Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Leeann, an Appalachian woman in Crab Orchard, West Virginia.

00:00 Growing Up in West Virginia
02:30 Addiction and Family Tragedy
04:28 Raising Six Children Alone
06:24 Poverty and Survival
08:10 Childhood Trauma
10:08 Life in Appalachia
12:20 Pride, Resilience and Life Lessons

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