by CDVA Team | Jun 25, 2024 | Take Action
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 | Jun 24, 2024 | CDV In The News
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 educated me. Here is...
by CDVA Team | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog
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...
by CDVA Team | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog
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,...
by CDVA Team | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog
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...
