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Cheryl Strayed is a blogger, essayist and writer, born on September 17, 1968 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2026, Cheryl Strayed is 57 years old. Schooling on record includes McGregor High School and Syracuse University. Notable works include Torch, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar and Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
My Take
What I admire most about Cheryl Strayed is her refusal to look away from her own pain. Wild isn't really a hiking memoir; it's a portrait of grief metabolized into forward motion, and that honesty is rare. Her Dear Sugar advice columns, later collected as Tiny Beautiful Things, work for the same reason: she meets readers at eye level rather than preaching from above. I find writers who can name their own wounds without self-pity genuinely valuable, and she does it with a warmth that lingers. Her work tends to leave you a little braver than it found you.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cheryl Strayed
- Name (Japanese)
- シェリル・ストレイド
- Reading
- しぇりる・すとれいど
- Born
- September 17, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- blogger / essayist / writer / journalist / novelist
2. Background
- High school
- McGregor High School
- University
- Syracuse University
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Torch | — | |
| Notable work | Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar | — | |
| Notable work | Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.cherylstrayed.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/CherylStrayed
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl%20Strayed
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5092780
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Cheryl Strayed born?
Born September 17, 1968 (age 57).
Where is Cheryl Strayed from?
Cheryl Strayed is from Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Cheryl Strayed do?
Cheryl Strayed works as blogger, essayist, writer, journalist, novelist.
What is Cheryl Strayed known for?
Notable works include Torch, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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