by Gayle Swift | Jul 9, 2025 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool|Blogs by Gayle Swift|Blogs by Joann DiStefano|Faith and Values|General Discussion|Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors|Strengthening Family Relationships, Uncategorized
8 Things That Foster Success in Reunion and Open Adoptions Today I would like to focus on my perception of how Elizabeth Barbour, an adoptee, author and an adoptive parent has “successfully” managed both her reunion with own birth family and her daughter’s open...
by Gayle Swift | Jun 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reflections On Fathers in Adoption—Having One and Being One In this month’s vlog conversation, Tony, Thom and TJ discussed their thoughts and feelings about fatherhood in adoptive families. Tony is an adoptee raised by two lesbian mothers. Thom is a birth father. TJ...
by Gayle Swift | May 14, 2025 | Adoption constellation, Adoption realities
This month’s vlog/podcast includes several short videos of triad members talking about mothers, motherhood and being mothered. Adoption weaves a complicated web of intersecting perspectives around motherhood. So, we anticipated that the conversation might stir strong...
by Gayle Swift | Apr 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
It has been said, that everyone involved in an adoption comes to it on their knees. All are buffeted by the pressures of the seven core issues in adoption. All have significant “stuff” to handle. If not addressed, things remain unresolved and unacknowledged....
by Gayle Swift | Mar 12, 2025 | Adoptee experience, Adoption constellation, Adoption realities, Relationships, Relationships shaped by adoption
Blinders and Rose-colored Glasses My colleagues recently interviewed guest April Dinwoodie, adopted person, former CEO of the Donaldson Adoption Institute, podcaster, and activist on our podcast, Adoption Matters. Real People. Real Life. Real Talk. They discussed...
