Dr. Edith Eva Eger: The Choice

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Holocaust survivor, psychologist and author Dr. Edith Eva Eger discusses her international bestselling book, “The Choice: Embrace the Possible.” In a gripping discussion, Dr. Eger shares how her traumatic experiences at the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp shaped her life, and talks about her philosophies and her work as a clinical psychologist. At 91, she reminds us what courage looks like in the worst of times. Dr. Eger helps us to understand that our circumstances don’t define what makes us free and that being free is a choice we must make every day. Dr. Eger shares her healing process and explains how serving others in her work as a psychologist helped her to formulate a healthy relationship with her own trauma. She openly shares her grief and resilience in hopes that others begin to embrace what is possible for their own lives.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.6	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.1	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.1	now.
0:25.1	Today, a transformative conversation on trauma, resilience and triumph with a remarkable
0:32.4	woman who survived the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust. Dr. Edith Iva Eager is a pioneer
0:40.2	in the field of psychology, teaching people how to use their pain to help them heal. We first
0:46.9	met on the Oprah show.
0:48.7	And I'm so happy today to be here alive and turn my life into something useful that I can
0:55.0	guide people from victimization to empowerment.
0:58.6	At age 90, Dr. Eager wrote her first book, The Choice Embrace the Possible. Her powerful
1:05.8	message rings true for me. She writes that our painful experiences are not a liability,
1:13.7	they are a gift.
1:15.4	I am forever changed by her story, and I know you will be too.
1:20.3	I'm so excited to be talking to you, even though we did almost like 21 years ago.
1:26.0	About you.
1:27.0	You were sitting in the audience. Yes, yes, yes.
1:29.8	And I was shaking. I didn't know what I was going to say. But today it's different.
1:36.3	Yes.
1:37.3	I'm just saying, well God will tell my heart what to say.
1:41.3	Absolutely.
1:42.3	And then I'll say.
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