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INVINCIBLE – The First Book to Speak Directly to Those Who Grew Up Living With Domestic Violence – Launches September 30th!

INVINCIBLE – The First Book to Speak Directly to Those Who Grew Up Living With Domestic Violence – Launches September 30th!

Did you grow up living with domestic violence or care about someone who did?

We’re excited to announce the publications of our soon-to-be released book, INVINCIBLE: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence and the Truths To

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Compassion is a Gift You Earned if You Grew Up Living with Domestic Violence

Compassion is a Gift You Earned if You Grew Up Living with Domestic Violence

Only those who have suffered can truly understand what suffering feels like.

If you grew up in a home with domestic violence, you understand suffering. Because you endured this pain and fear as a child, you have a unique gift:

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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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A 3 Simple Question Test to Determine If You Grew Up Living with Domestic Violence

A 3 Simple Question Test to Determine If You Grew Up Living with Domestic Violence

Did you grow up in a home living with domestic violence? That question doesn’t get asked very often, but we must ask it of ourselves and of those we care about. Because if the answer is yes, you should know

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CDV PROFILES: FORMER CHILDREN, FUTURE CHAMPIONS

CDV PROFILES: FORMER CHILDREN, FUTURE CHAMPIONS

In the Spotlight – Caroline Abbott Community Advocate Author, blogger www.carolineabbott.com

Caroline Abbott is a former child of domestic violence who is now a self-published writer, blogger, and community advocate, working to support and empower others who are impacted. She

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Did you grow up living with domestic violence?

Did you grow up living with domestic violence?

Last week, I was hosting a dinner party at a restaurant. As we were getting settled at the table, I saw the server and stood up to introduce myself. My mother was a waitress her entire life and I was

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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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