12/17/2023 0 Comments The choice embrace the possible![]() “ The Choice will be an extraordinary book on heroism, healing, resiliency, compassion, survival with dignity, mental toughness, and moral courage. Stephen Robinson, CEO, MAGIS Group LLC, Specialist in Optimal Performance under Stress™ (OPS™) training The story of Edie Eger’s WWII era experiences and her subsequent growth and life path is an incredible journey and victory of the human soul over the pain of human degradation." "Life’s experiences can lead to contraction and grief and to expansion and love. "A poignantly crafted memoir.a searing, astute study of intensive healing and self-acceptance through the absolution of suffering and atrocity.” "A more important book for our times is hard to imagine" Her unique background gives her amazing insight, and I think many people will find comfort right now from her suggestions on how to handle difficult situations." - Bill Gates After surviving unbelievable horrors, she moved to the United States and became a therapist. Eger was only sixteen years old when she and her family got sent to Auschwitz. "This book is partly a memoir and partly a guide to processing trauma. Eger’s book is a triumph, and should be read by all who care about both their inner freedom and the future of humanity.” “I can’t imagine a more important message for modern times. Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate She has found true freedom and forgiveness and shows us how we can as well." Eger's life reveals our capacity to transcend even the greatest of horrors and to use that suffering for the benefit of others. One of those rare and eternal stories that you don't want to end and that leave you forever changed. Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle 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.” Her life and work are an incredible example of forgiveness, resilience and generosity." "Edith’s strength and courage are remarkable in this memoir as she draws on her own unthinkable experience in Nazi concentration camps to become a therapist and help others recover from all kinds of hardship. ![]() Eger’s story… The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we’ve lost, or to pay attention to what we still have.” The Choice is a life-changing book that will provide hope and comfort to generations of readers. She explores how we can be imprisoned in our own minds and shows us how to find the key to freedom. Thirty-five years after the war ended, she returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to fully heal and forgive the one person she’d been unable to forgive-herself.Įdie weaves her remarkable personal journey with the moving stories of those she has helped heal. ![]() Edie was pulled from a pile of corpses when the American troops liberated the camps in 1945.Įdie spent decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor’s guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past. Josef Mengele, forced Edie to dance for his amusement and her survival. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and Christopher AwardĪt the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. 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.” -Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle She has found true freedom and forgiveness and shows us how we can as well.” -Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Eger’s life reveals our capacity to transcend even the greatest of horrors and to use that suffering for the benefit of others. Eger’s story… The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we’ve lost, or to pay attention to what we still have.”-Oprah
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