Courage can Save Your Life | Dr Edith Eva Eger | TEDxSanDiego
Introduction
Dr. Edith Eva Eger introduces herself and the topic of courage. She shares a personal story about her parents' murder and how she was chosen to entertain the man who killed them.
Dancing for the Enemy
Dr. Eger talks about how she summoned the courage to dance for the enemy who killed her family. She describes how she performed and received a piece of bread, which she shared with other prisoners.
- Chosen to entertain the man who killed her family
- Summoned courage to perform and received a piece of bread
- Shared bread with other prisoners during a death march
Reclaiming Innocence
Dr. Eger discusses how working with paraplegics led her to confront her past at Auschwitz. She talks about mustering up enough courage to revisit Auschwitz with her sister, despite others telling her not to.
- Confronting past at Auschwitz
- Going through pain and revisiting place where she had been held hostage
- Left part of herself in Auschwitz but reclaimed innocence by going back
Finding Courage Within Yourself
Dr. Eger encourages viewers to find courage within themselves, so they can be free from fear, anxiety, anger, frustration, and their own minds.
- Encourages viewers to practice self-love and self-care
- Urges viewers to find courage within themselves to be free from negative emotions
- The key to being free is courage