Oprah's Super Soul

Super Soul Special: Dr. Edith Eva Eger: The Choice

Aug 31, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Saved By A Moment At Auschwitz

  • Edith Eva Eger describes being selected at Auschwitz and told her mother would "take a shower," then being sent to the side that meant life.
  • That moment and her mother's words sustained her will to survive and later shaped her message of inner freedom.
INSIGHT

Victimhood Isn’t Your Identity

  • Eger teaches that victimhood is an experience not an identity and we choose whether to remain victims.
  • Choosing freedom from the past is a daily act that expands possibilities.
INSIGHT

No Hierarchy Of Suffering

  • Eger stresses there's no hierarchy of suffering: each person's trauma is real and valid to them.
  • She warns against blaming victims while recognizing victimizers removed people’s choices.
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