Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed
Strayed in 2012
Born	Cheryl Nyland (1968-09-17) September 17, 1968 (age 56) Spangler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Writer speaker podcast host
Education	University of St. Thomas University of Minnesota (BA) Syracuse University (MFA)
Subject	Memoir, fiction, personal essays, advice
Notable works	Torch Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Brave Enough
Spouse	Marco Littig ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 1995)​ Brian Lindstrom ​ ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	2

Cheryl Strayed (/ˈstreɪd/; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel Torch (2006) and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012), Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) and Brave Enough (2015). Wild, the story of Strayed's 1995 hike up the Pacific Crest Trail, is an international bestseller and was adapted into the 2014 Academy Award-nominated film Wild.