Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Veronica, a woman who survived a traumatic childhood. 00:00 Childhood Abuse and Misplaced Guilt 00:46 Growing Up in a Volatile Home 03:05 The Picture-Perfect Family Facade 06:15 Telling Her Mother About the Abuse 10:04 Cruel Punishments and Constant Control 15:46 Losing Her Mother and Learning to Dissociate 17:19 An Abusive Marriage and Homelessness 19:27 Her Mother’s Declining Health and Death 23:08 Caring for the Father Who Abused Her 30:04 Her Father Crosses the Line Again 33:00 Her Son Confronts His Grandfather 34:39 Arrested on Felony Identity Theft Charges 36:24 Losing Her Kindergarten Teaching Career 43:23 The Lasting Effects of Childhood Trauma 48:40 Facing an Uncertain Future 53:34 Finding Support, Love and Hope For full-length, ad-free and uncensored videos please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #childhood #mentalhealth #identitytheft #arizona #teacher