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Caution: contains themes of an adult nature.\nThis is the second in a series of re-released episodes from the Feel Better Live More back catalogue. This is a powerful story that my guest delivers with extraordinary wisdom.\nToday\u2019s conversation will stop you in your tracks. It\u2019s powerful, confronting and challenging and I am so grateful for my guest\u2019s honesty, empathy and willingness to share the wisdom of her 93 years. Dr Edith Eger is a Holocaust survivor, psychologist and expert in the treatment of post-traumatic stress but above all, she\u2019s an incredible human being with an extraordinary story to share. Her latest book, The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life, is quite simply a phenomenal read and in my view a must-read for all of us. \nAs a Jew living in Eastern Europe under Nazi occupation, Edith was taken to Auschwitz concentration camp with her parents and sister, at the age of 16. She explains how she found her inner resources, how she came to view her guards as the real prisoners, turn hate into pity and, incredibly, she even describes her horrific experience as \u2018an opportunity\u2019. She has liberated herself from the prison of her past through forgiveness. \nI\u2019m acutely aware that for many of us listening, myself included, it\u2019s hard to put our own problems alongside anything Edith has faced. Which makes her teaching that, \u2018There\u2019s no hierarchy in trauma\u2019 all the more beautiful. Edith is not here to make us put our own suffering into perspective and overcome it. Rather, she explains, we can learn to come to terms with pain, reframe it and become stronger. \nWe cover so many different topics in this conversation, from parenting and relationship wisdom to insights on semantics and depression. Edith\u2019s message to us is that we can change the thoughts and behaviours that are keeping us imprisoned in the past. I felt grateful and humbled to have had the opportunity to speak to Edith and the conversation really changed me. I hope you get as much out of it as I did.\nThanks to our sponsors:\n\xa0\nhttps://www.leafyard.com/livemore\n\xa0\nhttps://www.athleticgreens.com/livemore\nOrder Dr Chatterjee's new book\xa0Happy Mind, Happy Life:\nUK version: https://amzn.to/304opgJ\nUS & Canada version: https://amzn.to/3DRxjgp\xa0\nShow notes available at\xa0https://drchatterjee.com/250\nSupport the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts\xa0https://apple.co/3oAKmxi. For other podcast platforms go to\xa0https://fblm.supercast.com.\nDISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.