Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Vanda, a woman who ran away from home as a teenager. Get 40% off access to world-wide perspectives on today’s biggest news stories. Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/swu to unlock your unlimited monthly account today. Here’s a link to Vanda’s book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3DN8HG6 Here’s a link to Vanda’s Substack: https://vanda.substack.com/ 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 & Family Secrets 1:43 – Control, Religion, & Early Rebellion 11:02 – Love for Her Brother & His Death 17:28 – Father’s Decline & Family Collapse 23:01 – Running Away & Street Life 25:26 – Losing Her Father 38:36 – Discovering Comedy & Purpose 44:00 – Addiction, Recovery, & Healing 46:00 – Writing Tap Dancing for Daddy 50:13 – The Most Important Lesson: You Are Enough Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #teenager #runaway #growingup #healingjourney