Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Valeen, a Texas woman who recovered from her drug addiction. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at https://softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:00 Childhood and Early Drug Use 1:59 First Love & Pregnancy 5:54 Trying Heroin 7:03 Chaos and Family Addiction 9:21 Open-Air Drug Markets 10:36 Normalizing Death 11:45 Turning to Sex Work 17:09 Dr. Phil 21:12 Confronting Her Dad on tV 23:12 Shame and Aftermath 24:14 Rehab & Starting Over 27:01 COVID Stress, Adderall, and Relapse 29:30 Meth Bender 34:32 The Root Causes 35:42 Friend’s Sudden Death 42:10 Long-Term Impact and Self Love 47:38 Strong Support System and Stability 49:19 Therapy, Connection, and Vulnerability 51:02 Power of Speaking Secrets 55:16 Lessons Learned 56:50 Recovery Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. #SoftWhiteUnderbelly #AddictionRecovery #SexWorkSurvivor #MethAddiction #ChildhoodTrauma #HealingJourney #CPS