by Gayle Swift | Oct 21, 2026 | Adoptee experience, Adoptee Voice, Adoption Paradox
I live with a public secret. It affects me profoundly at times, yet it’s barely noticeable. My right eye is a “false eye”. A prosthetic. A piece of glass. A bauble that rests in my eye socket but does nothing. My disguise does its job well and goes unnoticed to the...
by Gayle Swift | Aug 20, 2026 | by Gayle H. Swift, Telling a Complete Story, TriSpective
Adoption is often called a forever commitment. However, it’s important to acknowledge that a child’s link to their biological families is also forever. An adoption decree ends the legal ties to birth family. It cannot and does not end the emotional, psychological, and...
by Gayle Swift | Jun 20, 2026 | Adoption as a communal experience, Adoption as a Family Experience. Changing Systems, Adoption Attuned Parenting, Adoptive family life, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Guest Blog Dr. Adam Anthony, Strengthening Family Relationships
Globally, June marks NPE Awareness Month. While people might be unfamiliar with the acronym, many have experienced the shock of unanticipated DNA results. They discover that their parents are not who they believed they were. NPE. Not Parent Expected or Non-Paternity...
by Gayle Swift | May 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have just returned from a trip shared with my daughter and a good friend whom I’ve known for 48 years. We enjoyed many sights, experiences, and delicious meals. Yet, I think being together was what we all valued most because, after all, it is our relationships that...
