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"Dr. Marina Oster is a remarkable and gifted life coach. She has the ability to see past the superficiality that can cloud our connections and conversations and cuts to core of truth within. Even more importantly, she probes the inner depths with gentleness and love. This creates an atmosphere of trust and sharing that leads to a better understanding of self and healing of the soul. Dr. Oster is a bridge between our rational, scientific mind and our metaphysical spirit, and she brings into harmony the divergent aspects of our nature by harnessing the power within each of us."
- Christina Perez PhD, Professor of Biology |
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"If you are looking for new perspective on any situation, look no further. Dr. Oster's unique combination of empathy, reason, spirituality, and honesty can help frame each of life's events, from the most mundane to the most dramatic, in a broader context. An easy conversationalist and a formidable thinker, Marina can shed new light on family or the workplace, and always manages to illuminate a new path forward that you never would have seen coming."
- Vijay Narasimhan PhD, semiconductor process engineer |
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"I initially went to Marina for advice about navigating a difficult workplace and advancing my career. Within 3 months, my co-workers/superiors were unsolicitedly remarking on my "transformation" and how I was "practically a different employee." I had rediscovered my voice and self-worth.
I remain so impressed with Marina's clear tactical and strategic advice for helping me accomplish my professional goals. At critical times, she provided the firm but compassionate push I needed to speak up or take action in difficult situations while remaining true to myself. Although Marina and I primarily discuss my career, her advice and frameworks have proved extensible to all aspects of my life. Her versatility as a life coach stems from a perceptive understanding of human motivation and behavior in addition to a philosophy that prioritizes self love. Thanks to Marina, I have learned to demand respect from others and, most importantly, to demand compassion from myself." - Madeline Z. |
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"Dr. Marina Oster has an emotional intelligence that infuses even the most casual conversation with a deeper sense of purpose and meaning. She is both positive and pragmatic, a combination that is amazingly effective for bringing to light the places where you are stuck and devising a plan to intelligently and compassionately work through them. Our conversations have helped me to better understand my motivations and patterns of thought, define my career goals, and take practical steps towards achieving my vision for the future. For anyone considering a career change, facing a life transition, or simply wishing to find a bit more purpose or motivation in life, I would highly recommend reaching out to Dr. Oster."
- Kelly M. |
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"It never stops to amaze me how Marina is different from other people I know.
She is a very careful listener and not only understands what you are saying, but also feels what you are feeling. Marina is always ready to embrace and accept you as you are, having her heart and mind open." - Lera Nikolaenko, Software Engineer |
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"As a clinical psychologist, I have the utmost respect and admiration for Dr. Oster's abilities as a life coach. She is incredibly warm and attentive. She has the ability to truly listen to her clients and to honor their unique perspective, goals, and values. I admire her ability to make people feel both safe and understood, while also challenging them to become their best selves.
She has a wealth of knowledge about how to achieve long lasting positive change. She starts by really understanding what the client hopes to achieve, and what they see as the barriers to these accomplishments. In a gentle and nonjudgemental way, she helps illuminate a path towards change. It's a rare individual that can inspire people to change while also helping them feel like they are wonderful just as they are. Dr. Oster really has the ability to do that, and she treats her clients with the ultimate respect and positive regard." - Diana Gordon, PsyD |
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"Marina brings a positivity to life that is truly contagious! In addition to that, it is her warmth, honesty and empathy that have provided me the most benefit when discussing career and life goals. When seeking the truth within, sometimes it helps to have a guide; Marina is that perfect guide." -Yoichi S., San Francisco CA |
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"I have known Marina as a scientific colleague and life coach for 7 years, and in that time, I have seen her positively impact the lives of each person she comes into contact with, whether it’s in the lab, in a classroom, or in a coffee shop. Her inner light shines so brightly that there remains an afterglow wherever she goes.
Beyond being an adept listener and expert coach, Marina has certain innate qualities that make her especially qualified to help people create happiness and success in their own lives. This includes speaking from a deep, universal wisdom she has access to, and knowing when and how to adapt her style and tone to cater to the client’s situation while always remaining compassionate yet direct. Marina has helped me navigate every stage of my academic career so far, from the end of my undergraduate, through my Master’s, and now during my PhD. Marina helped me through a particularly difficult period when no self-help book or amount of self-reflection seemed to work. Through gentle yet persistent coaching, Marina helped me rediscover my passion and joy and awaken fearless self-love. For helping me learn to live more authentically, I am forever grateful to Marina, and I know you will be, too." - Lauren Linsmayer, Marine Biologist |
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"I met Marina in graduate school and I instantly trusted her with my life in a sailboat out on the bay. During extremely stressful times of almost capsizing and to joyous smooth sailing, Marina always stayed positive and had a smile on her face. I knew that on the boat we were in this together and she always brightened my day no matter how the sail was going.
