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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 how experiencing adversity in childhood can affect your self-esteem, and what can help you see not only that any insecurity is...

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 can be a difficult day. Rather than recount the love of their mother and the precious moments spent together growing up, some...

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 negative behaviors and in many other ways adversely impact us. One particular lie, however, can slip through the cracks and remain...

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 you can’t control your emotions. So, the safest path is to just withdraw from everyone altogether and keep your feelings a secret....

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 been able to trust most – their parents or caregivers – were a source of stress, fear, pain, and often direct harm. There is,...

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 non-obvious adverse health consequence of CDV was revealed by the research. Read the full article from the University Herald HERE....

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. Here, I want to share part of the story of Jeremy – a young man who began his life believing this LIE. He inherited violence and...

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 sets in. On the other hand, some people are terrified of their grief and will do whatever it takes to deny, bury, or avoid dealing...

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 demonstrate this than through the story of Marina, who survived bitter resentment and grew to experience immense personal joy despite...

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