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Cheryl Strayed's memoir, Wild, can be read as a metaphor for conquering fear. So was she ever truly afraid hiking 1,100 miles alone on the Pacific Crest Trail? Cheryl opens up about what it means to be courageous and reveals the biggest takeaway she wants readers to learn from her book.

The loss of her beloved mother was one of the impetuses for Wild author Cheryl Strayed's solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Though her mother had been gone for three years, Cheryl says she felt her mother's presence throughout her journey. Watch as Cheryl explains how an animal encounter only amplified that feeling.

During a 2007 show with Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert, Oprah and Elizabeth discussed the importance of keeping a happiness journal. Now, Oprah wants you to join her in a monthlong celebration of life's simple pleasures. Find out how you can get started with her 30 Days of #Happiness movement today!

Meet Cheryl Strayed's constant companion during her hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, her backpack, Monster! Watch as the Wild author reflects on the moment she realized Monster was too heavy to lift, and find out why she says she needed to learn how to carry the weight she couldn't bear.

Oprah says that while reading Cheryl Strayed's Wild, she often asked herself if she could have faced some of the obstacles Cheryl encountered on the Pacific Crest Trail. Oprah says she could have handled a rattlesnake, unsavory hikers and even a bear, but there was one moment that truly gave her the shivers. Find out what it was!

Wild author Cheryl Strayed says she was never more alone than she was on the Pacific Crest Trail. She didn't see another human being for the first eight days of her 1,100-mile hike, and spent most of her time in the wilderness by herself. Watch as Cheryl reflects on how she found herself in the absence of others.

Twenty years ago, Marianne Williamson's Oprah Show appearance launched a phenomenon. Now, Oprah is sitting down with Marianne, the author of A Return to Love, for a new, can't-miss interview. Watch a preview of their conversation about life's big questions.

At the end of each day, Cheryl Strayed settled into camp with a book...and burned each page after she read it. Find out why this author says she was forced to become a book burner during her 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.

After hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from California to Washington, Wild author Cheryl Strayed says there's one thing the path taught her. Find out what it is. Plus, Oprah shares how she felt after reading Cheryl's story.