Victoria Baldwin (Pt 2) - Tragedy, Trauma, and Adversity: One Woman's Story of Resilience - Ep 31

Like something straight out of a movie - part 2 of Tori's journey goes into the inspiring story of how Tori fought to adopt two of her younger sisters who were thrust into foster care after their father was imprisoned...And how they navigated life with their new overnight family, their new norm, and new way of life.

Conversation time-stamps and YouTube hyperlinks. 

0:00 - Intro

2:45 - The video of Tori's adoption surprise!

4:45 - The return to work "I was a shell of a person"

7:11 - Veterans Mental Health Support Group

8:10 - The vulnerability in asking "are you ok?"

9:45 - "Grief shared is grief divided"

11:40 - A major crossroad

12:45 - The foster care system explained

14:30 - The phone call the changed everything...again

17:05 - Overnight mother to four children

19:45 - Cystic Fibrosis 23:30 - An excruciating decision

28:00 - Adoption announcement

30:40 - Random Acts of Kindness - RAKs for Gabriel

34:45 - Master Resiliency Trainers are the best!

36:14 - Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

38:00 - "The cure for the pain...is through the pain"

39:35 - Gabe's Legacy

43:00 - Why I love Tori so much!

44:42 - The REAL Heroes of the story

46:25 - how to support RAKs for Gabriel

48:05 - My after-thoughts on this episode and reading the very first HeroFront review by Command Chief Caleb Vaden.