by CDVA Team | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog
By Brain F.Martin This April, I was inside a high security prison. The plan was to talk to the men there about the work CDV does and to educate them on the connection between childhood adversities and the potential impact. While I believe I educated them, they also...
by CDVA Team | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog
By Roger LockridgeWhen 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 change their lives for the better? In my opinion, there is...
by CDVA Team | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog
By CDVFrom 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.cdvdevstaging.wpengine.com texted me the link to a domestic violence ad that will run during the Super Bowl...
by CDVA Team | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog
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 happened because of me.” This creates a...
by CDVA Team | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog
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...