Jaclyn Overby: A Personal Story

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04/25/21 • 55 min

Jaclyn Overby is a social worker from Kentucky. Jaclyn has been practicing social work for 6 years and services on the Foster Care Council board for the State of Kentucky. In this episode, Jaclyn opens up for the first time about the trauma that she experienced growing up which lead to her own personal experiences of domestic violence. Jaclyn shows great resilience and strength and hopes that in sharing her experiences she can help at least one person feel less alone.

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