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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. Today we have a really special show. I'm talking to Dr. Edith Eager. She's a psychologist and a Holocaust survivor. She's joined by her daughter Marian Marianne Engle, who was also a psychologist.

In 1944, when Dr. Eager was just a teenager, she and her family were sent to Auschwitz.

Dr. Eager and her sister both survived the death camp, but their parents didn't.

After the war, Dr. Eager got married and moved to the United States. She got her degree in psychology and started treating people who had PTSD. But she realized that she hadn't yet worked

through her own trauma and she set out to begin healing herself. She's since written two books.

The first one was called The Choice, which she describes how she survived the Holocaust.

Her most recent book is called The Gift. In this book, she describes how she escaped the prison

in her own mind. In the newest edition of the book, her daughter, Dr. Engel, contributes to it as

well. She's joining us in this conversation today. Some of the things we talk

about are the lessons Dr. Eager learned from her suffering, the things that helped her heal,

and why she's so passionate about helping other people. Make sure to stick around for the therapist's

take. It's the part of the episode where I'll give you my take on some of Dr. Eager strategies for

building mental strength and talk about how you can apply them to your own life.

So here's Dr. Edith Eager and her daughter, Dr. Marianne Engel, on the strategies that can help

you heal and become more resilient.

Dr. Eagle and Dr. Engel, welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. I read a lot of books, both for fun,

and I read lots of books because we interview cool people on the show. I have a copy of the gift

right here. And it is by far the best book I have ever read. It's an amazing book. And I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to read it,

and then I have the opportunity to speak to you. I think you gave us an amazing gift by writing

it and the stories that you share and the way that you simplify all of these lessons.

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