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Adam F. Beyer, MSW, LMSW

Dad, Son, Brother, Papa, Uncle

Meet Adam F. Beyer

Adam Beyer spent thirty years as a clinical social worker, private practice owner, and college professor before autonomic dysfunction and Long COVID took that career from him. He built his practice serving nursing home residents across metro Detroit, later teaching graduate and undergraduate social work at Madonna University and a local community college — work he loved and excelled at, right up until his body stopped cooperating.

In To Brokenly Live On, Adam turns the same clinical eye he spent three decades applying to other people’s crises onto his own: chronic illness, medical gaslighting, a disability system built to wear you down, and the slow collapse of a body that had been ignored for too long. It’s part memoir, part survival manual for anyone navigating dysautonomia, post-viral illness, or a healthcare system that doesn’t know what to do with them.

He is a father of three — Jared, Joshua, and Jillian — husband to Shelly, and stepfather to Samantha. He lives in Michigan, where he continues to advocate for himself and others fighting for answers inside a fractured medical system.

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To Brokenly Live On:

A Memoir & Guide To Surviving Chronic Illnesses, Autonomic Chaos & Living Life in Overdrive

For thirty years, Adam Beyer was the one people turned to in crisis. As a clinical social worker, private practice owner, and college professor across metro Detroit, he built a career on showing up for people at their worst moments, nursing home residents, trauma survivors, families in freefall. He was good at it. He was, by every external measure, unstoppable.

Then his own body turned on him.

To Brokenly Live On is the story of what happens when the helper needs help and the system isn’t built to give it. Adam takes readers through three decades of a career spent pouring everything into other people while ignoring what his own nervous system was screaming at him and into the years that followed, when autonomic dysfunction, Long COVID, and a cascade of misdiagnoses dismantled the life he’d built. He was labeled a malingerer. Shuffled between specialists. Denied disability benefits despite documented strokes. All while trying to hold together a marriage, raise three kids, and stay present for a daughter fighting for her life in intensive care.

This isn’t a tidy redemption arc. It’s an unflinching account of flares, loops, and drivers, the daily war of living in a body that won’t cooperate, written by someone with both the lived experience and the clinical training to name exactly what’s happening and why. Part memoir, part survival guide, Adam brings the same humanistic, no-nonsense approach that made him a respected clinician and educator to the hardest case he’s ever worked: his own.

If you’ve ever been told it’s all in your head, been failed by a healthcare system built for simple diagnoses, or loved someone whose body stopped playing by the rules, this book will feel like being seen for the first time

Early Praise

Words from Our Readers

Beta readers and early reviewers share their deeply personal responses to Adam F. Beyer's moving memoir on resilience, chronic illness, and finding hope in the quietest moments.

A deeply moving, raw, and essential guide. Adam’s perspective as both a therapist and a patient offers an incredibly rare, comforting light for anyone navigating chronic illness.

Barbara R, Reviewer

I couldn't put it down. It beautifully captures the grief of losing your former self, while gently mapping out a way to rebuild a life filled with profound meaning.

Wendy M., Early Reviewer

As a fellow social worker, I found Adam's blend of professional insight and personal vulnerability to be extraordinarily healing. This book will save lives.

Theresa M., LMSW

Adam brings the perspective of someone who has spent his career helping others while navigating his own challenges. His story reflects resilience and offers encouragement to anyone carrying more than they can see.

Thomas Tripi, Author of "The Room Within", Early Reviewer

FAQs

When is the book released?

The book is currently in prelaunch with presales opening soon.

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What is the book about?

It’s a memoir and guide about surviving chronic illnesses and living with autonomic chaos.

Who is Adam F. Beyer?

Adam is a licensed social worker and the author of this upcoming memoir.

Can I preorder the book?

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Is this book helpful for others with chronic illness?

Yes, it offers personal insights and practical guidance for anyone facing similar health challenges.

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Adam’s story gave me hope when I felt completely lost in my illness journey.

J.S.

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