In this episode of 'The Only One in the Room' podcast, host Laura Cathcart Robbins interviews Veronica Cisneros, a licensed marriage and family therapist and women's coach. Veronica recounts her tumultuous upbringing with a gang member and heroin addict father and a tenaciously supporting mother. She shares her near-divorce experience and how she and her husband, Willie, overcame childhood dysfunction. Through compelling storytelling, the episode explores the transformation of their troubled marriage into one based on trust and friendship. Veronica's work in empowering high-achieving women through her podcast, 'Empowered and Unapologetic', and her practice, Outside the Norm Counseling, is highlighted. The episode concludes with reflections on the importance of modeling happiness, community support, and mutual appreciation. Veronica Cisneros: Email - [email protected]  Website - https://veronicacisneros.org  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyveronicacisneros/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredandunapologetic/   Podcast - EMPOWERED AND UNAPOLOGETIC PODCAST https://veronicacisneros.org/empowered-unapologetic  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@empoweredandunapologetic/videos Only One In The Room:  Email: [email protected]  Website: http://www.theonlyonepod.com/   Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P3sYOA   iTunes: https://apple.co/2UUZ04Y    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOnlyOneintheRoomPodcast   Instagram: instagram.com/theonlyoneintheroom    X: https://x.com/TheOnlyOnePodc1   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheOnlyOneInTheRoomPodcast/   TikTok: tiktok.com/@theonlyoneintheroom  Patreon: patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices