A Talk Unlike Any Other…
Not hesitant to stir the pot and call it as she sees it, Lina Kennedy is an increasingly in-demand speaker and industry presenter, participating in conferences and trade shows both in the US and abroad that attract lay and professional audiences. She is renowned for her ability to inform and entertain. Because she is loved for being an industry innovator, groundbreaking entrepreneur, and compelling public speaker, her keynotes often draw crowds.
Unlike many other speakers, Lina doesn’t give advice. Sure, that seems weird. But, after all, leaders give advice. They tell people what to do. The problem with advice is that the person on the receiving end might not take ownership for the outcome.
So, how do you get people to take ownership of their decisions and not pass the buck?
Lina lets audiences choose for themselves.
First, she asks permission.
“I have an experience I’d like to share with you. I hope you’re open to hearing it?”’
Then, she follows up with a story or experience from her own life.
Stories are a powerful way of advising because you’re not giving any advice. Lina typically doesn’t share her conclusions about the story. Instead, she wants audiences to figure things out for themselves. So, she challenges the audience to reach conclusions independently during a typical Q & A following a talk.
Sure, there are times to give advice and be direct. However, growth and learning happen on their own when we’re not fleeing for our lives.
People want help. They seek out guidance. But why not help empower them along the way?
As the old saying goes, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.”
Healing Is Possible.
The journey begins within.
Sample agenda.
There’s no new advice-only new packaging
Carl Jung famously said, “Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.”
We all have difficulties—many of which we’d prefer would pass unnoticed. But life doesn’t work that way. Instead, we have to deal with the hand life gives us. For survivors of physical and emotional abuse moving forward can seem like an impossible mountain to climb. The legacy of abuse lingers, often hidden from view. Yet, the memory is there, and over time, becomes encoded in everything we do. Like all trauma, it chips away at our resolve and self-esteem and takes a toll on our physical and emotional wellbeing.
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Lina knows trauma intimately. However, transforming trauma, whatever form it takes, can be done. It’s not a life sentence.
Lina outlines five practices that helped transform trauma. A few things audience learn: Reconnection, Integration, and Reclaiming Life & Health