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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel Esther’s Office Hours
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4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
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Every Monday morning step into the office of iconic psychotherapist Esther Perel and listen in as real people in search of insight bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their stories. From breakups and open relationships to workplace conflicts and fractures in the family, it’s a place to hear our own stories reflected in the lives of others. So…where should we begin? Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Esther Calling - It Feels Like My Siblings Abandoned Me Follow-Up
Late last summer, Esther spoke to a young woman grappling with the burden of caring for her ailing parents and the feelings of resentment she feels towards her older siblings. At the end of the session, Esther encouraged her to write her mother a letter opening the door to a deeper connection. Esther checks in to see if the letter was ever written.
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Esther Calling - It Feels Like My Siblings Abandoned Me
In this Esther Calling, Esther speaks to a young woman grappling with the burden of caring for her ailing parents and the feelings of resentment she feels towards her older siblings. But the true cause of this family conflict goes much deeper than who is showing up and who is not.
Esther Callings are a one time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com.
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Does Growing Up Mean Growing Apart? Follow-Up
These three young men grew up together and started a production company as adults. They faced the growing pains one might expect as they transitioned from friends to coworkers. Now, two years after their initial session, Esther follows up to see where they are now and what shifted after the session.
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Does Growing Up Mean Growing Apart?
They grew up together and now run a production company. They are contending with the growing pains of transitioning from best friends to coworkers and the challenges of running, essentially, a family business. Esther helps them find the complementarity in their roles and see their story as growing and developing even in the face of challenges.
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Esther Calling - My Mom Should Have Set a Different Example
Esther speaks to a woman who is experiencing a kind of a double story. She resents her mother for the choices she made and the example she set, while also wondering if she keeps choosing the safe person as a way to combat those childhood feelings of abandonment. Esther helps her untangle these complicated feelings.
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The Legacy of Our Mothers
In this Apple bonus, Esther shares a letter she wrote about mothers including the complicated relationship she had with her own mother. As we approach Mother's Day, Esther invites you to reflect on your own relationships with motherly figures and encourages you to reach out to them. She even has a few ideas of things you can ask to get a new conversation started.
Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter
Customer Reviews
Bursting with Wisdom
Esther, please never stop doing this podcast. I listen every evening to a new episode and find them so profoundly eye opening. Particularly as I go through a break up, this podcast is giving me revelations of my own. I love when couples call in, it’s such an insight... Thank you for your consistency and your beautiful content.
Interview with ira glass
Was so looking forward to ira glass interview but disappointed how disrespectful this woman handled it. Very patronising interruptive and interrogative approach. Won’t be surprised if Ira never comes back
Unfortunate Slip in Quality Content
A long-time listener, I’ve been a fan of Where Should We Begin for many years. Unfortunately, over time it has moved away from what made it compelling: Esther sitting down with two people to dissect their relational dynamic. What I found powerful was the fact that, regardless of the pair and how different their lives seemed from my own, there was always some piece of their experience that resonated. Their relational piece, and Esther’s care and curiosity is what gave this show heart.
I hope this podcast can go back to its roots, as in its current format - celebrity interviews, short 1-1 phone calls and reruns, it has lost the soul that made it once so compelling.