Holocaust Survivor, Dr. Edith Eger: Overcoming Trauma | E112

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Hear From Holocaust Survivor and Psychologist, Dr. Edith Eger! In this episode, we are chatting with Dr. Edith Eger, a best-selling author, psychologist, and survivor of the Holocaust. In 1944, she was taken to Auschwitz as a teenager and separated from her parents, who were taken to the gas chamber. Surviving on her bravery and imagination, she was able to stay alive until American soldiers liberated the camp. She went on to move to America and received a Bachelors of Psychology as well as a Doctorate. Dr. Eger is a prolific author and a member of several professional associations. She has a clinical practice in La Jolla, California, and holds a faculty appointment at the University of California, San Diego. She has appeared on numerous television programs including CNN and the Oprah Winfrey Show, and was the primary subject of a holocaust documentary that appeared on Dutch National Television. In today’s episode, we chat about Edith’s shot at competing in the Olympics as a teenager, her horrifying experience during the Holocaust, how her mental strength helped her survive. We’ll also chat more about how you can use your imagination to protect yourself, how to conquer traumatic experiences, why the label ‘victim’ shouldn’t be used, and Dr. Edith’s best tips to move forward from trauma and guilt. This is such a sobering and insightful episode that you definitely do not want to miss! Sponsored by BetterHelp: Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health. Visit BetterHelp.com/YAP for 10% your first month. Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting Reach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.com Follow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhala Follow Hala on ClubHouse: @halataha Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com Timestamps: 03:06 - Dr. Edith’s Life Before the Holocaust 06:22 - Dr. Edith’s Journey through the Holocaust 07:35 - Why Edith Couldn’t Compete in the Olympics 10:22 - How to Deal With Being in a Minority and Potential Shame 12:26 - Dr. Edith’s Final Moments With Her Mother 16:09 - How Dr. Edith Survived Her Time in Auschwitz 19:18 - Daily Life in Auschwitz and Edith’s Experiences 23:54 - Dr. Edith’s Lingering Survivors Guilt 28:21 - What Dr. Edith Did for 10 Years After the Holocaust 30:43 - How To Use Imagination to Protect Your Mental State 36:26 - How To Fully Grieve Traumatic Experiences 39:24 - Dr. Edith’s New Book, The Gift 40:33 - What Happens When You Are A Prisoner Of Your Own Mind 42:20 - Why Dr. Edith’s Not a Victim 45:08 - How to Move From ‘Victim’ to ‘Survivor’ 47:09 - How to Control Internal Negative Talk 49:35 - How to End Hatred and Make Progress 51:57 - Actionable Steps To Deal With Trauma 57:48 - Does Dr. Edith Forgives the Nazis? 1:00:06 - Dr. Edith’s Secret to Profiting in Life Mentioned in the Episode: Dr. Edith’s Website: https://dreditheger.com/ Dr. Edith’s New Book, The Gift: https://dreditheger.com/the-gift-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.0	it here at Young and Profiting podcast. This week on YAP, we're chatting with Dr.
1:34.3	Edith Eager, a 93 year old Holocaust survivor known as the ballerina of Auschwitz. And she
1:40.7	is one of the last survivors of the infamous World War II concentration camp. In 1944,
1:47.3	as a Jew living in Nazi occupied Eastern Europe, Edith and her family were sent to Auschwitz,
1:52.7	the heinous death camp when she was just 15 years old. Her parents were immediately sent
1:57.4	to the gas chambers, but Edith's bravery kept her and her sister alive. Today, Edith is
2:03.3	her renowned clinical psychologist, speaker and author. She uses her own past as a Holocaust
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