By Marcus Laster, Guest Blogger
“I’m going to escape.” “I’m going to be somebody.”
I whispered these words as a boy while clutching my ears and squeezing my eyes shut in an attempt to drown out the noise and
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Transforming the Anger You Learn From Growing Up with Domestic Violence
March 21, 2016
* During the writing of INVINCIBLE, contributor Nick used the pseudonym “Adam”
When we learn that ANGER is the natural and expected response to most life situations, we not only accept our own anger – we
Discover the LOVE You May Have Lacked In Your Childhood Home
February 16, 2016
Valentine’s Day is a holiday when we show our love for others and receive their love in return. But, if you grew up experiencing adversity in your childhood home, such as Childhood Domestic Violence, you
Campbell’s Story
January 5, 2016
By C. Campbell
One year ago December I packed my three boys in my car and drove cross country from California to Florida not knowing were I was going or how I would get there. Just knowing were I was
Traditional Holidays After a Non-Traditional Childhood
December 23, 2015
Are you growing up in a home or did you grow up in a home where you faced adversities? Because if you experienced adversities like physical abuse, Childhood Domestic Violence, emotional abuse, neglect, or any
Muyesser’s Story
December 21, 2015
By Muyesser
Hi , my name is Muyesser, a child, teen, woman never survived.
There was blood on the walls, and broken furniture, three of us in different corners of the room terrified, frozen, mom could not fight back, we
3 Tips to Overcome the LIE of SADNESS You Learned from CDV
December 14, 2015
Many people who grew up with domestic violence in their childhood home become lost to depression or to a pervading SADNESS that prevents them from reaching their full potential in adulthood. That sadness is a very
Symone’s Story
December 1, 2015
“Sharing my story in INVINCIBLE was the beginning of a new journey into myself. I know through being vulnerable and opening up to you, that we both are healed.”
As a child, I believed many of the LIES children of
Strength In Numbers By Stephanie March
November 23, 2015
By Stephanie March, Guest Blogger
When I was a kid, my parents went through an incredibly nasty divorce. So much anger and hostility was displayed between them that it left me scrambling to be the peacemaker. I quickly learned
Unravel the LIE of FEAR and Apply the TRUTH of CONFIDENCE Daily
September 24, 2015
We’re all aware of the cliché that there’s nothing to fear but fear itself. Any person who experienced adversity in childhood, however, would beg to differ. We each discovered all too well the many things there are to fear. But
