If My Own Mother Thought I Was Worthless, What Good Am I?
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Today, on Mother’s Day, as many celebrate the special woman who gave them life, not all find cause for celebration. Instead, for some who grew up living with domestic violence, it can be a difficult day. Rather than recount the...
The Truth About Hopelessness
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE We may learn many intense LIES if we experience adversity in our childhood homes – lies that perpetuate powerful negative emotions like anger, depression and resentment that can fuel negative behaviors and in many other ways...
My Journey from ALONE to TRUSTING
By Lisa Floyd*If you grow up living with domestic violence, your first assumption is that no one understands and that everyone is trying to hurt you. You often overreact. You get upset easily. It feels like you can’t control your emotions. So, the safest path is to...
Childhood Adversity and the High Cost of Isolation and Distrust
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE No one would fault a person who experienced adversity in their childhood home for believing that opening up to others can be risky. The people they should have been able to trust most – their parents or caregivers – were a...
Domestic Violence, Drug Problems May Increase Asthma Risk In Children
By University HeraldA new statistical analysis of the national survey for children's health revealed a robust association between experiencing childhood adversity and developing asthma. Another non-obvious adverse health consequence of CDV revealed by the research....
When ANGER Breeds Across Generations
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLEMany people who grew up experiencing adversities in childhood believe the LIE that ANGER gives us control, when, in fact, it is the exact opposite – it leads to loss of control. Here, I want to share part of the story of Jeremy...
Unraveling the Lie of Sadness Begins Here
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE As devastating as sadness can feel, so many people cannot even begin to touch or connect with it at times, much less to begin overcoming it. A defensive numbness sets in. On the other hand, some people are terrified of their...
The Surprising Origin of Resentment
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE It is common to feel some sense of RESENTMENT after growing up experiencing adversity in childhood. The origin of your RESENTMENT may surprise you, however. There’s no better way to demonstrate this than through the story of...
What’s New at CDV
FREE Book Distribution Campaign Reaches 14,000+ Locations, Significant Social ReachWe want to thank you for your loyalty, commitment to the movement, and support of our work. As the organization makes exciting strides forward, we still need you, our faithful...
Growing Up With a Violent Mother
By Brian F. MartinThe GUILT and shame we carry after experiencing adversities in childhood can have numerous layers. To help you begin to unravel those layers, I want to share with you the inspirational story of British actor Martin Rayner that I documented in my...