be a rollercoaster: some days we wake up on the sunny warm side of life, other days on the rainy cold side. Many factors can play a role and ...
An openminded conversation
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode with an openminded global citizen that dares to wear a Birkin bag. Meet Niklas: A designer at heart, inspired by movement, people, a...
From matcha to sourdough to perimenopause
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation with Tanya. A passionate barre and yoga instructor, devoted mom, and sourdough baker turned small business owner, deeply intere...
Transition into fall: what we can learn from Ayurveda
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moving from bright summer days, to crisper fall days, from deep greens into oranges and reds in fall. This is a turbulent period of transition, restle...
Sourdough queen & barre instructor: journey to motherhood
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
womanhood. @drschwank @unesurecent @sourdough_at9 @tanyaponya
Two Female Doctors in Conversation
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation live from sunny Zurich, with Dr. Ela. As a global citizen, Dr. Ela is home in many places and cultures around the world. We’v...
Two Female Doctors in Conversation
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation live from sunny Zurich, with Dr. Ela. As a global citizen, Dr. Ela is home in many places and cultures around the world. We’v...
Sourdough queen & barre instructor: mom life
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation with Tanya. A passionate barre and yoga instructor, devoted mom, and sourdough baker turned small business owner, deeply intere...
A mental and physical escape: in conversation with Sophie and mental health warrior
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is a walk and talk conversation with Sophie Eva Allison @sophievallison, Business Psychologist, Yoga, Barre & PT instructor, and...
Back to routines: matcha & co
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation with Haruka on being back home after summer break, long travels, the joy of routines, friendships, mental load, and parenting. ...
Summer time: couples time
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plan well in advance, but arrange some support during the loooooong summer breaks around the world 🌎 -Arrange grandparents to spend precious qua...
Summertime and mommy me time
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer holidays aren’t exactly “holidays” for parents of children of all ages! Take out me time during the days at times that for your and yo...
Travel essentials: a peak into a global family
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast shares the most essential pillars on a long distance travel with a toddler. -Be relaxed and go with the flow. -Add as much comfort ...
Global female connection: an interview
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s global conversation with entrepreneur Sophie. Equipped with her holistic training, she works as a Wellness Consultant and Yoga Teacher. Her ...
Female global matcha connection
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation with Haruka, founder of Sayaka Matcha- handpicked and nurtured in Uji, Kyoto. Get inspired by a female business owner, mother, ...
Boundary setting with kids
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it so essential with boundaries kids? Boundaries provide safety and a frame. It’s difficult to do set them, as it’s encountered, like wi...
Embracing spring: the feminine creativity
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation with a special international guest. Jessica Mahler is a holistic health coach passionate about helping people feel fully alive....
Mothers need to be mothered
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mom guilt often hinders women from taking time for themselves, when needed the most. Your glass is empty, only a couple of drops left, yet you give ev...
A professional & personal reflection on fertility
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today‘s podcast is a reflection over a professional journey with a personal interim touch. Working in the field of women’s reproductive health for...
In conversation with Regina, live from Hong Kong
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, after a lovely yoga class, Regina and I sat together and summarized, what we had discussed during our lovely coffee hour. Our passion for women...
Toxic Stress
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling constantly anxious, tense, or overwhelmed, a state that can be more than just a hard time—it could be toxic stress. This type of stress, we ...
Anger
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As an emotion it has quite a negative connotation, especially in women. We’ve been brought up and society expects us to not express or show anger ou...
How yoga helps hyper anxious high functioning people
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Living on a constant high speed train is mentally and physically exhausting, not only for the hyper anxious individual, but the entire surrounding. Mo...
The daily life of a hyper anxious high functioning person
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have experienced a situation of anxiety, may it be public speaking or your driver’s license ride. When there is lots on stake and persona...
Back to school: organization skills
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many children and their parents discuss and struggle with the same topic over and over: keeping school and generally for adults, their “stuff” org...
Back to school: New year, new academic milestones
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A time of excitement, anxiety, and increased stress for all family members. Expectations, visions, milestones, and goals. As a family, each member con...
🎄Holiday season 6: travelling solo with kids
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s holiday season and for many parents around the world, this implies travelling with kids. Maybe you visit a family member alone with your child....
