What the Eyes Don’t See the Heart Won’t Feel – Theresa

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Theresa, a drug addict on Skid Row.

00:00 Teresa's Childhood: Abuse, Addiction & Foster Care
01:23 Hooked on Heroin at 10 Years Old
02:22 Teen Pregnancy, Losing Her Children & Life on the Streets
03:40 Finding Freedom After Years of Abuse
04:24 Surviving Skid Row Through Prostitution
06:04 How Childhood Trauma Destroyed Her Self-Worth
08:19 Why She Lost All Eight Children
09:23 Can Homeless Programs Really Help?
12:17 Violence, Kidnapping & Surviving Street Life
16:53 Fentanyl Addiction, Faith & Hope for the Future

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