by CDVA Team | Dec 1, 2015 | Story
“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 domestic violence learn, like feeling Worthless,...
by CDVA Team | Sep 11, 2015 | Story
“My turbulent childhood taught me to survive, to overcome, and that’s how I found my voice. Anyone who grew up with domestic violence and didn’t have a voice as a child deserves to have one now.” From the time I was born, through college, and into my adult life, I’ve...
by CDVA Team | Sep 11, 2015 | Story
>“I’ve realized I don’t need anyone to open doors for me. I’ve opened them all by myself. And the hardships I faced…have fueled me and given me strength to get through obstacles many people might find impossible.”The police knew us on a first-name basis. The summer of...
by CDVA Team | Aug 31, 2015 | Story
“Our childhood taught us LIES…But…we are strong and we can overcome this past. Those negative thoughts and feelings are not in charge of our lives – we are.”As the only child, I felt the burden of responsibility early on in life. I was four years old the first time I...
by CDVA Team | Aug 31, 2015 | Story
“I am a former child of domestic violence. I will take what I have learned as a child of domestic violence…and continue to help other children of domestic violence. I will be their voice.”“I knew about him beating her, but I never knew how it would affect you kids.”A...
by CDVA Team | Aug 6, 2015 | Story
“The TRUTHS in this book are life changing!” “Nothing hurts more than being disappointed and hurt by the people you thought would never hurt you.” – UnknownThis phrase couldn’t be truer for me. As a child growing up with domestic...
