Welcome to the first episode of our new segment, Cress Recs! A series in which we give you our recommendations of books, films, activities, and much more. In this week’s episode, Chloe, Jamie, and Jamie discuss a documentary as well as a book they highly praise. “My Beautiful Broken Brain” by Lotje Sodderland is a documentary about a young woman’s journey to recovery following a stroke. The hosts discuss an overall synopsis of the documentary as well as their commentary on why they think it was an eye-opening watch for them. Paul Kalanithi’s memoir, “When Breath Becomes Air” is written by a neurosurgeon who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer - he writes about about his experiences of going from a physician who treated to a patient who needed treating. Your hosts discuss at length how his thought-provoking and deeply moving words can change the life of anyone who reads his story.