Dr. Edith “Edie” Eger (IG: @dr.editheger) is a sought-after clinical psychologist and lecturer. She helps individuals discard their limitations, discover their powers of self-renewal, and achieve things they previously thought were unattainable.
Using her own past as a Holocaust survivor and thriver as a powerful analogy, she inspires people to tap their full potential and shape their very best destinies.
Today we’re chatting about Edie’s latest book, The Gift.
Watch the full video version of this conversation below.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Facing discrimination for being a Jew
- We are born with joy and learn to hate
- Edie recalls being taken to Auschwitz in 1944
- Last words of advice from Edie’s mother
- Letting go of victim mentality
- Curiosity helped Edie survive
- Live in the present and never give up
- Do you play enough?
- The spirit never dies
- The cherished wound
- Relive the experience and revise your life
- The positive impact of going back to Auschwitz
- When you forgive, you free yourself
- Finding hope in hopelessness
- Daily life inside a concentration camp
- The bond of sisters
- The moment of liberation
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Related links:
Dr. Edith Eger – The Gift (book)
Dr. Edith Eger’s website
Follow Dr. Edith Eger on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Dr. Edith Eger – The Choice (book)
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Oprah (books)
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I can’t listen to this woman enough. She is so grounding and reminds us of the importance of acceptance and the ability to choose the way we think. And yes Jesse, you were sporting a very nice shirt 😉 Great questions. Great interview. Thanks