Archive for January, 2008
Just to clarify on my adoption position now…
By Joy A. Kennelly
Just to make sure you all realize, I spoke before that audience on Capitol Hill back in 2001. I was also living and working with Rose Vista close to then too. I lived there first and then helped them publicize themselves later. I also counseled pregnant women who were curious about adoption.
My [...]
Rose Vista, the maternity home I used to live in…
By Joy A. Kennelly
It was sad to me to hear that this maternity home closed because I had some good memories there. Here’s one of the press releases I had sent out on behalf of one of their fund-raisers back in the good ole days…
CONTACT: Jane Bright, Executive Director
ROSE VISTA MATERNITY HOME
310 915-1179
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROSE [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Three months after my speech, a 8.6 million grant to promote adoption awareness…
Grants to Promote Adoption Awareness.
Announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
October 15, 2001
For Immediate Release
Contact: ACF Press Office
(202) 401-9215
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My Capitol Hill experience sharing my birthmother story
By Joy A. Kennelly
I wrote this back in 2001 after I’d returned from the International Platform Association Conference. I’m not sure if the group is still around (there was some hairy stuff that came out afterwards which might have affected its continuing – the FBI even got involved!), but it was very prestigious back when [...]
Adoption vs. single mothering – either choice is difficult…
By Joy A. Kennelly
Since my Typepad blog, Pure, Unadulterated Joy is acting up (which really bums me out because it’s thrown away hours of my writing with whatever glitch or hacking is going on), I thought I’d pop over to my other blogs and spread the love.
I’ve not wanted to share this, but feel the [...]
The Lifelong Impact of Adoption with my favorite psychologist
By Joy A. Kennelly
Wanted to let you know about this:
The Lifelong Impact of Adoption
Lecture & discussion by Marlou Russell, Ph.D.
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica A irport Campus
3171 S. Bundy Dr., Room #212
Los A ngeles C A 90066
1pm -4pm $35 per person
Free parking on campus
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The Pregnant Pause – what was it? Why now?
By Joy A. Kennelly
I like the idea that grass reflects renewal, fresh growth, and a metaphor for new ideas pushing through people’s misconceptions of who and what a birthmother is. That’s why I’ve started this blog.
I am a birthmother. I have a nine-year old son who doesn’t live with me, but with the adoptive couple [...]
Healing my life through art & walking down memory lane
By Joy A. Kennelly
I wrote this October 10, 2007 for my other blog, Pure, Unadulterated Joy. I’m planning to visit A Window Between Worlds again on January 19, 2008. They’re offering a vision board session and I love creating them! I have such visions for my life. Now if they all come true… Watch [...]
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