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Domestic Violence and the Lies We Learn
Domestic violence is not a comfortable subject and those of us who grew up living with domestic violence, learned it was easier to stay silent most of the time. However this is one of many lies we...
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My Story Growing Up With Domestic Violence
When I was 6 years old, my mother slept with a knife under her pillow, and I kept a baseball bat under my bed. It was one of those souvenir bats you might win at an amusement park, but it was the best...
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Discovering the Vicious Cycle That I Could Now End
As children we are often aware only of what’s happening directly around us. Yet as we become adults we often discover that the way our parents (or guardians) treated us had a lot to do with how they...
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Who Qualifies As a Child of Domestic Violence?
We are a silent group with no name, one whose numbers could populate an entire continent. It’s natural to doubt whether you were truly a child of domestic violence. In this article I hope to provide...
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The Price of Growing Up With Domestic Violence
The majority of adults who grew up with domestic violence feel immense shame and guilt as adults. Yet it can take time before we recognize that the source of our shame can often stem from feeling...
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The Chilling 911 Call You Won’t Hear During the Super Bowl
A friend who works with me at www.cdv.org texted me the link to a domestic violence ad that will run during the Super Bowl and said, “watch this.” I did. As I watched, I found my heart rate...
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Independence vs Freedom from the LIES of CDV
Some children learn fierce independence growing up with domestic violence. But being independent is not the same as being free from the Lies learned in that home. They learn at an early age to rely...
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My 6-Week Personal Battle with the LIE that I Have to EARN My Children’s Love
Because I faced adversity in childhood, including growing up in a home with violence where I didn’t feel or understand love, for a long time, I believed I had to EARN the love of my own children. I now...
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