Like something straight out of a movie - part two 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.
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.
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.
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. part two of Tori's journey will be released on 16 March.
This episode was recorded on Feb 24th 2022 - the birthday of Gabriel James Baldwin - This episode was recorded in his honor and legacy.
