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The Gift

12 Lessons to Save Your Life

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The Gift

By: Edith Eger, Esmé Schwall Weigand - contributor
Narrated by: Tovah Feldshuh
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

This practical and inspirational guide to healing from the best-selling author of The Choice shows us how to release your self-limiting beliefs and embrace your potential.

The prison is in your mind. The key is in your pocket.

In the end, it's not what happens to us that matters most - it's what we choose to do with it. We all face suffering - sadness, loss, despair, fear, anxiety, failure. But we also have a choice; to give in and give up in the face of trauma or difficulties or to live every moment as a gift.

Celebrated therapist and Holocaust survivor Dr Edith Eger provides a hands-on guide that gently encourages us to change the imprisoning thoughts and destructive behaviours that may be holding us back. Accompanied by stories from Eger's own life and the lives of her patients her empowering lessons help you to see your darkest moments as your greatest teachers and find freedom through the strength that lies within.

©2020 Edith Eger (P)2020 Penguin Audio 20th Century Career Success Military Modern Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Inspiring Heartfelt Holocaust

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"I will be forever changed by Dr Eger's story." (Oprah)

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This is a gift to human kind! It changed me forever. ❤️

Amazing gift!

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Rarely can I commit to such a book and see it through to the end without feeling bored. This book however, brilliant! The woman is one of a kind and im grateful to have had her insight and love. Felt like my granny was back except more wise, patient and insightful. A must read

you can't read this without growing as a person

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Beautifully read with authenticity. A book I will definitely recommend to others. Full of valuable learning and life skills.

worth listening to more than once

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Having read the Choice I was compelled to read Edith Eger’s The gift. So moved by the frankness depth and subsequent beauty of the outcomes of such terrible adversity in the Choice, The gift was a must. It is so easy to read, so relatable and honest. It has given me a new perspective on approaching my daughter who lives with an eating disorder. However this book is for anyone who has experienced trauma or not, who wants to live a life guided from within themselves, not external factors or views of others; who want to be free from ongoing challenges they can’t move on from, or just want to learn to ‘be’. Thank you Edith Eger for entering my life, you are a treasure I will return to again and again.

Powerful and moving

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A fantastic listen full of gems of wisdom and tools for letting go of the past and be ythe best version of ourselves. Compassionate authentic and a book everyone could benefit from reading. Thank you Edith for sharing your wisdom

Inspiring book _ a treasure of wisdom

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