THE CHAIR AND THE VALLEY: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors

Lyon was your average 15-year-old. He enjoyed skateboarding and listening to punk rock. But in January 1987, his life changed after a school guidance counselor falsely believed he was suicidal. Days later, he was admitted into a psychiatric hospital for a two-week stay that turned into 353 days that would change his life forever.