By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Sadness is a Dominant Emotion for Those of Us Who Grew Up with Childhood Domestic Violence People often imagine Anger to be one of the most typical responses to growing up with adversity in one’s childhood home. But SADNESS is...
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Childhood Domestic Violence Has Taught You Compassion and Empathy As I mentioned in my book INVINCIBLE, growing up facing adversity in childhood gives you an exceptional ability to perceive and empathize with what others are...
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Childhood Adversity Teaches Us to Feel Guilt at Inappropriate Times When you grow up experiencing adversity in childhood, there are a variety of related impacts. GUILT is a common LIE you learn to believe. But it loses its...
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Childhood Domestic Violence Teaches Us the Lies that We’re Unloved and Unlovable When you grow up experiencing childhood adversity, and particularly Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV), you often learn the LIE that you’re...
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Experiencing Childhood Domestic Violence Doesn’t Mean You Have Any Less of a Right to Be Free On Memorial Day, as we honor those who gave their lives to protect the fundamental premise our nation was founded on – that we...