Dr. Edith Eger: Holocaust Survivor on Choice, Freedom, and Healing From the Inside Out
In this episode of From The Inside Out with Rivkah Krinsky & Eda Schottenstein, we're re-releasing an early, cherished interview after Dr. Edith Eger’s death, honoring the Auschwitz survivor, psychoanalyst, and author of The Choice, who taught that while we can’t control circumstances, we can choose our response. Eger recounts liberation after being left for dead, the loss of her parents and first love, guilt about her mother’s death, and how returning to Auschwitz helped her forgive herself. She discusses Viktor Frankl’s influence, finding purpose, sharing rather than hoarding, and distinguishing distress from stress. Eger offers guidance on self-love as self-care, expression as an antidote to depression, revisiting trauma, responding instead of reacting, compassionate listening with children, and building relationships through responsibility, growth, and hope, insisting hate keeps us imprisoned and that love is shown through actions.
00:00 Tribute to Edith 02:11 Meeting Edith Again 02:30 Liberation and Legacy 03:53 Frankl and Purpose 05:19 Dancing to Survive 05:54 First Love Lost 07:27 Rescued from Death 08:10 Joy and Growth Mindset 11:35 Guilt and Forgiveness 12:17 Faith and Sharing Bread 14:57 Have Tos and Hope 17:30 New Books and Recipes 19:24 Wisdom and Self Love 21:02 Secrets and Expression 21:46 Kind Words Only 22:48 Choices After Trauma 23:40 Speak Your Truth 24:55 Evolving Beyond Fear 27:08 Mind Freedom in Auschwitz 29:57 Forgiveness and Freedom 31:06 Validate Feelings at Home 34:45 Marriage Lessons Twice 37:41 Respond Don’t React 39:45 Legacy and Final Yeses
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