Edith Eger’s influential first book, The Choice, told the story of her survival in the concentration camps, her escape, healing, and journey to freedom. Thousands of people worldwide have written to Eger to tell her how The Choice moved them, inspired them to confront their own past and try to heal their pain, and asked her to write another, more “how-to” book. Now, in The Gift, Eger expands on her healing message and provides a hands-on guide that gently encourages us to change the thoughts and behaviors that may have been keeping us imprisoned in the past.
Eger explains that the worst prison she experienced is not the prison the Nazis put her in but the one she created for herself, the prison within her mind. She describes the twelve most pervasive imprisoning beliefs she has known — including fear, grief, anger, secrets, stress, guilt, shame, and avoidance — and the tools she has discovered to deal with these universal challenges. Accompanied by stories from Eger’s own life and the lives of her patients, each chapter includes thought-provoking questions and takeaways, such as:
-Would you like me to be married to you?
-Are you evolving or revolving?
-You can’t heal what you can’t feel.
Filled with empathy, insight, and humor, The Gift captures the vulnerability and everyday challenges we all face and provides encouragement and advice for breaking out of our personal prisons to find healing and enjoy life.
