Ep. 95: Cheryl Diamond (Author of Nowhere Girl)

<p><strong>In Episode 95, Cheryl Diamond joins me to discuss what it was like to have been "born a ghost," her outlaw life with her fugitive parents, on the run from Interpol and other government agencies, and what brought her to detail her tumultuous childhood in her latest memoir, <a href= "https://amzn.to/3i4QaMg">Nowhere Girl</a>.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>What prompted Cheryl's decision to write this memoir now.</li> <li>How Cheryl weighed her fear for her own safety against the need to share her story.</li> <li>What delayed Cheryl starting therapy and where she is now in her healing journey.</li> <li>Cheryl talks about her time, along with her brother, as elite athletes training for the Junior Olympics while still on the run.</li> <li>Why Cheryl feels like she lost her 20s and the toll this has taken on her health and well-being.</li> <li>How her childhood was both a magical adventure and a chaotic and dark time.</li> <li>Cheryl discusses the fact-checking of her memoir and a scene that was almost cut from <a href="https://amzn.to/3i4QaMg">Nowhere Girl</a> for legal reasons.</li> </ul> <h2>Cheryl's Book Recommendations [spp-timestamp time="34:35"]</h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3o6kBFq" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">The Untethered Soul</a> by Michael A. Singer | <a href="https://amzn.to/3o6kBFq" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Buy from Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/24569/9781572245372">Buy from Bookshop.org</a><strong><img src= "https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01BD1SSO4" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></strong><strong><img src= "http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00N6PCZO0" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></strong><strong><img src= "https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sa