Sunday Paper Recommends—Week of June 2, 2024

By The Sunday Paper Team
June 01, 2024

This week at The Sunday Paper, we're sharing a book, podcast, short film, event, newsletter, and two items that move the needle and spark inspiring change. We hope these suggestions open your heart and mind and encourage you to come together for meaningful conversations.

What We’re Reading

Open Field author Banning Lyon has written an exceptional memoir that tells of his profound journey of trauma, healing, and moving forward. One of the most gifted writers of our time, Lyon delivers his entire heart to readers, revealing the trauma he endured when his life changed after he was sent to a psychiatric hospital as a teenager under false circumstances. He details how he navigated loss, betrayal, and finding newfound purpose in the wilderness. Urgency, beauty, and grace pour out of these pages. The Chair and the Valley is the book to gift for yourself and your loved ones this summer and beyond.

A Newsletter We’re Loving

How you age, and how well you age, is some combination of genetics, lifestyle, wisdom, and luck. But no one can keep up with all the latest information and advice on aging. That’s why agebuzz was created: To give you access to expert and trusted insights on aging for yourself and your loved ones. At agebuzz, we strongly believe the more you know, the better positioned you’ll be to maintain your health and well-being and live a life of meaning and fulfillment, into your later years. Our free weekly newsletter and website provide expertly curated and concise summaries of the latest information and research on all aspects of aging, from trustworthy and reliable sources. We read everything on aging so you don’t have to! Join the thousands of subscribers who read agebuzz each week and sign up here!

What We’re Watching

"We can't help you." Those were the words Brian Wallach heard from his doctors in 2017. He was 37 and about to have his second child with his wife, Sandra Abrevaya. Wallach had just been diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This horrific diagnosis sparked one of the greatest ongoing health movements today, the I AM ALS campaign, which Wallach and Abrevaya started to help spread awareness and raise funds around this catastrophic illness. The couple's fight is the basis of the documentary For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign, now streaming on Amazon Prime. The film is deeply moving and illustrates what hope, love, and fortitude can do in the face of the gravest situations.

The Gifts We're Gifting

It's a stunning statement piece and a way to give back. This Amethyst Bezel Set Lariat Necklace designed by Jennifer Miller Jewelry gently adds sparkle and dimension to the neck—and for the month of June, 20 percent of proceeds from its sales will go to the Women's Alzheimer's Movement at the Cleveland Clinic. It's a beautiful gift for yourself or a loved one to offer support for WAM at Cleveland Clinic's mission of further addressing and reducing the risk for Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders.