The Jordan Harbinger Show

402: Cheryl Strayed | Creativity, Meltdowns, and Leaving It All Behind

Sep 10, 2020

Cheryl Strayed, the award-winning author of 'Wild' and co-host of the Dear Sugars podcast, shares her journey of resilience and creativity. She discusses the importance of accepting mediocrity to finish endeavors, why we often give sound advice yet struggle to follow it for ourselves, and the necessity of relinquishing the need for approval. Cheryl also highlights the transformative power of life's challenges, emphasizing that our dreams shouldn't hinder our well-being. Her reflections on hiking and emotional burdens offer profound insights into the creative process.

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Episode guests

Cheryl Strayed

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The Voice of Doom: Overcoming Resistance to Creative Process

01:35

Cheryl Stray Writing Prompts

01:24

Overcoming adversity and facing the impossible

01:16

Finding Strength and Growth in Adversity

01:07

Intro

2min

Journey of Resilience: From Trauma to Triumph

3min

Monuments, Memory, and the Path to Healing

12min

Hiking the Emotional Trail

19min

Transformative Trials and Connections

12min

Exploring the Paradox of Advice: When Giving Beats Receiving

3min

Navigating Creative Distractions

14min

Embracing Love and Creativity for Social Unity

5min

Cheryl Strayed (@CherylStrayed) co-hosts the Dear Sugars podcast and is the award-winning author of several books, including Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.

What We Discuss with Cheryl Strayed:

Why sometimes the only way to do something right is to do some things wrong.
Why we give our best advice to others even when we can't follow through with it for ourselves.
The value of surrendering to your own mediocrity in order to finish what you've started.
How to avoid getting trapped in the need for other people's approval.
What Cheryl really means when she says "Don't let your dreams ruin your life."
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/402

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