🎄Holiday season 5: sleeping issues with holiday kids —> what to do?
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many parents around the world struggle with sleeping patterns of their children and often themselves too. What to do? Especially, when on holiday brea...
🎄Holiday season 4: Home alone with kids
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What to do as working parents when daycare/ schools are closed? The holidays weather in the northern hemisphere is usually quite a challenge. Espec...
🎄Holiday season 3: family conflicts
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
🎄Holiday season 2: make self care your priority
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prioritizing guilt free self care is essential. Self care is often misinterpret as a luxury “problem”. The opposite is true, it’s an intention...
Holiday season 1: Me time islands
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tips to manage the holiday break Set boundaries find time for yourself and minimize activities that may negatively impact your mental health. You...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment 8: In Conversation with Dr. Christine Forte
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Kon...
Lost in translation despite language mastering
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
East meets west a love affair
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two generations ago, my family decided to move east and explore new territories. A fascination, admiration, and certain level of adventure certainly p...
How to set boundaries for ourself
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?...
The essential me time minutes
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 7: Keep Having Sex
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What could be more unsexy than having your doctor monitor your sex life, as intrusive as ultrasounds on a weekly basis. When under IVF treatment, or a...
Perinatal depression: On why it’s ok to say I hate my child sometimes
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Perinatal depression is a common challenge for new parents, one in 10 was the common standard. Perinatal mental health problems have however significa...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 6: The Individual
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Each individual deals differently when confronted with infertility. Some become very obsessed with their own health, very task-oriented, some depresse...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 5: Lifestyle
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all have our habits and daily routines. Some of these lifestyle factors are more or less supportive and constructive for our health. Yet, changing ...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 4: The Couple
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many couples have an idea of their trajectory of their relationship, including milestones they would like to achieve. Moving in together, decorating a...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 3: Undesired childfree
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many women around the world are undecidedly childfree. The reasons can be very diverse and for many women and partners the cause never found. It is a ...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 2: Perimenopause
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation and second episode of a public health series on perimenopause. Dr. Anna answers questions and shares her expertise on hormonal ...
Couples time, looking at each other’s eyes
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Parents of young children often struggle with finding time for their romantic relationship. It starts with the lack of looking at each other’s eyes....
The act of queuing in today’s society
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all are victims of uninterruptedly looking at our screens, whenever there’s downtime. A wait at a restaurant for a meal, a coffee break at a Café...
Traveling and self reflection
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Traveling, especially solo traveling can expand our horizon. It does do something with us, challenging our inner selves for self reflection. We’re t...
Back to school: frustration tolerance
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a very frequently discussed topic and no simple answer can be given. The amount of consumption of stimuli in today’s world is incredibly. Fil...
Back to school: autonomy
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of autonomy can’t be underestimated in all ages, from birth to old age. The earlier we establish autonomy, the better for our sense o...
Back to school: Self-esteem
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, we positively influence our children’s self-esteem by giving the children autonomy from a very early age on. We can praise them for t...
Back to school: Exams, homework, and after school activities
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s children’s schedule is more compact than many adults. It involves a lot of performance driven activities, such as exam preparation, homewo...
Back to school: Transition phase and new academic milestones
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Starting a new school year is demanding for everyone within the family. New routines need to be established, stress regulated, adjustment to new acade...
State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 1
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation and first episode of a public health series, with Anna Raggi, MD, gynecologist, reproductive medicine specialist and gynecologi...
Back to school
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A time of excitement, anxiety, and increased stress for all family members. How can we best navigate this time to keep the calm and support our li...
Summer time, play time
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many parents around the world are currently spending more time with their children than during their usual working days. School holidays are usually l...
How to cope with loneliness
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a wonderful time as a couple, leaving the baby with hid grandparents, to suddenly be all alone, needs adjustment! Such a tough day, making one ...
Quality of life
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we define life quality in its core? Living in today’s societies, constantly being on is difficult. We run around 24/7 in our mind and physica...
Couples time: looking in each other’s eyes
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s essential for young parents or busy working couples to take time to look into each other’s eyes. Dedicate time just for one another! It will ...
Me time at the beach
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy wife happy life, happy mommy happy family! In order to give, we need to be able to breathe ourselves. Make sure you spend some time alone. May i...
