Charlize Theron Gets Real About What Living With An Alcoholic Is Like
I think what…affected me for my adult life that happened in my childhood was more the everyday When actress Charlize Theron was 15, her mother shot and killed her abusive alcoholic father. But what affected her most was living daily under the strain of both these...
Addiction doctor says: It’s not the drugs. It’s the ACEs – adverse childhood experiences.
The ACE Study found that the higher someone’s ACE score – the more types of childhood adversity a person experienced, the higher their risk of chronic disease, mental illness, violence, being a victim of violence and a bunch of other consequences. ACEs are Correlated...
How I Broke The Cycle Of Domestic Violence In My Family
Author Kristine Fredheim's Personal Experience with Childhood Domestic Violence Author Kristine Fredheim writes a personal account of the pain brought on by her parents' violence towards each other. After experiencing them abuse each other physically and verbally for...
Overcoming the impact of Childhood Domestic Violence: Can you accept what’s irreversible?
"Like many adult children of domestic violence, I'm doing the necessary work of change, and I'm moving forward." Jan Downing Thought Her Negative Beliefs Were Ingrained Similarly to an estimated 15 million children and 40+ million adults who were these children, Jan...
Trevor Noah Remembers the Terrible Day His Abusive Stepfather Shot His Mother in the Head
I think watching my mom, her growth post-shooting, our family and the way we became stronger really became the example that I chose to live by. Trevor Noah Felt Extreme Anger After CDV - But He Learned that Anger Was a Lie Comedian Trevor Noah opens up about his...
Overcoming the Impact of CDV, Making Father’s Day Festive Again
For many, this Father's Day weekend was a festive time to pay tribute to a figurehead, protector, and pillar of family who brings up fond memories of special times. But what if you grew up in a home where your dad was routinely violent towards your mother regularly,...
Domestic Violence Does Bear Fruit | Shannon Isom | TEDxDayton
Our children are these afterthoughts within these conversations...Their voices are silent. Shannon Isom Discusses Her Husband's Experiences with CDV and the Impact CDV Has on the Children at Her Shelter Shannon Isom, CEO of the YWCA Dayton, talks about her husband's...
Exposure to psychological domestic abuse most damaging to children’s wellbeing
"What this research highlights is that growing up in a home with domestic abuse, in particular the psychological dimension of it, has long-term consequences for the well being of young people" What is Psychological Abuse and What Are Its Impacts? A study from the...
What It’s Like to Witness Domestic Abuse as a Child
It Took Claudia Martine Decades to Realize the Impacts of Her Childhood Domestic Violence It took Claudia Martine decades to realize how profound and lasting the impact of Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) is. As an adult, she is finally opening up about the trauma...
A Mother’s Day Note: Did Your Mom Grow Up with CDV Too?
If you grew up living with domestic violence, Mother’s Day may bring conflicting emotions, as it may remind you of what your mother went through in your childhood home. But perhaps it has never occurred to you – as it typically doesn’t – that maybe your mom grew up...