When Veronica was 8, she and her 3 siblings were abducted by their American father from her homeland of the Philippines. As an older sibling, she played the role of caretaker to her younger siblings. After 4 years, Veronica's mother was able to find her children and move them out. Even though her mom struggled to raise 4 children on her own, she taught Veronica to be a warrior, express kindness and never lose hope. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - you are valuable - you are strong - don't let go of your belief system - never give up - you can fix anything with kindness - think well of yourself - you can't give your power away - be kind - take care of your health - don't be swayed by those around you - be of service to others tags: Veronica, Slaughter, writer, author, Have, You, Seen, These, Children, Hawaii, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean