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This April, Let’s Talk About the Critical Link Between Child Abuse & CDV…and the Program That Can Curb Both!

This April, Let’s Talk About the Critical Link Between Child Abuse & CDV…and the Program That Can Curb Both!

I was talking with a woman I met on a flight last year and my work in the space of Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) came up. She told me “That’s a great cause. Child abuse is a big problem, and

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This Holiday, Give the Gift of a New Beginning to Someone Who Grew Up with Childhood Domestic Violence

This Holiday, Give the Gift of a New Beginning to Someone Who Grew Up with Childhood Domestic Violence

By CDV

Did you grow up living with domestic violence or care about someone who did? This holiday season, consider giving the gift of a new beginning to someone who grew up living with domestic violence.

The book INVINCIBLE: The

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A List of Recent Successes Furthers Awareness of Childhood Domestic Violence and Help for Those Impacted

A List of Recent Successes Furthers Awareness of Childhood Domestic Violence and Help for Those Impacted

By CDV

We at CDV are sending you warm thoughts of thanks, in reflection on the past few months.

We are so grateful for the continued support from our social media followers, volunteers and participants. Your success stories are inspiring

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What Is the One Truth You Must Know?

What Is the One Truth You Must Know?

“The worst guilt to accept is an undeserved guilt.” –Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

If you grew up living with domestic violence, it is highly likely that you carry with you a false sense of GUILT – a false sense

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I Experienced Childhood Domestic Violence, CDV and Went From Feeling Guilty to Free

I Experienced Childhood Domestic Violence, CDV  and Went From Feeling Guilty to Free

Children think emotionally, not rationally. When you were exposed to domestic violence as a child, your brain drew the wrong conclusions: “I couldn’t stop it, but I should have.” “I was there, so it must have been my fault. It

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Can Children of Domestic Violence Hope for Healthy, Loving Relationships as Adults?

Can Children of Domestic Violence Hope for Healthy, Loving Relationships as Adults?

 

The answer is absolutely!

Growing up in a home with domestic violence, one’s perception of a healthy, functional relationship becomes greatly skewed. Instead of seeing adults who are loving towards one another, respect each other’s needs and boundaries, and

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Join CDV in Marking “Loving on Me Day” by Loving & Respecting Yourself!

Join CDV in Marking “Loving on Me Day” by Loving & Respecting Yourself!

With Valentine’s Day just a day away, many children of domestic violence are painfully reminded how alone and unloved they felt growing up. Many still do to this day, believing one of the most pervasive LIES that childhood domestic violence

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