Dr. Simone’s Mind Space

Global citizen

Today’s interview with Agi, who’s a true global citizen. She’s lived around the world. Moved with her suitcases from one amazing city to the next. We discussed how cultures impact us, how it’s a challenge to find a social network in a place like Zurich. She’s shared the life of someone without a base and constantly being on the move. How you always collect more things than you have room in a suitcase and the many goodbyes.

One inspiring aspect was her description of both the fashion, but also the personal vibe one experiences in different cities around the world.

Agi’s travel essential: always bring an avocado with you (you never know what food you’ll get).

 

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The physical and mental skin

In conversation with Cait Ferguson on the importance of our skin for our physical and mental well-being.
Lifelong beauty nerd. Makeup Artist and Esthetician. She’s always been interested in the connection between science and nature within the beauty industry.

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Lead by example

Easy, lead with ease? Trust your internal motivation, be passionate in your work, and you’ll inspire others. Provide an environment of mutual trust, a place were failures are welcome and an opportunity to grow, learn, develop, and become more skilled.

An environment where we dare to try new things and get guidance from a mentor is crucial to remain creative and intellectually satisfied.

Give your team wings to fly, by providing them space and guidance, through trust, rather than micromanagement due to mistrust.

Use your own creativity in finding new ways to motivate and raise team spirit, especially during the current times, where teams have grown apart, lack a joint sense of purpose, and might strive for different goals. The corporate world looks very different now, then two years ago, yet the core principle of a successful group remains the same. We all go through developmental stages, as individuals, but also as groups. Reorganizing and restructuring group always results in a regression of the group’s developmental stage and productivity.

From group research we know, that the more mature a group, the higher their work effectivity and productivity will be. Reorganizing groups and adding and removing group members decreases productivity.

 

For curiosity purpose, here the stages of group development by Wheelan, 1994a:

 

Stage I Dependency and Inclusion	The first stage of group development is characterized by significant member dependency on the designated leader, concerns about safety, and inclusion issues. In this stage, members rely on the leader and powerful group members to provide direction. Team members may engage in what has been called “pseudo-work,” such as exchanging stories about outside activities or other topics that are not relevant to group goals.
Stage II Counterdependency and Fight	In the second stage of group development members disagree among themselves about group goals and procedures. Conflict is an inevitable part of this process. The group's task at Stage 2 is to develop a unified set of goals, values, and operational procedures, and this task inevitably generates some conflict. Conflict also is necessary for the establishment of trust and a climate in which members feel free to disagree with each other.
Stage III Trust / Structure	If the group manages to work through the inevitable conflicts of Stage 2, member trust, commitment to the group, and willingness to cooperate increase. Communication becomes more open and task-oriented. This third stage of group development, referred to as the trust and structure stage, is characterized by more mature negotiations about roles, organization, and procedures. It is also a time in which members work to solidify positive working relationships with each other
Stage IV Work / Productivity	As its name implies, the fourth stage of group development is a time of intense team productivity and effectiveness. Having resolved many of the issues of the previous stages, the group can focus most of its energy on goal achievement and task accomplishment
Final	Groups that have a distinct ending point experience a fifth stage. Impending termination may cause disruption and conflict in some groups. In other groups, separation issues are addressed, and members' appreciation of each other and the group experience may be expressed.

Reference: Wheelan, S. A. (1994a). Group processes: A developmental perspective. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

The Female Body: Excepting Diversity

Today, I’m in conversation with Alexandra Haas founder of Special Moments. This is the second episode in a series were we discuss the role of the body and our skin, as a place of sensuality and empowerment. Dive into a conversation on the power of feeling confident and beautiful in one’s body, no matter how it looks and whether it fits the beauty norms. To experience pleasure, we need to feel confident in who we are as women. It’s a women’s world.

 

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Why does the pandemic impacts us now more than before?

It’s a common comment I hear from many clients, patients, and friends.

 

What can we do to get out of this funk?

 

• Routines rock here!
• Stay physically active
• Engage in a challenge with friends
• Socialise in ways that aren’t impacted by whether restaurants, movies, gyms, etc are open
• Cook new recipes and share it with friends
• Plan a trip with friends, no need to decide on the destination. Yet, have it planned
• Allow for upsetting feeling to be there
• Practice self care and allow yourself to feel exactly the way you do!

 

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Research funding, start up funding: women needed!!

As a medical researcher, I’m used to apply for grants, nationally and internationally. Yet, when looking at the number of female principal investigators (PIs) and moreover the number of women receiving funding, it’s a tiny tiny number. 

Why? 

Many women don’t even dare to try and start applying. Lots of self-doubts, lack of role models, supportive colleagues, and supervisors to encourage them.

I love the competition with myself to apply for funding, by writing my best possible application. If I fail, I just try again over and over. That’s the way to success, never give up trying. 

 

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The Body Series Part I

Today, I’m in conversation with Alexandra Haas founder of Special Moments. This is the first episode in a series were we discuss the role of the body and our skin, as a place of sensuality.

 

Alex shared ways to get in touch with our body:

⁃Use your breath to be fully present

⁃Give or get a massage

⁃The power of a long hug

⁃Don’t hesitate to communicate your preferred way to be touched

⁃Treat your body like a temple

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Get out and move

Exercising as part of the daily routine, has endless benefits for both body and mind. 

To get started is challenging, what to do to get going?

 

• Put sports in your calendar
• Exercise with a friend
• Instead of drinks, meet for a cycling class
• Enroll in a group activity
• Stick to your exercise routine
• 10min everyday is better than 2h once a week
• Reward yourself with a treat 

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Brilliant children and their challenges

One of the most common issues these children face are the consequences of their asynchronous development “many ages at once”. 

Some young, extremely gifted children have difficulty forming friendships, because their play is much more complex than that of most children. 

Generally, gifted toddlers, preschoolers, and children of all ages need more intellectual stimulation than other children do. This is often underestimated and not provided in schools.

 

Challenges of parents of extremely gifted children

Families of profoundly gifted children may grieve for some of the things they are missing – being able to freely share and compare a child’s accomplishments with other moms or dads at the playground; being able to provide their child with a “normal” school experience free from the distractions of seemingly endless meetings on how to adapt curriculum.

 

Options to meet a gifted child’s educational needs

• Early entrance to kindergarten or first grade
• Acceleration in one or more subject areas
• A mentor in an interest area
• Home enrichment or homeschooling; an individualized, self-paced educational program in one or more subjects
• Deep exploration of topics of individual interest
• Early admission to the gifted program (in most school systems, gifted programs don’t start until third grade)
• Cluster grouping with other gifted and highly gifted children in a regular classroom.
  Placement in a full-time, self-contained preschool or kindergarten for highly gifted children.

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Female Entrepreneurs Series Dr. & Dr.

In conversation with Dr. Renu Ann Joseph on female entrepreneurship, self-confidence, mentoring, and feeling comfortable to stand out.

Renu is an economist turned entrepreneur, who has focused her two decade long career on improving how organizations use data to enhance business value. Her insurtech venture, based out of the US and Switzerland

 

Dr. Renu’s Ventures

Luminant Analytics https://luminantanalytics.com/ 

Virtido Data Science Center https://virtido.com/en/data-science/

 

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