Gwen Wagstrom Halaas, M.D., Clergy, Retirement, and Wholeness: Looking Forward to the Third Age. Alban Institute, 2005.
Referenced in: Minister Self-Care
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
In one of the few books of its kind, Wagstrom draws from her experience as a family physician, medical educator, and director of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) Ministerial Health and Wellness Program. She offers excellent advice to retiring ministers regarding physical health, financial stability, relationships, self-care, and continuing usefulness in what can and should be very productive years.
From the Publisher
What would you wish for in retirement? Good health? Financial Stability? A supportive social community? Retiring well is everyone’s goal, but accomplishing this end requires planning and effort. Family physician Gwen Halaas recognizes the challenges professional caregivers such as clergy experience as they try to practice good self-care, particularly as they approach the significant changes inherent in retirement.
About the Author
Gwen Wagstrom Halaas is director of the Ministerial Health and Wellness Project for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and president and CEO of PatientWise Corporation.
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