June | 2013 | Beyond Halfway Beyond Halfway Devoted to issues of well-being in the second half of life. Skip to content Home About Monthly Archives: June 2013 Why Do We Attend Reunions? Posted on June 29, 2013 by Bob Ritzema Why do we attend class reunions? Why revisit a time in our lives when we weren’t at our best and maybe were at our worst? Are the people with whom we went to school really so important to us that … Continue reading → Posted in Culture, Relationships | Tagged aging, baby boomers, class reunions, junior high, life stories, reminiscence, reunions, West Side Christian School | 2 Comments Older Adults Are Entering Psychotherapy in Larger Numbers Posted on June 23, 2013 by Bob Ritzema For years, the mental health community has viewed older adults as being unwilling to enter psychotherapy for emotional problems. The thinking has been that greater receptivity would only occur when baby boomers entered older adulthood in large numbers. However, a … Continue reading → Posted in Psyche, Resources | Tagged aging, baby boomers, elderly, older adults, psychotherapy, therapy | Leave a comment Interview: Pastoral Care for Older Adults Posted on June 18, 2013 by Bob Ritzema Because of their health problems and limited mobility, my parents haven’t been able to attend their church for several years. I have been impressed by how effectively the church—LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, in Grand Rapids, Michigan—has provided pastoral care … Continue reading → Posted in Resources, Spirit | Tagged aging, Christian Reformed Church, Christianity, elderly, John Steigenga, ministry, older adults, pastoral care | 2 Comments Who Are Our Grandchildren? Posted on June 14, 2013 by Bob Ritzema Who are our grandchildren, these little people who barge into our lives and kick over the traces just as we’ve gotten settled, just as the pattern of our days has become staid and predictable? They are a blessing, of course. No matter what we’ve done, no … Continue reading → Posted in Relationships | Tagged birthday, grandchildren, grandparenting, grandson | 1 Comment Caregiver Guilt: It’s Not All Bad Posted on June 6, 2013 by Bob Ritzema It is common for adults who provide care for family members to experience guilt. I talked recently to Jeannie, a woman who assists with cooking, managing medications, and shopping for her octogenarian mother. As she got ready to leave her … Continue reading → Posted in caregiving, Psyche | Tagged aging, elderly, guilt, older adults, parents, shame | 2 Comments Getting Medicare: The Boring Details Posted on June 1, 2013 by Bob Ritzema I am covered by Medicare insurance as of today. Last year, I quit my full-time position as a faculty member at Methodist University, and thereby lost my health insurance. I could have continued with the Methodist U. plan using COBRA, (The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation … Continue reading → Posted in Body, Culture | Tagged aging, COBRA, elderly, health, health insurance, Medicare, older adults | Leave a comment Categories Body (26) caregiving (23) Culture (45) Death (23) Psyche (116) Relationships (57) Resources (11) Spirit (59) Uncategorized (12) Search for: Recent Posts Deciding on How to Spend a Decade Entering Into Grief Regaining Restaurants. 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