The Choice Embrace the Possible

This book is a memoir by internationally acclaimed psychologist and one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors, Dr. Edith Eva Eger. At the age of sixteen, Edith, a trained ballet dancer, was sent to Auschwitz, where her parents were immediately killed, and she was forced to dance for the amusement of Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele for her survival. She and her sister survived multiple camps and the Death March, with Edith being found barely alive in a pile of corpses when American troops liberated the camps in 1945. After the war, she spent decades struggling with survivor's guilt and flashbacks, determined to keep her past a secret. Later in life, she became a clinical psychologist specializing in treating patients suffering from traumatic stress disorders. The memoir chronicles her journey of healing, forgiveness, and the power of choice, weaving her remarkable personal story with the moving stories of the patients she has helped. It explores how individuals can be imprisoned in their own minds and demonstrates that freedom from trauma, grief, and fear is possible once suffering is confronted, making it an inspirational testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

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