This book deserves more than five stars! I thoroughly enjoyed this book, Dr Eger is a wise woman who I would love to meet, she is still dancing and high kicking in her 90s and is a real heroine of mine. THE GIFT : 12 LESSONS TO SAVE YOUR LIFE BY DR EDITH EGER "The prison is in your mind. The gift is the first book I have read by this author, as I did not read her harrowing story of survival in a Jewish concentration camp in 1944. About expressing rage and anger in totally healthy safe ways (like primal scream). Everybody could learn something from reading this well written book about mental health and self care. It gave me hope to be able to make changes in my life and come out better in the end. A special thank you to Penguin Random House SA for the opportunity to review this book. It's full of wisdom and compassion. Twelve different chapters about different scenarios where the author brings us the reality of the situation. It gave me hope to be able to make changes in my life and come out better in the end. Everything she said in the book resonates with me at a very deep level. In Dr. Edith Eger's first book, "The Choice," she recounts memories of her childhood, describes her family's deportation to Auschwitz when she was sixteen (tragically, her parents died there), her training in clinical psychology, and determination to live a meaningful life. But we also have a choice; to give in and give up in the face of trauma or difficulties, or to live every moment as a gift. It’s what lit the fire within my soul when I read. “When we’ve been victimized, there’s a part of our psyche that identifies with the victimizer, and sometimes we adopt that punitive, victimizer stance toward ourselves, denying ourselves the permission to feel good, depriving ourselves of our birthright: joy.”, “Caroline lived in the prison of trying to protect others from her feelings. But when we deny or minimize what we’re feeling, it backfires.”, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, Bill Gates Shares His Summer Reading Picks. Edith survived imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. She wrote her first book at age 90 and just published The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life , which should be required reading for all human beings. It’s about choosing hope over fear and so much more. Dr. Edith Eger, age 92 at the publishing of this book, is a worldwide treasure and an amazing human being. There's stories from other survivors of various events. Edith Eger was a teenager when she and her family were sent to Auschwitz and not only did Edith survive the Holocaust, she moved with her husband to the United States, worked in a factory, brought up her family, she then went on to graduate with a PhD from the University of Texas and became an eminent psychologist and even today she maintains a busy clinical practice and lectures around the world. For speaking engagements or press queries, please use the Contact Form. by Scribner. “The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life ” is a must-have resource for anyone looking to get control of their thoughts and improve each and every area of life.. She describes the twelve most pervasive imprisoning beliefs she has known—including fear, grief, anger, secrets, stress, guilt, shame, and avoidance—and the tools she has discovered to deal with these universal challenges. For anyone trapped in the prison of their own thoughts, this book truly is a gift. The book is well written and easy to understand. It is a book that has the power to change lives. It was also my best classroom.” She survived unspeakable horrors and brutality; but rather than let her painful past destroy her, she chose to transform it into a powerful gift – one she uses to help others heal. I think it’s a good starting point to make changes to our lives by employing the suggestions she’s listing here. After the success of Edith Eger’s powerful first book The Choice which tells the story of her survival in the concentration camps, her escape, healing, and journey to freedom, thousands of people around the world wrote to Eger asking her to pen a how-to book on healing from pain and past experiences. Tech pioneer, co-founder of Microsoft, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and author Bill Gates is an avid reader who has... To see what your friends thought of this book. What a powerful powerful book! We’d love your help. Earlier, I reviewed her first book, The Choice, (check it out here), which was an amazing journey into her experiences during the holocaust- her days at Auschwitz, near-death experience at the end of the war, and remarkable recovery and escape from communism to end up as a psychologist in Texas. Order at the following links: UK: Amazon or WaterstonesIreland: EasonsSouth Africa: Exclusive BooksGermany: AmazonNetherlands and Belgium: Bol.comFrance: AmazonSwitzerland: Orell FüssliSpain: AmazonItaly: AmazonAustralia: PenguinNew Zealand: PenguinIndia: Amazon, function googleTranslateElementInit() {
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