Episode 7: Before the Healing: Growing Up in Chaos, Loss, and Purpose

Ashley Buckner shares what shaped her long before she became a licensed clinical social worker. Growing up in rural South Georgia, surrounded by addiction, chaos, and unpredictability, Ashley learned early what it meant to survive—and what it meant to fight for something different.From a childhood marked by instability to a relentless drive for education as a way out, this episode explores the unseen foundations of resilience, identity, and purpose. Ashley opens up about family, loss, and the moments that quietly shaped the way she sees people, pain, and healing today.This isn’t about techniques or interventions—yet.This is about where healing begins.