Did You Experience CDV and Grow Up Feeling Self-Conscious?
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Adverse Childhood Experiences like CDV Can Make Us Self-Conscious Have you ever wondered why so many people who experienced adversity in childhood inevitably grow up feeling ugly, self-conscious, and insecure? Here, we explore...
If My Own Mother Thought I Was Worthless, What Good Am I?
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE CDV Can Make Mother's Day Hard for Some of Us 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...
The Truth About Hopelessness
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE CDV Teaches Us the Lie of Hopelessness 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...
My Journey from ALONE to TRUSTING
By Lisa Floyd* Childhood Domestic Violence Made Me Feel Like I Was Alone 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...
Childhood Adversity and the High Cost of Isolation and Distrust
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Lead to Isolation and Distrust 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...
Domestic Violence, Drug Problems May Increase Asthma Risk In Children
By University Herald Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Have Serious Health Consequences A new statistical analysis of the national survey for children's health revealed a robust association between experiencing childhood adversity and developing asthma. Another...
When ANGER Breeds Across Generations
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Lead to Anger Many 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....
Unraveling the Lie of Sadness Begins Here
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Sadness is Devastating, but the Ways We Cope with it Can Harm Us As devastating as sadness can feel, so many people cannot even begin to touch or connect with it at times, much less begin overcoming it. A defensive numbness...
The Surprising Origin of Resentment
By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Where Does Resentment Come From? 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...
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FREE Book Distribution Campaign Reaches 14,000+ Locations, Significant Social Reach We 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...