THNKR | Former Foster Child Shares Her Story: My Sky Is Falling @thnkr | Uploaded June 2013 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
By the time foster child, Lydia Joyner, was 18 years old, she had lived in 35 different homes, had 18 social workers, and had her name changed 4 times. In this emotional episode of Epiphany, Lydia, now an adult, opens up about her traumatic experience navigating the foster care system.
Recently, Lydia a writer and filmmaker, collaborated with Reboot Stories, Columbia University, Orange Duffle Bag Initiative and the Harmony Institute to create, My Sky is Falling, an immersive story driven experience created to highlight the challenges American foster children endure within the foster care system.
For more information about My Sky is Falling visit: myskyisfalling.com
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EPIPHANY is a series that invites impassioned thought leaders across all disciplines to reveal the innovative, the improbable, and the unexpected of their worlds.
The views expressed in this video only represent those of the participants. They do not necessarily represent the views or endorsement of @radical.media LLC or any other party involved in the production and distribution of THNKR.
By the time foster child, Lydia Joyner, was 18 years old, she had lived in 35 different homes, had 18 social workers, and had her name changed 4 times. In this emotional episode of Epiphany, Lydia, now an adult, opens up about her traumatic experience navigating the foster care system.
Recently, Lydia a writer and filmmaker, collaborated with Reboot Stories, Columbia University, Orange Duffle Bag Initiative and the Harmony Institute to create, My Sky is Falling, an immersive story driven experience created to highlight the challenges American foster children endure within the foster care system.
For more information about My Sky is Falling visit: myskyisfalling.com
Subscribe to THNKR: goo.gl/EB0HM
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Or check out our favorite Internet things on Tumblr: thnkrtv.tumblr.com
EPIPHANY is a series that invites impassioned thought leaders across all disciplines to reveal the innovative, the improbable, and the unexpected of their worlds.
The views expressed in this video only represent those of the participants. They do not necessarily represent the views or endorsement of @radical.media LLC or any other party involved in the production and distribution of THNKR.
