Oshikan Sjodin-Bunse
Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy & Life Coach
My specialties are: 'Healing the Mother Wound,' to help you transform how your difficult mother relationship still affects your life, and 'Flourishing on Foreign Soil', to help you build your life in a foreign country.
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About me
After many years of practicing as a Shiatsu therapist and teacher, I trained to become a positive psychology coach, Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie and meditation facilitator. I started coaching expats and lovepats to flourish on foreign soil as I am a lovepat who grew up in California. I moved to Germany in 1979 to be with my German husband. We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. My calling to support people in regaining a healthy physical and emotional balance eventually expanded into another heartfelt desire: to help people to overcome the after-effects of a difficult relationship with their mother, just as I have. I've combined what I've learned from working through my own Mother Wound, (Father Wound included) with training from leaders in the fields of Positive Psychology, Coaching, Insight Meditation, Narcissistic Abuse, Resilience, & Positive Parenting.
Let me help you reclaim your self-compassion, self-esteem and self-trust, no matter if you have a difficult mother relationship or are building your life in a foreign country.
For access to a quiz I created, "Your Emotional Balance" and to read my full Mama Drama story, "We Came Full Circle", you can find the links to my free e-book and quiz on my website, oshikan.com. I'm also a co-author of: "We Choose to Thrive: Our Voices Rise in Unison to Share a Message of Hope and Inspiration for Abuse Survivors."
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Would you like to counter-act feeling overwhelmed, suffering with detrimental anger, believing you're not ‘good enough’, endlessly craving one thing or another, or comparing yourself to others?
Do you find your relationships difficult?
Do you feel lonely or isolated and need more self-confidence to show up more fully?
Due to the after-effects of my complex relationship with my mother, I intimately know the painful consequences of Complex PTSD. It has become my deepest life fulfilment to support people in re-learning how to walk through life with a strong sense of confidence in their capabilities, know practices to keep emotional balance, break the abusive cycles of their past and practice self-compassion.
Two of my favorite ways to work with clients is to facilitate the ‘Feeding Your Demons®’ practice and ‘The Wisdom Dakini Mandala’ meditation. In addition to these great self-exploration modalities I share positive psychology and resilience exercises when wanted.
Knowing the importance of stopping intergenerational trauma, I teach parents how to build relationships of love, care and understanding by, first and foremost, healing from their adverse childhood experiences.
After 7 international moves, I also understand the complexities that accompany living abroad. Our emotional baggage travels with us and influences whether or not we can flourish on foreign soil. Let me help you to fully arrive and thrive in your chosen country, in all areas that are important to you.
Experience
2025 onging: Feeding Your Demons Group and Individual Facilitator - Countrywide Germany (Zoom) 2018 ongoing: Tara Mandala Berlin Sangha Leader 2004 ongoing:Therapy (HPG) 2010 ongoing: ICF Certified Coach 2020 & 2019: 'Karma with you Mother' Courses at Bodhicharya Center Berlin 2018: Co-Author 'We Choose to Thrive' Book 2012: Conference - Families in Global Transition, Washington D.C. Co-facilitated Workshop, “Adventures in International Living: The Imperative of Partnership”. Co-facilitated Workshop, “Living Life as a Lovepat: The Choice of a Lifetime” 2010: Conference - Families in Global Transition, Houston, Texas Co-facilitated pre-conference workshop, “Cross-cultural Coaching: Tools for Successful Cultural Adjustment.” Facilitated workshop, “Home is Where the Heart Is?” Facilitated workshop, “Moving for Love? Be Sure to Pack These Quick Tips” 2009: Research paper, “Positive Global Transitions: Cultivation of The Good Life for Expatriates”
Education
Here are the teacher names and categories of the trainings I've learned from or continue to deepen my knowledge with. Martin Seligman (Positive Psychology), Lama Tsultrim Allione (Insight Meditation), John Gottman (Relationship Coaching), Ryan Niemac & Irene Nizzaro (Character Strengths), Karen Reivich & Emiliya Zhivotovskaya (Resilience), Christoph Mahr (Healing Practitioner for Psychotherapy), Patrick Teahan (Childhood Trauma) Sue Johnson & Leanne Campbell (Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy) Amy McCready (Positive Parenting Solutions) Dr. Ramani (Narcissistic Abuse & Gaslighting Treatment) Megan McQuary & Arielle Schwartz (Trauma Treatment for Clients with Complex Trauma)
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
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