by Gayle Swift | May 30, 2018 | Adoption-attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
Those of us touched by adoption understand what it is like to feel “othered” or different. Many of us have adopted transracially and therefore, have a particular interest in ensuring equality for all. We get a closer look at the impact of racism, bias,...
by GIFT Coach | Feb 3, 2015 | Blogs by Guests
Guest writer, blogger, transracial adoptee, Mariette Williams wrote this week’s GIFT blog. Mariette lives in South Florida with her husband and two children. She writes about adoption and focuses specifically on the Haitian adoptee community. To learn more,...
by GIFT Coach | Mar 13, 2014 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Blogs by Joann DiStefano, General Discussion
Adoptive families—whether they’ve adopted transracially or not—experience being seen as different and sometimes, as “less than” other families. Living as a multicultural family amplifies the obvious differences and the frequency of encountering prejudice. In...
by GIFT Coach | Mar 2, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Blogs by Joann DiStefano, Difficult Discussions, General Discussion
Split at the Root: a Memoir of Love and Identity, packs a riveting story. Against a lush tropical backdrop, a remarkable story of transracial “adoption” unfolds. As an adoption coach and an adoptive parent, I found her story riveting. It kept me up late...