Episode 59: Adoption Matters. Talk About It!
Join adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss observing National Adoption Month. A s adoptive par...
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Episode 58: A Discovery Episode ...Is Adopting a Child Right for Me?????
Listen to excerpts from Growing Intentional Families Together's Discovery Webinar Is Adopting a Child Right for Me? Hosts, adoptive parents,...
Episode 57: Is Adopting a Child Right for Me?
Join hosts, adoptive parents, and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss their upcoming course, Is Adopting a Child...
Episode 56: Sharing Heart to Heart Conversations
Taking a break is an opportunity to catch a breath, reassess, and tweak ... SO this episode is a rebroadcast as your hosts take a winter-int...
Episode 55: 4 EASY Things to Resolve to Do in the New Year
Join adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss 4 EASY things to do as resolutions for the year ahe...
Episode 54:Let's Explore How to Build an Adoption Attuned Library
Join adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss how to go about building an Adoption Attuned Librar...
Episode 53:6 Reasons to Build Your Adoption Attuned Family Library
Join adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss why its important to develop a family library that...
Episode 52: Hope for the Best Yet Prepare for the WorstÂ
Did you realize that adoptive parenting and hurricane preparedness have a lot in common? Think of it as "hope for the best yet prepare for t...
Episode 51: Celebrating 50 Episodes of Adoption Attuned Parenting!
Join hosts, adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they celebrate 50 episodes of The Essentials for Adoption...
Rebroadcast: Interview with Lynn Grubb, The Adoption Genealogist
Hosts Susan David and Gayle Swift have taken an August hiatus to spend some time with family, friends and extended relatives! Please join th...
Episode 49: Helping Our Kids Feel Safe in Today's Uncertain World
Join adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss how we can make our adopted children -- all childre...
Episode 48:Nurturing the Ties That Bind
Join hosts, adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they focus on mothering and how we can nurture respectful...
Episode 47: Revisiting Adoption Attuned Holiday Celebrations
It is that time of year again -- we just honored mothers on their special day, graduations of all sorts are being celebrated, and Father's D...
Episode 46: Interview with Adoption Consultant, Abby Jacobson
Adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, are joined by special guest, adoption consultant Abby Jacobson as she shares her personal ado...
Episode 45: The 5 Essential Qualities that All Adoptive Parents Need
Join hosts, adoption coaches and adoptive parents, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss Adoption Attuned parenting strategies. This...
Episode 44: Sharing Heart to Heart Conversations
At the heart of every conversation is a desire to connect with another person. Too often our words land in an unintended way. Mismatches are...
Episode 43: Make your Adoption attuned Resolutions for 2022!
Join adoption coaches and parents, Susan David and Gayle Swift as they host special guest, adoption coach and consultant, and adoptee, Sharo...
Episode 41: Genetic Genealogy 101
Join hosts, adoption coaches and adoptive parents, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they interview adoption author, adoptee, and adoptee gene...
Episode 40: Reimagining Adoption: What Adoptees Seek from Families and Faith
Join hosts, adoption coaches and adoptive parents, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss Gayle's recent book, co-authored with adopti...
Episode 39: On Being a More Compassionate, Caring, and Competent Adoptive Parent
Join hosts, adoption coaches and adoptive parents, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they interview adoption author, adoptee, adoptee genealog...