Cheryl Strayed is a well-known American writer and podcast host, who has made a name for herself through her literary works. However, she is not just a writer; she is also a wife and mother. She was married to Marco Littig in August 1988, a month before her 20th birthday. However, they divorced in 1995, right before she started hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, a journey that became the inspiration for her famous book, Wild.
Following her divorce, Cheryl changed her surname to Strayed, a name she chose for its symbolism and because she liked how it sounded with her first name. She subsequently married Brian Lindstrom in August 1999. In this article, we will take a closer look at Cheryl Strayed’s personal life, particularly her husband, Brian Lindstrom, and their two children.
Meet Cheryl Strayed’s Husband, Brian Lindstrom
Brian Lindstrom is a documentary filmmaker and the husband of renowned American writer and podcast host, Cheryl Strayed. Lindstrom is a graduate of Parkrose High School and has an MFA in screenwriting and film directing from Columbia University. He is known for producing award-winning documentaries that tackle social issues like human rights and drug addiction.
Brian has also co-directed the documentary ‘We Are Forbidden’ with Strayed, which focuses on the stigma surrounding menstruation in Nepal. Lindstrom has taught in the Northwest Film Center’s Young Filmmaker’s Program, using video as a tool of empowerment for at-risk youth.
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Inside Brian Lindstrom And Cheryl Strayed’s Relationship
Cheryl Strayed and Brian Lindstrom met nine days after she completed the hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. They were introduced through a mutual friend in Oregon, and when Lindstrom discovered that she had spent around three months hiking the trail alone, he was “astonished by the news.” It was something he had always wanted to do, and this mutual interest developed into a friendship.
Four years later, Cheryl and Brian got married near the spot where her hike had ended. While Cheryl has been recognized as an accomplished writer, Brian has been working as a director, producer, and writer. He has produced award-winning documentary films that focus on social issues like human rights and drug addiction, among other things. Some of his well-known works include the true crime documentary ‘Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse,’ a documentary about addiction and recovery, ‘Finding Normal,’ and the biographical documentary ‘Soldier of the Heart: The Judee Sill Story.’
Lindstrom has also co-directed ‘We Are Forbidden’ with his wife, focusing on the stigma surrounding menstruation in Nepal. He has also made films about the issues surrounding the youth in Portland and rural Oregon, among other things. He has taught in the Northwest Film Center’s Young Filmmaker’s Program “using video as a tool of empowerment for at-risk youth.” He has won several awards, including Best Documentary at the 2016 Oregon Independent Film Festival for ‘Mothering Inside’ and the 2016 Fellowship Award for artistic excellence and achievement in the media arts from the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
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Know About Cheryl And Brian’s Children
Cheryl Strayed and Brian Lindstrom have two children, Carver and Bobbi. Their son, Carver, named after the writer Raymond Carve, is eighteen years old, and their daughter, Bobbi, named after Strayed’s mother, is seventeen. Bobbi played the role of a young Cheryl in the 2014 film ‘Wild,’ which stars Reese Witherspoon as adult Cheryl and Laura Dern as Bobbi, Cheryl’s mother.
Although Cheryl shares pictures with and of her children on social media, she doesn’t give away too much about their lives. However, she does express her love for them. Talking about how motherhood changed her, she said: “Life as I knew it ended the day my first child was born. It was a different world because he was in it, and then my daughter was in it. And I was a different person.”
