by Gayle Swift | Dec 10, 2025 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
Let me repeat, Open adoption isn’t easy AND it was so worth it! This is the key point of our recent vlog interview with Linda Sexton, author, pioneer in open adoption, and an adoptive parent. Through the lens of being a part of an open adoption for thirty years,...
by Gayle Swift | Nov 12, 2025 | Adoptee experience, Adoptee Voice, Adoption Attunement, Adoption constellation, Birth Mother Voice, Tri-relational Interconnectivity, TriSpective
Our podcast co-hosts Sharon Butler-Obazee, Kim Noeth, and Sally Ankerfelt shared a thought-provoking conversation with adoptee and podcast host Simon Benn. He mentioned that a friend asked a powerful question that led to a significant personal revelation. It actually...
by Gayle Swift | Sep 10, 2025 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attuned Parenting, Adoption Attunement, Adoption books, Adoption realities
I am confident that parents who adopt intend to be good parents and want their children to view their adoption as good not only during their childhood but also into their adult lives. Parents aspire to build relationships characterized by secure, healthy...
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 many...
by Gayle Swift | Dec 11, 2024 | Adoptee experience, Adoptive family life, Adoptive relationships, holidays
During the holidays we can easily get caught up in a whirlwind of making things “more.” More fun-filled. More extravagant. More memorable–all of which can make the holidays MORE STRESSFUL. Of course, it is impossible to completely delete the material...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 10, 2024 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attuned Parenting, Adoption constellation, Adoption success, Adoptive parenting
This familiar phrase plays out on nearly every family journey. It always seems to take longer to get to a desired destination. Children nearly burst with a need to vocalize their barely restrained anticipation. Parents might be less vocal. Yet often, they too are...
