Soft White Underbelly — Original
Percocet (Fentanyl) Recovery Story
The original story. How it started, how it almost ended, and how I came back.
Confessions
Real stories. No filter.
Addiction. Pain. Survival. Redemption. The conversations most people are too ashamed to have out loud.
These are real stories — mine, and the people who trusted me with theirs. Nothing here is staged or scripted. I put the truth on camera because the truth is what actually helps people change.
The one that started it
Percocet (Fentanyl) Recovery Story
My first full interview with Soft White Underbelly — how it started, how it almost ended, and how I came back.
“I told the truth on camera because silence is part of what keeps people sick.”
Pretty Brandao
More interviews
The full picture.
Soft White Underbelly — Follow-Up
A Talk On Recovery
Years later. What changed. What didn’t. The day-to-day work of staying clean.
Unfiltered Stories
“I Didn’t Know It Was Fentanyl Until It Was Too Late”
The fentanyl moment that almost ended it — and what every parent and user needs to hear.
RTC — Cape Verdean National TV
Show da Manhã: Conversa com Pretty Brandão
Em português. My homecoming story — addiction, recovery, and reaching the Cape Verdean diaspora.
Televisão África
Percurso de Superação e Alerta para o Consumo de Drogas
Em português. My journey through addiction and recovery — and a warning for the next generation. Reaching the African and Cape Verdean communities directly.
Pretty Private with Eboné
MEN SERIES: I Was Addicted to Fentanyl
Eboné and Pretty Brandao sit down for a raw conversation about fentanyl addiction, the moments that almost ended it, and the turning points that pulled him back.
Listen on
In their words
The people I’ve mentored.
They tell it better than I ever could. This is what the work actually looks like — real people, no filter.
Confession
Telisa’s story
In her own words.
Confession
Kevin Daley’s story
In his own words.
Confession
OG Danny’s story
In his own words.
Featured Confession
Brandon T. Jackson’s story
Actor & comedian — in his own words.
Confession
Duane Ramos’s story
In his own words.
Confession
Keven’s story
In his own words.
Confession
Kaliyah’s story
In her own words.
Confession
Hall’s twin’s story
In her own words.
Shorts
From @prettybrandao
Quick-hit moments — testimonials, observations, and stories from the road.