Cheryl Strayed On Entering Her 'Crone Age' (Oprah Daily)

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Publisher: Oprah Daily · Published: August 1, 2026 · Accessed: August 9, 2026

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Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Oprah's 71st book club pick, names her post-menopause years her 'crone age' - a stage of womanhood she is entering with gratitude, grief, and excitement.
The 'crone age' framing treats menopause as a threshold into a named, claimed life stage rather than an unmarked decline.