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Dr Rangan ChatterjeeAuschwitz Survivor Reveals The Secret To Overcoming Any Obstacle In Life | Dr. Edith Eger
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- January 1, 2021
- Duration
- 1h 29m
- Channel
- Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Today’s conversation will stop you in your tracks. It’s powerful, confronting and challenging and I am so grateful for my guest’s honesty, empathy and willingness to share the wisdom of her 93 years. Dr Edith Eger is a Holocaust survivor, psychologist and expert in the treatment of post-traumatic stress but above all, she’s an incredible human being with an extraordinary story to share. Her latest book, The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life, is quite simply a phenomenal read and in my view a must-read for all of us. As a Jew living in Eastern Europe under Nazi occupation, Edith was taken to Auschwitz concentration camp with her parents and sister, at the age of 16. She explains how she found her inner resources, how she came to view her guards as the real prisoners, turn hate into pity and, incredibly, she even describes her horrific experience as ‘an opportunity’. She has liberated herself from the prison of her past through forgiveness. I’m acutely aware that for many of us listening, myself included, it’s hard to put our own problems alongside anything Edith has faced. Which makes her teaching that, ‘There’s no hierarchy in trauma’ all the more beautiful. Edith is not here to make us put our own suffering into perspective and overcome it. Rather, she explains, we can learn to come to terms with pain, reframe it and become stronger. We cover so many different topics in this conversation, from parenting and relationship wisdom to insights on semantics and depression. Edith’s message to us is that we can change the thoughts and behaviours that are keeping us imprisoned in the past. I felt grateful and humbled to have had the opportunity to speak to Edith and the conversation really changed me. I hope you get as much out of it as I did. Show notes available at https://drchatterjee.com/144 Connect with Edith: Website https://dreditheger.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dr.editheger Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dreditheger Twitter https://twitter.com/dreditheger1 Edith’s books: The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life https://amzn.to/2MfIGJd The Choice: A true story of hope https://amzn.to/37W51nE #feelbetterlivemore #editheger #trauma ---- Sign up to my new newsletter - Friday Five https://drchatterjee.com/fridayfive Feel Great Lose Weight is now available to order in the UK https://amzn.to/2W6bsOE and in the US & Canada https://amzn.to/2GWPgls Dr Chatterjee’s book Feel Better in 5 is out now in the UK https://amzn.to/2G0XK7l and in the US and Canada https://amzn.to/2EB2oM0 Order Dr Chatterjee’s book The Stress Solution https://amzn.to/2MZ8u8h Find Dr Chatterjee’s 4 Pillars of Health in The 4 Pillar Plan available via http://amzn.to/2yGfpuB The US version, How to Make Disease Disappear is available via https://amzn.to/2Gj1YEL ----- Listen to all previous podcast episodes on https://drchatterjee.com/podcast or via these podcast platforms by searching for 'Feel Better, Live More'. Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feel-better-live-more/id1333552422?mt=2 Acast - https://www.acast.com/feelbetterlivemore Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/feel-better-live-more Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6NyPQfcSR9nj0DPDr2ixrK ----- Follow Dr Chatterjee at: Website: https://drchatterjee.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drchatterjee Twitter: https://twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drchatterjee/ DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Edith Eger
guestPsychologist, Auschwitz survivor, and author of The Choice and The Gift, known for work on trauma recovery and resilience.
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
hostMedical doctor and host of the podcast Feel Better, Live More, focused on lifestyle medicine and behavior change.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Dr Rangan Chatterjee, featuring Dr. Edith Eger and Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, Auschwitz Survivor Reveals The Secret To Overcoming Any Obstacle In Life | Dr. Edith Eger explores Auschwitz Survivor Dr. Edith Eger on Choice, Forgiveness, and Freedom Eger recounts arriving at Auschwitz at 16, losing her parents on the first day, and deciding that the guards were the prisoners and could never murder her spirit.
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