The Choice

can be a way of avoiding grief.” Mourning rites and rituals can be an extremely important component of grie ...

him. You can touch his face, tell him what you’re doing. Talk to him. And then give him a kiss and ...

“Yes,” I told my sister. “I do.” I went back to Auschwitz and released the past, forgave my ...

Magda was competitive and rebellious; I was the peacemaker, hustling between my sisters, soothing their conĘicts, ...

ere is the wound. And there is what comes out of it. I went back to Auschwitz searching for the ...

CHAPTER 23 Liberation Day In the summer of 2010, I was invited to Fort Carson, Colorado, to addre ...

Veterans Affairs, to oncologists and people living with cancer, to Righteous Gentiles, to parents ...

And here you are. Here you are! In the sacred present. I can’t heal you—or anyone—but I can celebr ...

Acknowledgments I believe that people don’t come to me—they are sent to me. I offer my eternal gratitude ...

My amazing colleagues and friends in the healing arts: Dr. Harold Kolmer, Dr. Sid Zisook, Dr. Saul Levine, Steven Smith ...

for me to relive the past than it was to survive Auschwitz. In Auschwitz, I could think only ...

Doug Abrams, world-class agent and world’s truest mensch, thank you for being a person with the backbone ...

A Scribner Reading Group Guide The Choice: Embrace the Possible Dr. Edith Eva Eger is reading group guide ...

Topics and Questions for Discussion Dr. Eger deĕnes trauma as “a nearly constant feeling in my gut that somethi ...

effect of this moment on Edie’s life. Several times throughout the book, Dr. Eger offers instan ...

traumatic stress as a disorder. She says, “It’s not a disordered reaction to trauma—it’s a common and natural ...

roughout the book, Dr. Eger provides a wealth of sage advice. What was most helpful to you, ...

About the Author © JORDAN ENGLE A native of Hungary, Dr. Edith Eva Eger was just a young t ...

documentary that appeared on Dutch National Television. Dr. Eger was named Psychology Teacher of t ...

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