By Roger Lockridge When I was asked to contribute to INVINCIBLE, I had no hesitation about being a part of it. How often can you do something that may help millions of people change their lives for the better? In my opinion, there is no better way of overcoming a...
This April, I was inside a high-security prison. The plan was to discuss the work that CDV does with the men and educate them on the connection between childhood adversities and their potential impact. While I believe I educated them, they also educated me. Here is...
Childhood Domestic Violence Teaches Us the Lie of Guilt 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...
Childhood Domestic Violence Doesn’t Have to Define Our Lives 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,...
The answer is absolutely! Growing Up in a Violent Home Skews Your Sense of a Healthy Relationship Growing up in a home with domestic violence, one’s perception of a healthy, functional relationship becomes incredibly skewed. Instead of seeing adults who are...
