Welcome! I’m Deborah Bayer, writer and workshop facilitator.
I am (mostly) retired from the practice of Infectious Disease and Palliative Care. I write poems and personal essays, and I’m working on a memoir about the need for emotional support in the workplace.
I facilitate writing groups via Zoom. These groups blend the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) methodology with the Narrative Medicine workshop format.
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A Rope Made of Bandages
Poems by Deborah Bayer
AWA Workshops
The supportive approach of the AWA method lends itself to healing from all kinds of trauma, including the trauma of medical training.
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Blog Archive
#AtoZChallenge: S is for Sleep & Social Distancing
Like many of you, I’ve been trying to stay productive during this time of social distancing. I’ve tried using block scheduling, which my left brain loves, but my right brain rebels against. I love the challenge of finding a balance between polarities:...
#AtoZChallenge: R is for Reading List
Since I’m working on a memoir, I’ve been reading a lot of them. These are the ones that have strayed into my path in the last six months. Inheritance: Dani Shapiro writes a moving story about the emotional stages of learning her father was not her biological father...
#AtoZChallenge: Q is for Quiet
One of the good things about learning and growing is that I keep getting clearer about what nourishes me. On the spectrum of sound, I prefer silence. On the spectrum of movement, I prefer stillness. These preferences are not just reactions to an overly busy life, they...