Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
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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.

  1. 19 DEC · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    A Few Weeks Later - I Don't Want to Turn Into My Mother

    It's been six weeks since they spoke, and Esther wants to know if anything has changed. Earlier this week, you heard a conversation with a new mom, who after having a child, questions how her mother raised her. Esther checks in on her journey of boundary setting and self-acceptance. In this bonus, she opens up about the conversation she started at Esther's urging.

    13 min

  2. 16 DEC

    Esther Calling - I Don't Want to Turn Into My Mother

    After becoming a mother for the first time, a young woman reflects on the complicated relationship with her own mother. Esther guides her through establishing boundaries with grace, breaking generational cycles, and the importance of self-acceptance. If you have an individual question you would like to talk through with Esther, please send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. If you would like to apply for a couples session with Esther, please click here: https://bit.ly/40fGHIU. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    55 min

  3. 12 DEC · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    A Question for Esther: Should I Stay With my Partner Who Has Alzheimer's?

    Esther's favorite part of speaking to a crowd is getting to take questions from the audience. But not everyone has the chance to have their questions answered. In this Apple Bonus, Esther talks with her producer Jesse, about a question that stuck with them both. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter

    8 min

  4. 9 DEC

    I Don’t Want to Be Your Caregiver, I Want to Be Your Wife

    This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin, but might still be new to many of you. Almost two years ago her husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's Disease. They have three kids, a mortgage to pay, and he has developed some compulsive behaviors he isn't proud of. Esther helps them learn how to turn off the 'caregiver,' and remember they are much more than that to each other. If you have an individual question you would like to talk through with Esther, please send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. If you would like to apply for a couples session with Esther, please click here: https://bit.ly/40fGHIU. Esther’s two new courses on desire are now available inside The Desire Bundle. Go to https://www.estherperel.com/course-bundles/the-desire-bundle to learn more about Bringing Desire Back and Playing with Desire. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    53 min

  5. 6 DEC · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Redefining Family: The Legal and Therapeutic Conversations We Should Be Having with Diana Adams

    What is family? How do we define it and what are the expectations that we bring about communication to our families? In this bonus, Esther is joined by Diana Adams, a lawyer who specializes in legal support for LGBTQ families and non-nuclear families to discuss the evolving definitions of family, the importance of intentional agreements, and how to support non-traditional family systems.

    45 min

  6. 2 DEC

    Esther Calling - Grief is Like a Fingerprint

    This episode contains discussions of a death by suicide. Please take care listening. Recently, on Where Should We Begin, we've been focusing on the things we sweep under the rug in our relationships—conversations that we have a hard time having with ourselves let alone with others. This week, Esther talks to a woman stricken with grief--one year ago, her sister and father died in quick succession. Her remaining family was torn apart and she feels left to pick up the pieces on her own. Esther walks her through how to make space for the immeasurable grief. If you have an individual question you would like to talk through with Esther, please send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. If you would like to apply for a couples session with Esther, please click here: https://bit.ly/40fGHIU. Esther’s two new courses on desire are now available inside The Desire Bundle. Go to https://www.estherperel.com/course-bundles/the-desire-bundle to learn more about Bringing Desire Back and Playing with Desire. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    50 min

  7. 18 NOV

    Say More - Esther Perel on Fantasy with Gillian Anderson

    Recently, on Where Should We Begin, we've been focusing on the things we sweep under the rug in our relationships—conversations that we have a hard time having with ourselves let alone with others. Oftentimes, our sexual fantasies exist in this space and reveal us at our most bare, showing us not just what we want sexually, but what we want emotionally and psychologically. Even with a loving partner, it can be difficult to share our most personal sexual fantasies. There's often shame, stigma, and a fear of being judged. Award-winning actress, Gillian Anderson, joins Esther to discuss Want, her collection of women's anonymous fantasies from around the world. To purchase Gillian Anderson's new book, Want: https://bit.ly/3O8CVcZ If you have an individual question you would like to talk through with Esther, please send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. If you would like to apply for a couples session with Esther, please click here: https://bit.ly/40fGHIU. Esther’s two new courses on desire are now available inside The Desire Bundle. Go to https://www.estherperel.com/course-bundles/the-desire-bundle to learn more about Bringing Desire Back and Playing with Desire. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    59 min

  8. 15 NOV · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    A Few Months Later - How Many Times Can I Forgive You?

    Their marriage was rocked by the revelation of infidelity and the discovery of a 14-year-old son her partner had kept hidden. But their story is not over. Esther checks in with her to see how she is two months after their session and if they have managed to find a way to repair.

    15 min
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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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