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The Dissenters with Debra Messing and Mandana Dayani

Dr. Edith Eva Eger: The Healing Survivor on Trauma, Healing and Forgiveness

The Dissenters with Debra Messing and Mandana Dayani

Dear Media, Mandana Dayani and Debra Messing

Dissenters, Mandanadayani, Debramessing, News, Philanthropy, Activism, Society & Culture, Humanitarian, Inspiration, Iamavoter

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Debra and Mandana sit down with the incredible Dr. Edith Eva Eger, a clinical psychologist, author and lecturer. A native of Hungary, Eger is a 93 year old survivor of the Holocaust. In this episode, they will cover Eger’s life, experiences in Auschwitz, healing from the trauma, and important lessons she would like to share. Debra and Mandana also discuss the alarming rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world and raise awareness about the consequences of antisemitism when left unchecked.

 

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0:00.0

The following podcast is a dear media production.

0:02.7

Hi, this is just a friendly reminder to make sure that you are registered to vote for the

0:05.9

upcoming elections this November.

0:07.6

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0:12.3

You will also receive reminders for all local, state, and

0:15.2

federal elections and your polling locations. And don't forget to follow, I am a voter

0:19.3

for more civic engagement opportunities. That's voter to 26797.

0:25.2

Hi, this is Deborah Messing.

0:27.1

And I am and Donna Dayani.

0:29.1

When we started this podcast,

0:30.9

our goal was to highlight 20 dissenters each season.

0:34.0

And then we were presented with the ones in a lifetime opportunity to interview someone

0:38.0

whose story has profoundly affected both of us.

0:41.0

So this episode is one that we feel deserves your utmost respect and

0:44.1

attention and we are going to break from our usual format. Today we speak with

0:48.8

Dr Edith Eva Eager, a 93-year-old survivor of the Holocaust, who has used her painful experiences as a gift to us all.

0:57.0

Her groundbreaking and innovative books and teachings in psychology have taught us how to heal and forgive. Oprah said she too was forever changed by meeting Dr. Eager.

1:07.2

Anti-Semitism is at an alarming high the United States and around the world.

1:12.1

Deborah and I have both been victims of it.

1:14.0

I had to flee my home country because of it.

1:16.0

It is real, it is here, and Dr. Eager is living proof of the unspeakable horror it can lead to when left unchecked.

1:24.2

We know this is going to be a really difficult episode to listen to, but that is what makes it

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