Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – Mori

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Mori, a woman who survived a traumatic childhood in Inglewood, California.

0:00 Finding Comfort in Food During Childhood Turmoil
0:24 Growing Up in Inglewood, California
4:18 An Absent Father and His Life as a Pimp
9:14 How Childhood Trauma Damaged Her Ability to Trust
14:25 Feeding Her Family at 12 Years Old
16:13 Inheriting Her Parents’ Destructive Behaviors
20:03 Realizing Her Childhood Wasn’t Normal
25:26 Basketball Became Her Path to College
29:25 Unlearning Unhealthy Ideas About Love
32:36 Forgiving Parents Who Won’t Take Accountability
37:47 Childhood Trauma and Emotional Eating
40:25 The Reality of Food and Sugar Addiction
45:31 Addiction, Discipline and Mental Warfare
50:01 The Therapy Session That Changed Nothing
53:30 Her Mother’s Unbelievable Fake ID Scheme
57:30 Learning to Be Vulnerable and Live Honestly
59:52 Breaking the Cycle and Choosing a Better Life

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