by Gayle Swift | Mar 7, 2018 | Adoption constellation, Adoption-attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
During the previous two weeks, we focused on building relationships by intentionally scheduling conversations with the sole purpose of speaking the deep feelings in our hearts. Instead of relying on the assumption that our families “know” how we feel about them, we...
by Gayle Swift | Feb 28, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Last week we challenged you to set time aside to have deeply connected and vulnerable conversations with the people you love. We titled it “Before It Is Too Late.” Our intent was to encourage some positive change regarding the mood of negativity, anger...
by Gayle Swift | Feb 21, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
To be successful, parenting requires love–deep, abiding, patient, forgiving love. Yet, because of the responsibilities parenting includes, it is often the locus of conflict between parent and child, between needs and wants, between growing independence and...
by Gayle Swift | Feb 16, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
Life-affirming people make us feel better after being with them. The way they speak and interact resonates, refreshes & supports us. Through their words and demeanor, we feel heard, seen and, validated. They listen attentively and respectfully. We feel the...
by Gayle Swift | Feb 7, 2018 | General Discussion
Now that we are well into February , we’ve trained ourselves to write 2018 on our checks and correspondence. I find it kind of shocking to realize that January is already in the record books. It’s a poignant reminder of how quickly time passes. It calls to mind...
by Gayle Swift | Jan 31, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
“Will 2018 be smooth sailing for your family or will the seas be rough and choppy?” We pose this open-ended question to highlight the importance of distinguishing between what we intend to do, what we believe we are doing and, what we are actually doing....
