Living In a Van at 80 Years Old-Lindy

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Lindy, an 80 year old van dweller. Here's Lindy's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCBhh6wS17yQ4_59xSljj8eA 00:00 Introduction & Growing Up in Poverty 01:06 Foster Care, Prison, and Family Separation 04:27 Surviving Polio as a Child 08:29 Illness, Isolation & Losing Her Mother 12:24 A New Life in California 14:20 Alcoholism, Family Violence & Survival 17:42 Running Away from Abuse 20:48 Assault, Betrayal & Leaving Home 22:51 Escaping a Trafficking Situation 25:28 Joining the Women's Army Corps (WAC) 29:41 Banking Career & Reinventing Herself 33:16 Losing Everything & Moving Into a Van 35:04 Why Van Life Feels Like Freedom 36:20 Homelessness, Community & Helping Others 42:36 Kidnapped at Knifepoint with Her Infant Son 46:30 Lessons from 80 Years of Life 47:29 Final Thoughts & Staying Positive 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 #marklaita #documentary #vanlife #mentalhealth #homelessness #survivorstory #resilience #recovery