ACTIONS TO TAKE
Giving Teachers the Tools to Help Build Resiliency
A teacher writes on a chalkboard during a class at the Korean High School in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. The school in Tokyo’s Kita ward looks much like any such Japanese institution with a large clock sitting atop of gray buildings. Inside, all notices are written in Korean and female students and teachers wear the traditional chima jeogori, a full skirt and short jacket....
SHARING Our Stories Helps Us Unlearn the LIES of CDV and Discover the TRUTHS
For most of us who’ve grown up with domestic violence, just knowing that our “issues” stem from our childhood isn’t enough. Perhaps you’ve already made that connection. But whether you have or haven’t, it helps to be able to actually see a possible path out of the LIES and also exactly how you can walk this path yourself. You CAN Transform the LIE Learned in Childhood into the TRUTH This is why...
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 that it has an impact on a life. Did your parents or those who cared for you hurt one another physically? You were there, you saw it, heard it, you felt it. Even if they weren’t...