Survival Mode in a Massage Parlor-Storie

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Storie, a sex worker in Los Angeles. 00:00 Searching for Attention 00:16 Growing Up in the Desert 01:23 Addicted Parents & Abandonment 03:23 School, Responsibility & Survival 05:02 When the Lights Went Out 08:26 Losing Her Best Friend 09:41 Childhood Abuse & Early Trauma 11:27 Entering the Life at 10 Years Old 13:00 Life Inside Massage Parlors 17:38 Figueroa Street at 14 19:23 Living on Her Own 25:48 A Different Future in Psychology 29:24 Violent Relationships & Motherhood 30:30 "Negative Attention Was Better Than No Attention" 32:43 Turning Trauma Into Purpose 34:13 Raising Children Differently 35:25 Life on the Road 38:05 Why It Should Be Legalized 39:26 Did She Ever Feel Loved? 40:57 Losing Her Mother 42:52 Trying to Build a Family 44:31 Lessons From Survival 45:56 Becoming the Change She Needed 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 #survival #addiction #growingup #parenting #alcoholaddiction