This is a memoir, how-to and just fun book on a subject that applies to all of us.
Having survived the holocaust, Dr. Eger shows us how she struggled with forgiveness, being enough, and being the message of change.
This is an "in-your-face" walk through so many of life's challenges that anticipate readers' resistances.
I was impressed by her saying that when she asks all new patients, "What is something that you do too much of?" Discovering that, she tells readers is the beginning of discovering what's broken from within our psyche.
While I'm sure that I will reread this book many times, few areas that I will especially pay attention to are:
Page 128, she advises a patient, "The next time he tells you you're wrong your answer is: 'You're right.' He can't fight with that. And you're not lying, because everybody makes mistakes; anybody could improve. Just say, 'Yes, you're right.'"
"If we deny an accusation, we're still accepting blame."
Page 132, she asks, "Would you like to be married to you?" This is followed with five questions that holds you accountable for your part in your relationship, and especially in your relationship with yourself.
Page 174 - 176, "Hope is the conviction that you survived all that you survied so that you can be a good role model. An ambassador for freedom. A person who focuses not on what you've lost, but on what's still here for you, on the work you're called to do. There's always something to do."
"Set a timer for ten minutes and make a list of as many things as you can think of that are better now than they were five years ago."
I've never met Dr. Eger, I live minutes from her.
But reading this book, witnessing what she has overcome and the decisions that she made to overcome those challenges, I believe, on one level, we have met.
Thank you, for guiding me to new questions that guide me to travel deeper into my psyche.
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A native of Hungary, Edith Eger was a teenager when she and her family were sent to Auschwitz.
Despite overwhelming odds, Edith survived the Holocaust and emigrated with her husband and young daughter to America where she raised a family, earned a Ph.D., and practiced psychology. She spent decades hiding from her past, struggling with flashback and survivors guilt. 35 years after World War II ended, Edith returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to heal and forgive herself. Today she maintains a busy clinical practice and helps others heal.
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