A practical guide from a global female traveler
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Working around the world calls for experience in preparation. Travel planning: Start your mental inspiration well in advance to imagine the place and ...
Morning Routines for a Confident Day
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A guides for a morning routine designed to boost self-esteem and reduce anxiety for the day ahead. Morning steps to self-esteem: Get up, look into...
Visualization for Self-Empowerment
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teaches visualization techniques aimed at self-empowerment and managing anxiety. How to boost your sense of self-empowerment? Honestly, not an easy t...
Quick Confidence Boosting Techniques
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode demonstrates fast and effective methods to boost confidence before important events or decisions. How can we boost confidence before...
Understanding Self-Confidence
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how the psychology of self-confidence, impacts mental health, sprinkled with practical tips to enhance it. Self-confidence start...
Anxiety in everyday life
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Waking up, immediately starting to ruminate, worry, notoriously planning the day, trying to control and organize the entire day. Further, second guess...
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is generalized anxiety disorder? Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable worry about a variety of eve...
Separation anxiety disorder
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is separation anxiety disorder? difficulty being away from parents or other loved ones. excessive worry about harm to loved ones. excessive worry...
Overprotective parenting
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Early exposure to overprotected parenting, sending signals that the world is a dangerous pace. When a child falls and the parents respond anxiously, t...
Sources of anxiety
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
Women’s hormonal balance
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation, live from Hong Kong with Katia, Nutritional Therapist, NLP coach, and the founder of Omni Vitality. In this podcast you'll gai...
Mommy recovery plan
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 connec...
Mommy guilt
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 so...
Perimenopause
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Lifestyle factors and endometriosis
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many aspects play a role in our body-mind health balance and may contribute to the trajectory of medical conditions. Women’s health issues frequentl...
Lost in translation
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LHave you experienced such a situation yourself, where just completely foreign to all around? Staying in Shanghai for my research after a quick stop o...
Regaining your balance
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, consideri...
Global female networking
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Global female networking Travelling globally for research, takes a creative mind to figure out the options available to make it happen. I love to ...
Lifespan development of a modern woman
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Lifestyle, nutrition, and healthy habits
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation, live from Hong Kong with Katia, Nutritional Therapist, NLP coach, and the founder of Omni Vitality. I offer solutions for mens...
Fertility plans
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do women decide over their bodies and their reproductive health choices? A globally extremely relevant question many governments wrap their heads ...
Fertility anxiety
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 relatio...
Social norms Fertility choices in urban Chinese women part two
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is live from Shanghai during an Asian research trip in reproductive health. The current global research project focusses on the decl...
Fertility choices in urban Chinese women
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Intention Setting: New years resolutions yes or no?
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Different scholars and news outlets conclude differently on the matter. The pro team suggests that New Years resolutions foster: #1 – Intention #...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 carefull...
Holiday blues
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Holiday ‘blues’. Stress, loneliness, grief, loss, conflict, and unrealistic expectations during the “most beautiful time of the year“. What he...
Setting the tone for the season
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Grounded in the snow
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Couples coping with infertility
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Infertility can affect anyone. There’s no socioeconomic advantage or exception of infertility. Yet, of course depending on the medical system, it ca...
Lifestyle factors and fertility
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lifestyle choices, such as excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity, and high stress levels can negatively impact fertility in men and women. ...
Hormonal imbalances affecting fertility
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hormonal problems and irregularities, such hyper and hypo thyroid activity can impact fertility, the female cycle and male sperm production and qualit...
Unexplained infertility
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No specific cause of infertility can be identified despite thorough testing and evaluation. Treatments include fertility medication, lifestyle changes...
Male infertility
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Key points about male factor infertility Male infertility means a man is not able to start a pregnancy with his female partner. Male infertility can h...
Screen time: answers from an expert
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Marc Bodmer, game consultant and author of many important publications regarding games and their use, pros and cons, and benefits...
Sleep and immunity
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daylight saving impacts our sleep rhythm. With changing the clock, our internal system is lacking behind and which cause sleep disturbances. Lower sle...
Prevention is key
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We believe the key to staying healthy is preventative care. With cold and flu season just around the corner, we encourage you to incorporate regular e...
Infertility: a multidisciplinary approach
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Infertility is a condition that, unfortunately, impacts both women and men who are trying to conceive. While starting a family should be an exciting...