by Deborah Bayer | Apr 4, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
In August 1985, I was 31 years old, about to enter medical school. I was bored, bored to the point of feeling stressed by my boredom. I took a job to earn some money until school began. It was a sales job, and I hated it. During the launch of a new product, a...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 3, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
Muscle Energy During my training as an osteopathic physician, I learned a technique called Muscle Energy. It’s a gentle way of working on the musculoskeletal system that brings it back into balance. The technique is simple, and the results are magical, but they...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 1, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
In October of 2016, I went to the Examined Life Conference in Iowa City. It fit me perfectly, a writing conference sponsored by a medical school. The keynote speaker was Dr. Rita Charon, whom I would later study with at Columbia. The conference changed my life, mostly...
by Deborah Bayer | Mar 13, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
On April 1, 2023, I begin the A-to-Z Challenge for bloggers. It’s my second time in this challenge. The first time was in 2020, just as the pandemic lockdown began. My theme for 2020 was “Steppingstones to Transformation.” I picked a theme for 2023 without checking to...
