About Sisse Ramsing

My expat journey

My journey as an expatriate began early due to my father’s job.
I spent two years in Cuba from ages 3 to 5 and later a year in Mexico when I was 12 to 13. At the age of 18, I ventured to Monaco and France to work as an au pair. At 21, I worked as a croupier on an international cruise ship. After my college degree at 27, I served as a diplomat in the United States for two years, and finally I moved to France where I lived for fourteen years.

Furthermore, I have traveled extensively and visited nearly 40 countries across all continents.

Denmark is my homeland and after a total of 21 years abroad, I returned home – at least physically. However, it took me 50 years to find my way home – mentally.

My personal story

Growing up and living in diverse cultures left me feeling disoriented and rootless. I’ve carried a lifelong sense of being different and not belonging, which intensified when living abroad, because I was always ‘the one who was different.’

This often left me feeling isolated and lonely. Denmark has been my anchor, mainly because my family resides here, but even though I feel Danish, I still experienced a sense of estrangement because I questioned; “Where is Home?”

In France, I appeared to have a picture-perfect life; a husband, three children, an architect-designed house, cars, and financial security. However, internally, I was deeply conflicted, having lost touch with my authentic self. My husband and my children’s needs consistently came first, and I had allowed it to happen…
I was skilled at hiding my struggles, pretending that everything was fine, until my suppressed emotions became too loud to ignore. Countless nights I lay awake, unable to put into words what was wrong. Eventually, I realized that something within me had to change for something new to emerge. It was a choice between withering away or departing from the life my husband and I had built together. Mistakenly, I believed that happiness awaited me in Denmark.

Coming home

In 2015, I returned to my homeland—a place both familiar and foreign. Internally, I was terrified, but the desire for ‘something else,’ was more powerful than my fear of the unknown. There was no turning back.

In Denmark, I gradually reconstructed my life. However, the demands of being a single mother with a full-time job turned into a relentless marathon, marked by increasing stress. After a year, the initial signs of trouble emerged. My body refused, but the only response I knew was to ‘keep it together’ and carry on, so I did!

The longing for ‘something else’ continued to grow, eventually leading me to undergo the education to become a psychotherapist. It was a natural consequence and the only thing that made sense in the chaos of my life. This decision marked the beginning of the most transformative journey of my life, one that didn’t revolve around finding a savior or changing countries but was about rediscovering the path to my soul. A path I had strayed from throughout my life, which had ultimately led me into depression, illness, and unhappiness.

Finding home

It was only when I acknowledged that I had created my own suffering that I could begin to practice self-care and step out of the relentless cycle of ‘doing.’ Control gave way to self-compassion and ‘being’, and things finally started to change.

Through therapy I have scrutinized the deepest layers of my inner self, confronting fear and loneliness. I’ve had to mobilize the courage to embrace solitude and discover my inner core, becoming my own source of support instead of seeking it from the outside. This journey has enabled me to stand confidently on my own, believing that I am ‘good enough’ just as I am, and has taught me to wholeheartedly embrace every aspect of my being.

This is how I found my true ‘Home’.

My professional story

Members of the Danish Psychotherapists Association use the abbreviation MPF. A Psychotherapist MPF possesses a dual-professional background and complete a 4-year psychotherapist training program, in addition to holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree and having accumulated years of work experience beforehand. This unique combination of qualifications makes us bi-disciplinary.

In my case, I hold a Master’s degree in International Business Relations and over 20 years of corporate business experience in Denmark, the USA, and France.

Today, I combine the best of both worlds by blending my extensive business insights, international living experience, multilingual capabilities, and therapeutic expertise to assist others in finding their way ‘Home’.