Victoria Baldwin is a mother, master resiliency trainer, writer, photographer, and Active Duty TSgt out of Travis Air Force Base, California. After suffering the devastating loss of her brother to domestic violence, Sgt Baldwin fell back on the skills learned in her resiliency training and rebuilt her life and that of her sisters, becoming a licensed foster parent and eventually adopting two of her siblings. She and her sisters have since created a non profit endeavor to honor their brother, while simultaneously writing and speaking about what they learned from their loss, and what they wish others knew when it comes to helping those navigate through grief.
This episode was recorded on Feb 24th 2022 - the birthday of Gabriel James Baldwin - This episode was recorded in his honor and legacy. https://www.facebook.com/RAKsForGabriel
In part one of our conversation we discuss how her brother was tragically killed by the hands of their father and what life looked like afterwards as they picked up the pieces.
0:00 - Who is Victoria Baldwin?
2:21 - "Live A Life Worth Saving"
4:00 - Start With Why - Purpose
8:20 - When the mentee mentors the mentor
12:00 - 10 birthday cakes donated - why 10?
16:00 - Victoria's story
20:30 - The phone call that changed everything
27:00 - Stuck on a long flight with nothing but...thoughts
30:50 - The internet mob
36:00 - When's the last time you spoke to your father?
Like something straight out of a movie - part two of Tori's journey will be released on 16 March and will go 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.
