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About Irene Kendig, M.A.



Irene Kendig is an accomplished speaker, workshop facilitator, self-acceptance coach, and author of Conversations with Jerry and Other People I Thought Were Dead. She is a trained NLP Practitioner and certified Alchemical Hypnotherapist, with a B.A. cum laude in Psychology from UCLA and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica (USM). Ms. Kendig has taught communication skills in both corporate and family settings. As senior corporate trainer for an international management consulting firm, Irene specialized in delivering customer satisfaction, team-building, and problem-solving programs to an array of companies, including AAA, Avis, American Express, Lufthansa, Marriott, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Telecheck, Trane, and Tumi—with satisfaction ratings consistently over 95 percent. A gifted public speaker, Ms. Kendig has also taught presentation skills to managers in Corporate America. Dr. Thomas Gordon, founder of Parent Effectiveness Training (PET), was one of her early mentors. His insight into the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution earned him a nomination for the Nobel Prize. As a certified instructor for PET, Irene has delivered the training to parents in the U.S. as well as in Latin America, in both English and Spanish. Irene is dedicated to living and sharing the ideas, concepts, and soul-centered skills at the heart of Spiritual Psychology. She is part of a team of 50 USM graduate volunteers who have been bringing these principles and experiential practices to inmates at one of the largest maximum security women’s prisons in the world, Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW). The program, "Freedom to Choose," has been nominated for a national award that recognizes excellence in prison reform programs. Participants report more inner peace, less violence in their interactions with other inmates, and improved relationships. A moving 22-minute film that documents the power of this work was a recent winner in the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. You can watch it here. One of Irene's favorite quotes comes from Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist who chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate in his best-selling book. Man's Search for Meaning, in which he describes how he found meaning and a reason for living in the most challenging of circumstances: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." She is a contributing writer for www.opentohope.com, and www.more.com. The proud mother of two adult sons, David and Josh, Irene currently resides outside Washington, D.C. with her husband Charles and their dog Scooter. To schedule Ms. Kendig for a speaking engagement, please call: 1-888-422-0239. Victor Frankl quote reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston, From Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl © 1959, 1962, 1984, 1992 by Viktor E. Frankl

Irene Kendig is an accomplished speaker, workshop facilitator, self-acceptance coach, and author of Conversations with Jerry and Other People I Thought Were Dead. She is a trained NLP Practitioner and certified Alchemical Hypnotherapist, with a B.A. cum laude in Psychology from UCLA and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica (USM).

Ms. Kendig has taught communication skills in both corporate and family settings. As senior corporate trainer for an international management consulting firm, Irene specialized in delivering customer satisfaction, team-building, and problem-solving programs to an array of companies, including AAA, Avis, American Express, Lufthansa, Marriott, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Telecheck, Trane, and Tumi—with satisfaction ratings consistently over 95 percent. A gifted public speaker, Ms. Kendig has also taught presentation skills to managers in Corporate America.

Dr. Thomas Gordon, founder of Parent Effectiveness Training (PET), was one of her early mentors. His insight into the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution earned him a nomination for the Nobel Prize. As a certified instructor for PET, Irene has delivered the training to parents in the U.S. as well as in Latin America, in both English and Spanish.

Irene is dedicated to living and sharing the ideas, concepts, and soul-centered skills at the heart of Spiritual Psychology. She is part of a team of 50 USM graduate volunteers who have been bringing these principles and experiential practices to inmates at one of the largest maximum security women’s prisons in the world, Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW). The program, "Freedom to Choose," has been nominated for a national award that recognizes excellence in prison reform programs. Participants report more inner peace, less violence in their interactions with other inmates, and improved relationships. A moving 22-minute film that documents the power of this work was a recent winner in the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. You can watch it here.

One of Irene's favorite quotes comes from Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist who chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate in his best-selling book. Man's Search for Meaning, in which he describes how he found meaning and a reason for living in the most challenging of circumstances: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

She is a contributing writer for www.opentohope.com, and www.more.com.

The proud mother of two adult sons, David and Josh, Irene currently resides outside Washington, D.C. with her husband Charles and their dog Scooter.

To schedule Ms. Kendig for a speaking engagement, please call: 1-888-422-0239.

Articles by Irene Kendig, M.A.



How to Be Free of Regret Added by Irene Kendig on February 24, 2009 I was talking with a man recently who’d been caring for his dying father. "I left him to take care of some personal business,” he said. "I knew I shouldn’t have gone because something inside told me not to go. But I didn’t listen. My father died while I was gone." Regret. The word originates from Old French, *regreter,* ‘bewail (the dead),' feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, esp. a loss or missed opportunity) "If only I’d been a been... Continue Self-Forgiveness, Part I Added by Irene Kendig on February 5, 2009 In the "Share Your Story" section of the website, Nini responded to Roy's story, "Communicating with My Life Partner," with a story about Sam, her cat, who died in her arms. I extend kudos to both of you for sharing such heartfelt experiences. Nini's story caused me to reflect on my dog Ringo, who died after being hit by a car when I was fifteen. As I ran to his side, he acknowledged my presence with one last wag of his tail. I was devastated. I blamed myself for his death. I also blamed my mom, who was at work. I believed that, if she'd been… Continue Self-Forgiveness, Part II Added by Irene Kendig on February 24, 2009 In this post, I'll use my experience with Ringo (see Part 1), to demonstrate self-forgiveness,a powerful tool in service to inner healing. There are four steps to this process. Step 1. I give voice to my feelings of sadness, frustration, anger and fear. I honor my process by creating a safe space in which I can allow whatever I'm feeling to come forward. I may cry, scream, yell or laugh; I just let it come out without judging it. I do this for myself and with myself in the… Continue

How to Be Free of Regret

Added by Irene Kendig on February 24, 2009

I was talking with a man recently who’d been caring for his dying father. "I left him to take care of some personal business,” he said. "I knew I shouldn’t have gone because something inside told me not to go. But I didn’t listen. My father died while I was gone."

Regret. The word originates from Old French, regreter, ‘bewail (the dead),' feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, esp. a loss or missed opportunity) "If only I’d been a been...
Continue

Self-Forgiveness, Part I

Added by Irene Kendig on February 5, 2009

In the "Share Your Story" section of the website, Nini responded to Roy's story, "Communicating with My Life Partner," with a story about Sam, her cat, who died in her arms. I extend kudos to both of you for sharing such heartfelt experiences. Nini's story caused me to reflect on my dog Ringo, who died after being hit by a car when I was fifteen. As I ran to his side, he acknowledged my presence with one last wag of his tail. I was devastated. I blamed myself for his death. I also blamed my mom, who was at work. I believed that, if she'd been…
Continue

Self-Forgiveness, Part II

Added by Irene Kendig on February 24, 2009

In this post, I'll use my experience with Ringo (see Part 1), to demonstrate self-forgiveness,a powerful tool in service to inner healing. There are four steps to this process. Step 1. I give voice to my feelings of sadness, frustration, anger and fear. I honor my process by creating a safe space in which I can allow whatever I'm feeling to come forward. I may cry, scream, yell or laugh; I just let it come out without judging it. I do this for myself and with myself in the…
Continue

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