In 2012, Cheryl Strayed released a heart-wrenching memoir called “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” The book describes the author’s own struggles with loss, grief, and relationships and her need to come to a place of peace with herself and her life.

As she undertakes her journey of self-discovery in 1995, she physically sets off on a 1,100-mile hike, following the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert to Washington state. As she moves forward through the challenges of the trail, she also processes the emotions, memories, and pain of her inner journey, arriving at a destination, in which she feels ready to embrace life once again from a new and hopeful perspective. The book offers a snapshot for how we wrestle with issues, such as death, grief, disillusionment, addic…