Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Dr. Niemah Nefertiti, a woman who survived a terrible childhood. Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/softwhiteunderbelly. Whatever heaviness you carry, therapy with BetterHelp can help you feel lighter in 2026. #sponsored Here’s a link to Niemah’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@PeopleOfPower?si=UXx4FNUucIL48h0q 00:00 A Stranger Helps Her Escape 00:38 Childhood Abuse in a Pastor's Home 03:51 Music Becomes Her Escape 06:05 Losing Her Sister 11:23 Her Mother's Escape From Abuse 14:42 Running Away & Life on the Streets 15:40 Sexual Abuse, Pregnancy & Survival 20:54 The Strip Club Years 27:27 Entrepreneurship & Finding Purpose 30:23 Caring for Her Mother & Devastating Loss 33:21 Education, Nonprofits & Helping Youth 40:31 Breaking Cycles & Choosing Healing 44:23 Starting Over in Hawaii 47:20 Trauma Bonds & Chronic Illness 49:57 "You're the Answer" 52:40 Healing Herself & A New Mission 55:32 The Most Important Lesson For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content 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 #trauma #childhoodtrauma #childhood