The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life

　　最可怕的監獄就在自己心裡，而能夠打開這牢籠的，也一直都是你自己。

　　歐普拉、比爾蓋茲等名人皆推崇的暢銷心理學作家－伊蒂特．伊娃．伊格博士
　　教你如何排除那些自我設限的思考，療癒自我並享受人生

　　伊蒂特．伊娃．伊格博士在回憶錄《抉擇》中，娓娓道出自己如何在猶太人集中營裡求生，又如何從沈痛的過往一步步走出，激勵人心的內容曾改變許多人的人生，連脫口秀名主持人歐普拉也不禁直呼：「伊格博士的人生故事，完全改變了我。」如今，伊格博士更將自己的經歷進一步抽絲剝繭，教導人們如何轉換那些將自己禁錮於過去的思考方式，重新拾回享受人生的力量。

　　伊格博士指出，在她一生之中待過最可怕的，不是當年那個猶太人集中營，而是由她自己在心中創造的監牢，由她曾堅信不疑的十二個意念構築而成，這其中包括了恐懼、悲傷、憤怒、秘密、壓力、內疚、羞愧以及逃避等等。

　　在本書中，她以自己與所遇見的患者的人生故事，搭配幾道發人深省的疑問：「如果是你，願意跟現在的自己共結連理嗎？」、「你在往前進？還是一直繞圈？」伊格博士帶領讀者重新審視自己最糟糕黑暗的時刻，找回屬於自己的力量，並從其中解放自己。

　　這部溫暖、睿智的作品，溫柔提醒我們：記住，發生過的事情並不是重點，重點是我們如何面對它，逃跑、戰鬥，選擇權握在自己手中，讓每一刻都成為上天眷顧我們的禮物。(文/博客來編譯)

＂I will be forever changed by Edith Eger’s story.＂ --Oprah

A practical and inspirational guide to stopping destructive patterns and imprisoning thoughts to find freedom and joy in life--now updated to address the challenges of the pandemic and a world in crisis.

World renowned psychologist and internationally bestselling author, Edith Eger’s, powerful New York Times bestselling book The Choice told the story of her survival in the concentration camps, her escape, healing, and journey to freedom. Readers around the world wrote to tell her how The Choice moved them and inspired them to confront their own past and try to heal their pain. They asked her to write another, more prescriptive book. Eger’s second book, The Gift, expands on her message of healing and provides a hands-on guide that gently encourages readers to change the thoughts and behaviors that may be keeping them imprisoned in the past.

Eger explains that the worst prison she experienced is not the prison that Nazis put her in but the one she created for herself: the prison within her own mind. She describes the most pervasive imprisoning beliefs she has known--including fear, grief, anger, secrets, stress, guilt, shame, and avoidance--and the tools she has discovered to deal with these universal challenges. These lessons are offered through riveting and inspiring stories from her life and the lives of her patients.

This new, revised edition of The Gift contains two new chapters that examine the invaluable insights and lessons Edie learned during the Covid-19 pandemic; a time she used to rediscover freedom even in lockdown and to enjoy the simple pleasures of life, including preparing and sharing meals with the ones we love. Edie includes recipes for some of her favorite dishes which have been updated and tested by her daughter Marianne Engle and explains how food can be a deep expression of love and connection.

As readers seek to find joy and some peace in these challenging times, Eger’s wisdom and heartfelt advice is as timely, and timeless, as ever and certain to resonate with Eger’s devoted readers and those who have not yet found her transformational wisdom.

Filled with empathy, insight, and humor, The Gift captures the vulnerability and common challenges we all face and provides encouragement and advice for breaking out of our personal prisons to find healing and greater joy in life.

Edith Eger is an eminent psychologist and one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors old enough to remember life in the camps. A student of Viktor Frankl, Dr. Edith Eger has worked with veterans, military personnel, and victims of physical and mental trauma. She lives in La Jolla, California, and is the author of the bestselling and award-winning books The Choice and The Gift. Edie and her daughter, Marianne Engle--a renowned psychologist and food writer who helped develop the recipes in The Gift--encourage you to try the delicious dishes in the book and share your thoughts at LoveEdieandMarianne@Gmail.com.