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 | 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 | Feb 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Love takes only four letters to spell. Yet… Love is far more than just a simple word. As a lived reality, however, love is exceedingly complex. In the context of family, love has many incarnations. Some examples include the love of a spouse for their partner, a...
by Gayle Swift | Jan 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
February is almost upon us. It is synonymous with thoughts of celebrating the joy of being loved, seen and valued for one’s genuine self. Belonging Is a fundamental human need rooted in the primal urge to survive. Human beings learned that being a part of a...
by Gayle Swift | Sep 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
The most recent vlog conversation between our adoption coaches Kim Noeth, Sharon Butler-Obazee, and Sally Ankerfelt generated insights from their respective positions in the adoption triad. They spoke with a sixth-grade teacher, Michelle Soggs, who shared her...
