Martial arts is one of the best ways to gain confidence in your mind and body
Sit back and watch the interview with Vickie Simos, the founder of THELO Active Therapy! UBIZBLOG filmed a super interactive 20 minutes episode in Melbourne. Stop by and learn more about Confident You, the journey of Martial Arts Guru and another way to become a better version of Yourself.
Martial arts expert partners up with the Black Dog Institute to raise awareness for mental health
Over two million Australians suffer from mental health conditions and for those from diverse cultural backgrounds the figure is higher, the latest census revealed. South Australian counsellor, psychotherapist and martial arts expert, Vickie Simos, everyone deserves a fighting chance before they become a statistic.
Martial Arts Therapy featured on Neos Kosmos
After years of struggling with self-worth and depression, Vickie Simos found a way through while training with a mental health professional and martial artist. Bringing these two different life paths together, Simos founded Thelo – and acronym for Teach, Help, Elevate, Lives, Organically – to share her hard-learned knowledge and help other people gain confidence in mind and body.
Vickie talks mental health with ABC News Radio
Martial arts therapy is a way of using martial arts to help children gain more control over their emotions and become more aware of their bodies. It boosts fitness and strengthens, as well as promotes self-discipline. Vicki Simos is a psychotherapist and author who uses martial arts therapy in her work with children.
It's time to take back what's yours and 'BE YOUR BEST SELF'
Vickie chats with Roula Krikellis of Kkrock Chic to share how she took advantage of enduring circumstances during one of the most difficult times we all experienced.
Vickie talks Mental Health on MH Warrior TV
Vickie chats to Kerry D Warrior Queen from MH WARRIOR TV, a channel featuring discussions with people from all across the world collaborating to end the Stigma surrounding Mental Health and Disability Discrimination.
Keep Rolling
Vickie discusses how she infused psychotherapy and Martial Arts for holistic development with individuals to gain confidence mentally and physically on the Keep Rolling with Jake Briggs podcast.
Youth mental health and sport
Vickie Simos certainly has great things to say about helping youth with mental health challenges and how her unique approach incorporating martial art is making a positive difference. She discusses youth mental health in sport with Ken Willner on this episode of Off the Pitch, a podcast discussing the topic of youth development in sport.
Martial Arts, life and insights
Vickie chats about her life journey, martial arts, and mental health with Mario Bekes, host of Business Insights on Alive 90.5.
Kids, counselling and combat
Vickie chats with Tiffanee Cook on the Roll with the Punches podcast. A fighter, a lover, a therapist and one hell of a big heart, Vickie talks about her own personal experiences before diving deep into an insightful chat around training kids, being adaptable to the needs of children on the spectrum and why training youngsters lights Vickie's fire.
Vickie talks with Professor Selena Bartlett on the Thriving Minds Podcast
Vickie Simos talks with Professor Selena Bartlett, Neuroscientist and Group Leader Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity, Translational Research Institute, QUT, about how martial arts can increase confidence, reduce anger, and lead to an overall boost in mental health.
How martial arts boosts mental health
In her interview for The Emil Barna Podcast, Vickie Simos talks about how martial arts can increase confidence, reduce anger, and lead to an overall boost in mental health.
Lockdown boxing
Take some time out from lockdown and box it out with me, Vickie Simos. These 30 minute videos include some boxing techniques, and will help you shake off any lockdown blues.
SBS Greek Radio Interview
Listen to Vickie chat to Dina Gerolymou about her book and boxing on SBS Greek Radio.
Using a medicine ball to improve your punch
Training with a medicine ball will help to improve the technique and power of your punch. Watch the video to learn how to include a simple strength exercise using the medicine ball into your training regime.
Diverting a punch
Learn how to divert a punch using the weave technique
Thelo Active Therapy launch in Melbourne
Vickie Simos has launched Thelo Active Therapy in Melbourne and relaunched her book The Boxer Within at a recent event attached by VIPs and guests. Keynote speaker Kristian Livolsi kept a captive audience for over an hour, afterwards a couple of clients spoke about their own experience or their child's experience training with Vickie. See the article for photos from the evening.
Martial Arts as a way of soothing people
Martial Arts might be perceived as violent, but in fact learning the skills and principles can help to sooth many people
Fighting mental health issues with Martial Arts
I had all these emotions, but didn’t know what to do with them. Discovering the combination of Martial Arts and therapy, alongside with people who believed in me, helped me to start to believing in myself. With that belief came confidence and from this ‘The Boxer Within’ was unleashed.
Building Confidence through Martial Arts
Self defence expert Vickie Simos returns for 2021 to explain how martial arts can be used as a confidence boosting tool for kids.