I’d like to share the poem I wrote for Kelsey’s Celebration of Life event 🌈✨

This trip has had a lot of nourishment

Kelsey’s Celebration of Life event today will bring together a lot of people who loved Kelsey

I’m feeling grateful for:

🐢amazing colleagues at the Brown School who have helped with my course & the creation of a fellowship in Kels’ honor

🐢friends who have helped emotionally and materially

🐢Kelsey’s community in Indy & family

🐢My love, Jess, & her family

🐢Sleep

Will be back in Indy in two hours

maybe trying hard is not what is needed today --
maybe we can practice trying easy today

Congratulations to Social Work PhD student Woodjerry Louis on being selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's prestigious Health Policy Research Scholars program! Louis is the only student from Missouri in his cohort of 40 students from across the country. ow.ly/3Om950LciPf

1st yr of my PhD degree program:
Dad died suddenly

1st yr of my tenure-track job:
✨best ✨friend died from suicide

In between those years, my dear cousin died from suicide (2018), my grandma died (2019), and I lived in total isolation (2020-2022)

I’m so tired & broken

2021 * (I mean)

And more

More pics from our last visit in the flesh, Philly Dec 2022

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broken in pieces

Folks interested in celebrating Kelsey, we are gathering next Sunday in Indianapolis. There will be a virtual option

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I sacrificed time with Kels in pursuit of my academic work. A piercing, painful cost

Meredith ❤️🌈 @ontherise

Kelsey had a calling, the most amazing social worker —

2022 ELEVATE Nonprofit Employee of the Year, presented by KSM (Katz, Sapper & Miller): Kelsey Kennedy

@TrinityHavenIndy | #uwciELEVATE

We're saddened to learn of the passing of @TrinityHavenIndy's Kelsey Kennedy.

Kelsey was the recipient of the 2022 ELEVATE Nonprofit Employee of the Year Award.

Our thoughts are with their family as we join this community in mourning. bit.ly/3CLC5Or