ADULTS
You’re More Compassionate Than Resentful If You Faced Adversity in Childhood
Experiencing adversity in your childhood home can make you more compassionate than most. It can make you a more compassionate adult, because if you experienced suffering, you understand suffering. And deep down you want to take the pain away. Not cause more. This is the essence of compassion. But in order to fully and consistently tap into your true compassionate self, you must FIRST have...
Why You Can’t ‘Just Get Over’ the Adversity You Faced in Childhood
Did you know that most adults who faced adversity in childhood cannot overcome their past simply by choosing to "get over it"? It often takes more than that. You might wonder why this is, considering that as an adult you are now in control of your thoughts. You have a grown-up brain and a grown-up body. As an adult, shouldn't you be able to just get over it? Why would the fear, anger, guilt or...
Our Award-Winning Documentary about Children and Domestic Violence Makes International Debut
The Children Next Door screening at Prestigious Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival in Greece The Children Next Door, an Award-Winning documentary sponsored by Children of Domestic Violence and released last fall, made its international debut at the prestigious Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival in Greece this past Friday, March 15. This documentary short about domestic violence as seen...