An inspirational self-help book, written by an inspirational woman, about how we can deal with trauma and pain. T uses the author's experience, and case studies, to explain how mental attitude can affect the manner we experience and navigate our lives.

Uplifting and inspirational book about healing ourselves from the prisons of our own minds. Although Edith’s past trauma is very specific her lessons are adaptable to any situation where people suffer from past traumas and are finding it difficult to live a complete and happy life.
Each chapter is a lesson on how to deal with various situations and responses to life’s issues.
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An incredibly powerful and thought-provoking book. It teaches, and allows for growth. Gives courage and can help you get through some difficult times. Just wonderful.

The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life was a brilliant book, a true story and very informative around complex trauma and traumas in general. I highly recommend this book.

I found this book very informative and helpful. A very interesting read.

Many thanks to netgalley and Edith Eger for the advanced copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

A great book with lots of good advice. I now want to read Edith's previous book. Definitely recommended

Edith Eger had led a truly remarkable life and in this book she shares her coping mechanisms, including how you can overcome limiting self belief.
It took me quite a while to read the book as I kept picking it up, reading a while then leaving what I had read to digest for a few weeks/ months before picking it up again. There is so much to take in, both about Edith’s story but how it resonated with our own experiences.
Empowering and humbling.

Dr Edith Eger is an absolutely inspirational survivor who has endured and overcome so much. Her story which she told in The Choice was heartbreaking and so inspiring. What she made of herself and her life is a testament to the power she holds within.

In The Gift Dr Eger goes through 12 lessons and steps she believes will help you save your life. While all the steps do carry a lot of truth within them I didn't find anything extra that wouldn't necessarily be in any other self help book. Also some suggestions she puts forward for those after experiencing trauma shouldn't be attempted without support from a professional.

It would be a good book to have to drop in and out of during tough times but not one that I think suits as a read through guide "to save your life".

I was awestruck by this woman's story after reading The Choice and continue to admire her tenacity within this book.

This is a great read for anyone suffering with past trauma. You can't fail to be uplifted and empowered by the author and the lessons within the book. I think the stories/lessons would appeal and speak to anyone who has been through a traumatic event. Even when you think you are over that event and have managed it, the book may open up wounds and make you realise that actually you haven't managed it all but rather buried it and carried on with these repressed emotions. Speaking from past experience and from a clinical professional background Egar takes us on a journey that may be confronting but is also healing and inspiring.

I don't read self-help books but the blurb interested me.

This is written by a woman who despite, or should that be, in spite of, the life that she has lived and her experiences, is trying to teach us how to be kinder to ourselves.

An inspirational and thought provoking read. I had not read this author previously and will now read the Choice which I believe I should have read first. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Another beautiful book from Edith Eger, this time full of practical tips for how to manage your own issues. Eger is the most inspirational and helpful author I’ve ever come across and I would recommend her work to everyone everywhere. Both this and The Choice are truly life-changing reads, the will uplift you and help you in ways you never thought possible. This book is definitely a gift.

A good book to help you when life is not so good. Very well written and helpful. Well worth a read.

I found this book as if by chance whilst dealing with some very difficult cases in school. This book was just there at the right time and place, sometimes life is like that. I found it exteremely helpful and helped me reframe the way I was trying to help some of my students. It is a short book of approx 200 pages but boy does it pack a big punch. I can highly recommend this book.
But the book doesn't just help with work related issues, it helps you reframe, regroup and move forward.

Thank you Edith Eger for your gift to us.

I absolutely loved this book - it surprised me at every turn. The way that Edith understands human psychology is astounding, and it taught me alot about myself and other people. It gave me a real impetus to challenge myself to be a better person and always try to look to understand why people behave the way they do.
What Edith and her family have been through is way more than most of us will ever experience, yet I feel like she has something to teach us all from this book.

An amazing book written by an amazing woman. I believe Eger's story will help many people, especially now, when so many people are struggling (thanks 2020). Eger's story is heart-wrenching, but her outlook on life is beautiful. Highly recommend.

An interesting read on many levels. Dr Edith Eger is a survivor of Auschwitz, and the book gives an insight into the horrors of that most horrible of places.

Faced with terrible situations, terror, and darkness, the author chose hope over despair, and survived - in part thanks to her own mindset. She later became a psychologist, and applied her positive mindset to helping others,

Although most of us will (hopefully!) never have to endure a fraction of what the author experienced, we can all take something from this book. We might not be able to change circumstances, but can seek to adopt a positive mindset in the face of adversity.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC. All opinions my own.

An interesting book written by a survivor of the Holocaust. This is how she views things in her book, survivor rather than victim. It turns situations on their head and helps you see things from a different perspective.

The book is interspersed with details of her own life, that of her daughter and case studies of people she has helped over the years. It's something you can dip in and out of, read a chapter at a time and digest what she is saying.

I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.

Edith Eger is a Holocaust survivor, American psychologist, and specialist in the treatment of PTSD. The Gift is the eagerly awaited follow-up and companion piece to The Choice, her internationally acclaimed memoirs. Endorsed by Oprah, these '12 Lessons to Save Your Life” have more in common with the saccharine sentimentality of Law of Attraction nonsense like The Secret than the more serious work of other Holocaust survivors. Full as it is of nuggets like: “It’s not what happens to us that matters most, it’s what we do with our experiences.” “Loving yourself is the only foundation for wholeness, health, and joy. So, fall in love with yourself!" and “If you’re perfectionistic, you’re competing with God.” You could be reading any other self-help book or Oprah's book club title. Remembering the Holocaust and recording survivor stories is incredibly important. You'd do well to start with Edith Eger's memoirs rather than this title which is an adjunct to that work. For a clear-eyed account of someone's else's personal experiences read Elie Wiesel's devastating Night Trilogy (Night, Dawn, and Day) and for psychological insights and life-affirming motifs read Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

There are some truly wonderful, heartbreaking and inspiring stories within this book, and plenty of life advice from the author who has overcome a lot in her long life. However, the delivery of some of the stories and advice was a little twee and sometimes you were hit over the head with it. That said it is still worth reading and I have no doubt will provide insight and comfort to anyone who reads it.