Dr. Simone’s Mind Space

Holiday tension

Conflict with family members over the holidays are common. High expectations that aren’t met, traditions that not everyone enjoys equally, new and old family members that collide. Conflicts over the holidays can be managed.

 

Tips to work with family conflicts during the holidays:

 

Time outs! Agree to give each other space.

 

Dealing with conflicts when everyone is agitated isn’t going to work. Calm down your nerves, then unite again.

 

Agree to disagree! Not everything needs to end in a consensus.

 

The repair is more important than the actual conflict.

 

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Family reunions during the holidays

Families plan how to meet during this unique year of the pandemic. How to celebrate their holidays when only limited numbers of members are allowed to meet.

How can family gatherings be held this year?

The smaller, more specifically selected holiday gatherings might bring something positive, as you can be more selective coho to meet. Yet, if the only people to meet are the ones you’d rather have to be blended with other more favorable family members, it’s difficult.

Needing to take decisions on how to manage to follow the restrictions put in place by the governments and still be able to practice traditions.

People around the world have to take such difficult decisions, which puts a strain on everyone. The tensions that have existed prior to the pandemic might escalate, due to everyone’s nerves lying blank after almost a year living under the constraints of the pandemic.

 

 

What can we do to get as smooth as possible through the holiday season?

 

Get a good mix of time together and alone.

 

Spend time attentively doing something together.

 

Bake, cook, play games, decorate the apartment/ house together.

 

Take walks or go for a run, do physical activity together or alone.

 

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Holiday Season

It’s this time of the year when some of us cherish the cheers, holiday spirits and others would prefer it to be January so dearly. The holiday season brings up a lot of emotions and feelings difficult to contain. So many expectations and unmet ones are very hard to accept. A time where some of us feel more lonely than any other time of the year and this year even more so.

 

What are things to cope with the holiday season?

 

Helping others is always a good idea. It increases happiness and reduces feeling lonely.

 

Focus on the things you can change, rather than the ones you can’t.

 

Create your own ritual, tradition that is unique to you.

 

Try to say no when it’s too much for you, rather than tag along.

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Latest research: pregnant women during COVID-19 Part 2

In today’s episode, part 2 of the latest research on Swedish pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic, I’m discussing together with my colleague Assistant Prof. Ewa Andersson ways to improve care for pregnant women. Topics discussed in this episode are:

• Partner support
• Pregnant women’s worries
• Loneliness
• Powerlessness in perinatal care
• Restrictions in society
• Media and COVID-19

 

Pregnant women around the world are facing an incredibly challenging time. There’s a need for healthcare professionals to better meet women’s and their families needs, to improve perinatal outcomes.

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Story of an International Couple

Today’s episode discusses how it is to live as an international couple together with my husband. The excitement to be different, the benefits of a multilingual home, the enrichment of having access to different cultures, traditions, and places to call home. Yet, of course there is also the part of misunderstandings, lost in translation, racism, accusations, and the challenges to build a bridge between the different backgrounds.

 

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Latest Research: Pregnant Women During COVID-19 part 1

In today’s episode, I’m discussing the latest research on Swedish pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic. A second episode will follow together with my colleague Assistant Prof. Ewa Andersson. Pregnant women around the world are facing an incredibly challenging time. There is a lot of uncertainty on antenatal visits, delivery, their family being present during birth, and the concerns related to entering hospitals during the pandemic. In our research we’ve interviewed pregnant women in Swedish about their experience to be pregnant during the ongoing pandemic. They’ve described their concerns not having their partner present at delivery, as well as feeling forgotten by society.

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Winter Swimming

I’d never thought I’d still be swimming in the lake and the ocean, in the end of November approaching December. It all started with my passion to swim in lake Zürich after my morning runs. As it got colder, I wanted to keep up with it and happened to be empowered by two female entrepreneurs and my great friend in Stockholm, whom I’ve been running with.

It’s been a fascinating journey and the health benefits came with it. The seasonal affective disorder symptoms are much less, my Reynaud’s phenomenon much less, I can keep my body warmer for longer (benefits of improved blood circulation), even if it’s cold outside, despite low body fat, and of course it’s a great immune system booster.

I’m quite fascinated by these unexpected benefits!

The very best about it is however, the community and practicing winter swimming with friends.

 

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Swedish fathers during COVID-19

My guest today is assistant professor Ewa Andersson. She’s a senior lecturer at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm in reproductive health. Her early research on fathers already during her PhD, was looking at their role during the perinatal period. Her research field is more relevant during the ongoing pandemic than ever before. We will talk about the fathers’ role and how it’s shifted. The situation of shared parenting, and the issue of domestic violence.

 

 

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Globale Schweizer: ein 2020 Update

Im heutigen Podcast spreche ich mit Martin Aldrovandi, Nordostasien Korrespondent des Schweizer Radios. Er berichtet über seine persönlichen Erfahrungen aus Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo und Zürich während 2020. Wir tauschen uns über unsere Eindrücke in Asien und Europa aus und was für ähnliche Situationen wir erlebt haben. Ein gedankenanregendes Gespräch und ein globaler Einblick ins Jahr 2020.

 

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Jugendliche back @ school

Im heutigen Podcast bin ich im Gespräch mit Darinka, CEO der Praxis Kreis 2 und Mutter einer Jugendlichen. Wir diskutierten ihre Erfahrungen während dem Schuljahr 2020 und wie ihre Tochter eine positive Entwicklung zur Selbstständigkeit machte, aber auch enorm froh ist back in school zu sein. Der soziale Kontakt zu anderen Jugendlichen und nicht unter ständiger Beobachtung der Eltern zu sein. Das Masketragen stört sie und ihre Klassenkameraden weniger, ausser im Sport. Sie sind auch sehr diszipliniert, machen alles in der Schule sein zu können, statt remote Unterricht. Beeindruckend, wie diszipliniert die Jugendlichen sind.

 

 

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