1. Why Cheryl chose Strayed as her last name – the only one not given to her by a man.
2. How she ruined her life when her mom died, and how we can bear the unbearable.
3. Cheryl’s greatest lesson from her 3-month hike of the PCT, and her mom’s advice she uses everyday.
4. How to make peace with our ITS – “inner terrible someone” – who lives in each of us ... Show More
Nov 18
Cynthia Erivo — Wicked, Wild & Wise — is here!!!
At last, the brilliant force of nature, Cynthia Erivo, joins us for a deeply personal, mind-blowing, and heart-swelling conversation about dignity and belonging. We discuss:
- How to survive betrayal and learn to fully trust again;
- How to build a circle of people who will a ... Show More
59m 50s
Nov 13
Watch OUR 1ST FILM – Come See Me in the Good Light – 11/14: Meg Falley (& Andrea Gibson)
We made a movie. You can watch it now. Our first film – COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT– is now available for you to watch on Apple TV starting this Friday, November 14. Winner of the Sundance Festival Favorite Award, and hailed by critics as “unforgettable,” “luminous” and “revela ... Show More
1h 24m
Apr 2023
Cheryl Strayed on Being Brave Enough to Break Your Own Heart
“So much of life is staying open to our own bewilderment,” says Cheryl Strayed. This week, Cleo Wade sits down with the Wild author to talk about the origins of her beloved advice column, Dear Sugar, and what she’s learned through writing about loss, connection, and self-forgiven ... Show More
55m 47s
Apr 2023
Cheryl Strayed on Her Wild 1100 Mile Journey & Finding Gifts in Tiny Beautiful Things
How can you embrace the silver linings in all the ups and downs of the human experience? Cheryl Strayed, #1 NYT bestselling author, writer, producer, and podcast host went on a physical and spiritual quest when she trekked the Pacific Crest Trail, and the challenge uncovered a po ... Show More
1h 7m
Nov 2023
Cheryl Strayed on embracing the gray area
Author, advice columnist, and all-around badass Cheryl Strayed joins Brooke for a wide-ranging conversation about parenting, childhood poverty, and what it means to be rich in love. Cheryl gets candid about the years leading up to her famous trek on the Pacific Crest Trail, and s ... Show More
33m 38s
Jul 2019
Cheryl Strayed: The Humble Journey to Greatness
<p>In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, New York Times best-selling author Cheryl Strayed explains why you shouldn't let your dreams get in the way of achieving your goals. Cheryl says at the age of 33, she rented a cottage in the town of Sheffield, Massachusetts, hoping to ... Show More
25m 3s
May 2016
#7 Cheryl Strayed - On Writing, Quotes & Online Tribes
This is a very exciting episode for me. A bit about Cheryl: her first book Torch in 2006, her second book, the memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail was published in 2012, and has been translated into more than 40 languages. It debuted at number 7 on the New ... Show More
42m 18s
May 2024
Book Club Meets: Career pivots, true crime, and 70s nostalgia, with Jennie Godfrey
<p>Would you choose uncertainty over unhappiness? Happy Place Book Club novel, The List of Suspicious Things, is the first book Jennie Godfrey has written. She was working in a corporate job before she had a moment of clarity and quit her job with no plan B to become a writer.</p ... Show More
27m 1s