Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Danielle, a psychiatric nurse in New York City. 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 – Becoming a Psychiatric Nurse 1:04 – Purpose Through Mental Health Work 3:02 – The Broken Mental Health System 7:03 – Addiction, Trauma, & Recovery 12:04 – Life Inside a Psychiatric Unit 15:38 – Government Neglect 19:29 – Stories of Healing 35:32 – Society’s Forgotten People 37:23 – Childhood, Drugs, & Pain 43:07 – Losing Her Father and Finding Purpose 45:06 – Lessons About Life and Resilience Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #mentalhealth #psychiatricnursing #addiction #nyc #drugeducation #childhood