SLO MO REWIND: Dr. Edith Eger on the Concentration Camp in Your Mind
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English - January 21, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 265 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Society & Culture Philosophy mo gawdat scary smart solve for happy slo mo happiness self improvement meditation mental health google depression Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, Slo Mo presents what is possibly the most powerful episode we ever aired. If you've listened to Slo Mo across the years, you've surely heard me reference my chat with Dr. Edith Eger more than any other.
At the age of sixteen, Dr. Edith Eger, a trained ballet dancer and gymnast, was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were sent to the gas chamber, the “Angel of Death,” Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele forced Edith to dance for his amusement and her survival. He rewarded her with a loaf of bread that she shared with her fellow prisoners, an act of generosity that would later save her life.
On May 4, 1945 a young American soldier noticed Edith's hand moving slightly amongst a number of dead bodies. He quickly summoned medical help and brought her back from the brink of death. Today, Edith is a prolific author, a clinical psychologist, and holds a faculty appointment at the University of California, San Diego.
Every story I've heard on Slo Mo has left an impact me, but Edith's was the first to make me openly cry while recording. It hit me like a spiritual experience.
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