by GIFT Coach | Apr 29, 2015 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
In last week’s blog we explored the Mirroring and Belonging level of the Relationship Pyramid and discussed how important it is for a child to learn an extensive Emotional Vocabulary. Having the ability to name and recognize various emotions in oneself allows a child...
by GIFT Coach | Apr 22, 2015 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Mirroring and Belonging: Building an Emotional Vocabulary When we introduced the relationship pyramid and discussed how safety and security provide the foundation on which relationships depend. The more substantial the experience of feeling safe and secure, the...
by GIFT Coach | Apr 15, 2015 | Blogs by Joann DiStefano, General Discussion
What It Means to Belong About two weeks ago, Lynn Cooper–one of my partners at GIFT–and I (Joann DiStefano) attended and presented at the AAC (American Adoption Congress) conference. One of the prominent speakers at the conference, Bennett Greenspan,...
by GIFT Coach | Mar 25, 2015 | Blogs by Guests, General Discussion
For most of my life, through school and college and dating and infertility treatments, I was mostly guided by my head. I learned early on the surest way out of any problem was to study it, analyze it, work it, contemplate it. I was pretty successful with this method....
by GIFT Coach | Mar 17, 2015 | Blogs by Guests, Difficult Discussions, General Discussion, Open Adoption, Strengthening Family Relationships
Growing Intentional Families Together is honored to continue our conversation with Sherrie Eldridge, an adult adoptee and tireless advocate for adoptees. She answered our questions about the upcoming re-release of her book, 20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need...
