by CDVA Team | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog
Did you grow up living with domestic violence or care about someone who did?We’re excited to announce the publications of our soon-to-be released book, INVINCIBLE: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence and the Truths To Set You Free. Written by CDV’s...
by CDVA Team | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog
Only those who have suffered can truly understand what suffering feels like. If you grew up in a home with domestic violence, you understand suffering. Because you endured this pain and fear as a child, you have a unique gift: an enormous capacity for compassion.You...
by CDVA Team | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog
Did You Or Someone You Care About Grow Up Living With Domestic Violence?If you did, you experienced childhood domestic violence, or CDV. By definition, from a childhood standpoint domestic violence is violence between parents or violence towards a parent violence can...
by CDVA Team | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog
Children think emotionally, not rationally. When you were exposed to domestic violence as a child, your brain drew the wrong conclusions: “I couldn’t stop it, but I should have.” “I was there, so it must have been my fault. It happened because of me.” This creates a...
by CDVA Team | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog
Did you grow up in a home living with domestic violence? That question doesn’t get asked very often, but we must ask it of ourselves and of those we care about. Because if the answer is yes, you should know that it has an impact on a life. 1. Did your...