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Why I Chose to Share My Story in CDV’s Book INVINCIBLE

Why I Chose to Share My Story in CDV’s Book INVINCIBLE

By Roger Lockridge

When I was asked to contribute to INVINCIBLE, there was no hesitation about whether I should be a part of it or not. How often can you do something that may possibly help millions of people

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The Chilling 911 Call You Won’t Hear During the Super Bowl February 1, 2015 By Brian F. Martin

The Chilling 911 Call You Won’t Hear During the Super Bowl February 1, 2015 By Brian F. Martin

By CDV

From Brian F. Martin BLOG (http://brianfmartin.com/2015/02/01/the-chilling-911-call-you-wont-hear-during-the-super-bowl

A friend who works with me at www.cdv.org texted me the link to a domestic violence ad that will run during the Super Bowl and said, “watch this.” I did.

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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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3 Common LIES Adults Believe When They Experienced CDV-Childhood Domestic Violence

3 Common LIES Adults Believe When They Experienced CDV-Childhood Domestic Violence

Did You Or Someone You Care About Grow Up Living With Domestic Violence?

If you did, you experienced childhood domestic violence, or CDV. By definition, from a childhood standpoint domestic violence is violence between parents or violence towards a parent

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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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Savior One Night, Target the Next – Growing Up With Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

Savior One Night, Target the Next – Growing Up With Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

According to research, if you grow up living with domestic violence, there is a 50% chance you also experienced physical child abuse.

How confusing it is to one night be a savior, in that you may try to stop the

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Resiliency after Childhood Domestic Violence – Make It Count

Resiliency after Childhood Domestic Violence – Make It Count

Growing up with childhood domestic violence teaches us to believe a set of LIES about ourselves. These lies tell us we’re worthless, fearful, angry, alone, guilty, sad, hopeless, resentful, unattractive, and unloved. Though it isn’t difficult to understand what prompted

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