I know that those conversations out on the water were extremely helpful to me navigating life. She intently listened to my problems with my advisor, my research, my peers, my dating life and my friends and family. I knew nothing that I could say would surprise her and I always felt I didn't need to impress her or make it seem like I had it all together. Now I'm finishing up my PhD and navigating the job market and I knew I always had a friend to go talk to about what that is like. Marina is knowledgable about all aspects of graduate school and life and more importantly she knows how to inspire and uplift you to be the best you can be. If you are looking for a fabulous mentor and friend, I highly recommend hiring Marina. I hope you get to have a wonderful relationship with her, just like I do!" - Megan D'Errico, Geologist, Stanford '16 |
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"I have had the privilege and honor of being Marina's colleague for nearly 10 years. She has served as an important source of encouragement and insight both in the good times and bad. Her effervescent personality serves to lift-up the people she surrounds herself with. When it comes to life, she has a no nonsense approach - enjoy the gift of life, don't be swayed by the negativity found within yourself or others, and most importantly in order to love others, you must first love yourself. Marina is undoubtedly a source of inspiration, compassion, and love for life. It is without surprise that after spending time with her, be it in a personal or professional setting, her optimism and joy for life will certainly rub-off on you."
- Erica S., MD, Anaheim CA |
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"I have known Marina for over 5 years and through every one of our interactions together, I have found myself able to build a foundation rooted in self-love and have the strength to pursue what makes me most happy. She has a very organic spirituality that changed the way I saw and interacted with the world in front of me. Several instances come to mind if I had to highlight her strengths:
1. Enjoying the present: Most of the time, I feel that I am blazing through life. However, Marina has taught me to stop, take a deep breath, and enjoy the present. I find I am much more relaxed and able to reflect and focus on my current feelings opposed to letting them be overwhelmed by the future. 2. Discovering myself: I would say that this has happened over the many years that we have known each other. I know that every time I speak with her, I feel myself more and more grounded and confident that I know who I am, what’s important to me, and what makes me happy. Even if they don’t fit a social norm, Marina completely supports my outlook which gives me the strength and confidence to keep doing what I’m doing. 3. Being at peace with myself: I have a very strong sense of my identity and who I see myself as. However, after moving across the country where I would meet completely new faces, I started to feel the pressures of conformity and anxiety associated with building a new social life. When I spoke with Marina about this, she reminded me that I already have a grounded identity and that I should not care about how others view me as long as I am happy with who I am right now. Whatever decisions I make should be because that’s what I truly want to do instead of simply doing it because I want to fit in." - Kara Yeung, MD, Stanford '15 |
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"Marina is a great human being and a good listener. She is also not afraid to share experiences from her own personal life which makes her that much more compelling. She has a very unique way of looking at life and I seldom have an interaction with her that doesn't leave me inspired or seeing some aspect of my own life in a new light. I think she is an amazing life coach and I highly recommend her."
- Felix M, Engineer |
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"For individuals reaching towards leadership and success in their professional lives while seeking to capture the fullest most rewarding personal life, Dr. Oster's transparency, wisdom, and coaching reflects back the greatest version of yourself." - Rebecca H. |
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“Dr. Marina Oster’s background provides her with unique insight and advice for those seeking balance and success in their personal and professional lives. I have known Marina for the past five years and she is an intent listener with a warm personality. During her graduate training at Stanford University, Marina started her own family and has demonstrated personal drive in a rigorous academic environment.”
- Laurie Kost, MS Harvard University & MS Stanford University |
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"When I first met Marina it was easy to see what a positive person she was. She can make you feel at ease right away because she is so warm and funny. She is also very wise and has such a calm demeanor. I feel really lucky to have met her and I know that when I ask her advice she can give great perspective. Marina has the ability to help you feel more centered and happier because she has something that many people do not, something that comes naturally to her-she is supremely astute and sensitive to what others are feeling and going through. Her empathy and passion for life are what make her an amazing person to turn to and seek guidance from."
- Peri Unver, Undergraduate |
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“I got to know Dr. Marina Oster as an inquisitive scientist, loving mother, and empathetic colleague. She is one of the kindest people I know. I am blown away by how deeply she loves life itself - be it building meaningful interpersonal relationships, sourcing joy from within, or studying our natural environment. Marina truly does carry joy inside and shares it with everything and everybody.”
- Inessa Yurchenko, Geologist |
