1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Valerie's story is one of survival. Her extraordinary and well-developed survival instinct helped her navigate a life filled with turmoil, such as parents divorcing before she was a year old, being abandoned by her mother to the neighbors who became her foster parents and having an abusive, alcoholic step father. Valerie does not consider herself a victim nor in denial. Her ability to compartmentalize her life helped her to stay afloat and be a survivor. Valerie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - you can get through it and get to the other side - accept what you can and cannot control - accept responsibility for things that are in our control - go forward with your life - there's nothing stronger than a broken woman, who has rebuilt herself - seek therapy - it's good to talk with someone who's unbiased https://valerietaylorauthor.com&amp;nbsp; valmtaylor@gmail.com&amp;nbsp; tags: Valerie, Taylor, writer, author, What's, Not, Said, What's, Not, True, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com &amp;nbsp; Stories that Empower https://storiesthatempower.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21295886/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/116370914