The Choice
by Lynn I recently finished the book The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger, a holocaust survivor who at sixteen years old survived the death camps of Auschwitz before being liberated in 1945. I had seen her speak before and remember being touched by her words, words she only came to write and process much later in life. Her own healing journey started by reading Man’s Search for Meaning by fellow survivor Viktor Frankl, who later became a mentor to her. In a week where we have lost Queen Elizabeth and commemorated twenty-one years since 9/11, it seems even more poignant to look to those who can offer wisdom and healing. Most leaders and survivors have made missteps and errors. Dr. Eger, who is still a practicing psychologist in my native San Diego, is in her mid nineties and is still an inspiration to many. We are so fortunate that she is still with us. Her lessons and insights are raw and on point. What Dr. Eger recognized later in life is that what helped her get through each day of ter