Today we are talking about the book The Gift. We both found this book very powerful and filled with life lessons for anytime but especially relevant today. Come hang out with us for an hour and learn about this wonderful book, which truly is a Gift!
Listener Reflection Worksheet — The Gift by Edith Eva Eger
Before You Listen — Emotional Check-In
Right now I feel (circle or note what fits): Overwhelmed • Numb • Hopeful • Anxious • Tired • Curious •
Other: ____________
Part 1 — Psychological Prisons
Which emotional patterns feel familiar right now? Fear of change • Self-criticism • Avoidance • Feeling
stuck in the past • Perfectionism • People pleasing • Other: ____________
What might this pattern be protecting you from feeling?
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Part 2 — Choice & Agency
One small choice available to me right now is:
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What makes this choice difficult?
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Part 3 — Identity Beyond Survival
I learned to survive by being:
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Today, I might also allow myself to be:
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Part 4 — Self-Compassion PracticeSomething I often say to myself when struggling:
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Rewrite this as if speaking to a close friend:
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What do you notice emotionally?
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Part 5 — Living With Grief or Difficulty
What am I still carrying?
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What helps me carry it more gently?
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Integration Reflection
One idea that stayed with me:
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One feeling that surfaced:
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One small action I want to try this week:
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Healing is not becoming someone new. It is learning how to live more freely as yoursel
