She Was Forced Into A Death March. She Survived By Leaning On Her Best Friends … Literally.

Her best self-defense from the Nazis was her mind. Edith Eger couldn’t control her circumstances, but she controlled how she responded. And today, as both a Holocaust survivor and psychologist, she shares her survival skills with us.

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Jul 1, 2014

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