By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Childhood Domestic Violence Teaches Us to Be Fearful For a child who grows up experiencing adversities in childhood, fear often dominates that young person’s view of the world—a worldview that is often carried forward into...
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Childhood Domestic Violence Causes Feelings of Hopelessness Growing up with childhood domestic violence makes us contend with hopelessness. Hopelessness can make us feel aimless and powerless in an overwhelming world. This...
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Childhood Domestic Violence Can Make Us Feel Alone Sometimes the loneliest people are the ones you would never suspect are lonely. How could someone surrounded by friends, active in social activities, and successful in...
By Denise Restauri Labels Undermine Our Identities and Success Meg Columbia-Walsh, a CDV survivor, tells Forbes why she doesn’t like labels, even those that denote success, such as entrepreneur or CEO. Walsh believes that these labels are just a burden, a drag...
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE The Anger that Comes from Childhood Domestic Violence Serves a Purpose ANGER is often a dominant emotion for adults who grew up experiencing adversity in their childhood home. Much of the work we’ve done has been to define that...
