On this week's podcast episode of Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel: Friendship is a key thread of the social fabric. But what happens when the thread starts to fray? They met in college and have been close for a decade. Now, with long-term partners in the mix, their once-easy bond is under strain. Resentments—some spoken, many not—have started to pile up. Can their friendship adapt to this new phase of life? Or will it unravel? I offer them both some hope. Enjoy on YouTube here: https://
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On this week's podcast episode of Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel: Friendship is a key thread of the social fabric. But what happens when the thread starts to fray? They met in college and have been close for a decade. Now, with long-term partners in the mix, their once-easy bond is under strain. Resentments—some spoken, many not—have started to pile up. Can their friendship adapt to this new phase of life? Or will it unravel? I offer them both some hope. Enjoy on YouTube here: https://
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This week, I'm resharing a classic episode of the podcast. She left her life, her family and her country for a man she met on Reddit. Their love is real, but his family has been hell. I advise him to stand up to his family on her behalf; and I'm curious, have you been in a similar situation? Watch on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/4qsIsMB or subscribe on Substack for bonus content. | Esther Perel
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This week, I'm resharing a classic episode of the podcast. She left her life, her family and her country for a man she met on Reddit. Their love is real, but his family has been hell. I advise him to stand up to his family on her behalf; and I'm curious, have you been in a similar situation? Watch on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/4qsIsMB or subscribe on Substack for bonus content. | Esther Perel
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Today I’m sharing a classic episode of the podcast, recorded during the pandemic. I spoke with a newsroom about what it felt like to work remotely. This still feels quite relevant today. Watch now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/71EjQLIMq_s?si=axxZ8pA10YW6A9TL | Esther Perel
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Today I’m sharing a classic episode of the podcast, recorded during the pandemic. I spoke with a newsroom about what it felt like to work remotely. This still feels quite relevant today. Watch now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/71EjQLIMq_s?si=axxZ8pA10YW6A9TL | Esther Perel
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On today's podcast episode, I meet a woman whose sister was recently engaged. She reached out to me, spiraling with unexpected grief and frustration. She’s spent years in relationships with men who shy away from marriage, and the news stirs up deeper childhood wounds—secrets about her family and questions of belonging. Watch the full episode on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/9ogMBZA_ySk?si=HnYhLxEozh0P0adX | Esther Perel
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On today's podcast episode, I meet a woman whose sister was recently engaged. She reached out to me, spiraling with unexpected grief and frustration. She’s spent years in relationships with men who shy away from marriage, and the news stirs up deeper childhood wounds—secrets about her family and questions of belonging. Watch the full episode on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/9ogMBZA_ySk?si=HnYhLxEozh0P0adX | Esther Perel
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Continuing the conversation from yesterday’s podcast: parenting ourselves can be a powerful part of repair. Watch the podcast on YouTube or Subscribe on Substack for bonus content. | Esther Perel
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Continuing the conversation from yesterday’s podcast: parenting ourselves can be a powerful part of repair. Watch the podcast on YouTube or Subscribe on Substack for bonus content. | Esther Perel
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On this week's episode of the podcast, I speak with someone who's reeling from a relationship that brought both deep love and deep betrayal. After discovering that her boyfriend had been lying about the terms of their polyamorous arrangement, she’s left struggling to reconcile the intimacy they shared with the deception that shattered it. Watch now on YouTube or subscribe on Substack for exclusive bonus content: https://youtu.be/ryf9aNy3Fa0?si=BqJwDonnmSoQzZ_t | Esther Perel
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On this week's episode of the podcast, I speak with someone who's reeling from a relationship that brought both deep love and deep betrayal. After discovering that her boyfriend had been lying about the terms of their polyamorous arrangement, she’s left struggling to reconcile the intimacy they shared with the deception that shattered it. Watch now on YouTube or subscribe on Substack for exclusive bonus content: https://youtu.be/ryf9aNy3Fa0?si=BqJwDonnmSoQzZ_t | Esther Perel
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On this week's episode of the podcast, I meet a woman who's not just afraid of losing the business: she's afraid of what will happen to her relationship with her brothers. She's watching the company she co-founded unravel—strained partnerships, family entanglements, and the weight of guilt, anger, and responsibility pulling her in every direction. She wants to know: How can she protect her relationship with her brothers but still free herself to move on to what’s next? See the full podcast on Yo
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Do you listen to my podcast Where Should We Begin? Every week, I invite you into my office to listen in as real people 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. We're running a special offer for July: Subscribe to Where Should We Begin? via Apple Podcasts and you'll get access to "Office Hours," extra episodes featuri
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On this week's episode of the podcast, they met in vet school and married just as they reached graduation. But now his work takes him around the world, forcing them to live apart for months at a time. He’s ready to start a family, but she’s hesitant: how can they think about children when they’re often separated by distance and they already have 8 pets? As they wonder about their next phase of life, we discuss what sits beneath the surface: the loneliness of the one who stays, the guilt of the o
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On the podcast this week, I spoke with a couple who fell in love at first sight—only to later discover how profoundly different they are. They disagree on religion, politics, sexual identity, and don’t even share the same immigration status or friends. And yet, they can picture a future together. Have you ever loved someone who challenged everything you thought you stood for? Watch the podcast on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Yq3vDC or join my community on Substack for exclusive bonus content. | Esthe
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In this week's classic session of the podcast, a husband and wife are united in their desire to help their daughter, two years after she suffered a breakdown and moved home, shutting herself off from her family and friends. Have you listened? Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0f8MAtuJdPU?si=0aYrZLm4wzVJRfqX or subscribe on Substack for exclusive bonus content. | Esther Perel
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On this week's episode of the podcast, a couple sits down with me to untangle trust, control, and intimacy after becoming parents. But is the language they're using and the amount of analysis helpful? Their love is strong, but everyday tensions spiral into power struggles. Join us as we explore moving beyond the labels to find a new connection. Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/cVaC3qEhsdc | Esther Perel
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On this week's podcast: Since the age of 8, she’s been the one holding her mother together and shouldering adult responsibilities long before her time. Now, as an adult herself, she’s ready to step out of the caretaker role and invite her mother to finally be the parent. Together, we explore how to loosen these deeply entrenched dynamics and create space for a more balanced, reciprocal relationship. Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/fSraOqUqQl0?si=w7Y06LfMKdWWoaD8 or Subscribe on Substack for bo
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Earlier this month, I sat down with Dan Harris on the Ten Percent Happier podcast to talk about the "One Thing That Will Improve the Quality of Your Life." Listen to the full episode through the link below. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/esther-perel-on-the-one-thing-that-will-improve/id1087147821?i=1000639230558 | Esther Perel
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On this week's episode of the podcast, I speak with a man who can't stop thinking about a woman who changed the course of his life. It's been decades, and even though he now dates men, he wonders how to live with never telling her how he truly felt. How do you hold a candle of gratitude for someone who will never know how much they meant to you? Click here to watch now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XDk7zDu30YU?si=p-3efo_y0zIdDdcb or subscribe to Entre Nous with Esther Perel on Substack, for exclu
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Last week, I shared something I've never done before. On the podcast, I reconnected with a couple two years after we first spoke. They had been living in separate countries due to the war in Ukraine, and are now reunited. And while we were speaking. I asked them to change; to freshen up so to speak, and come back to the session. I gave them 4 minutes, so they could experience how changing their clothes might impact how they felt. But here's what is brand new: On Substack, last week, we shared th
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What’s the secret to a great working relationship? Esther Perel, psychotherapist, podcaster and author explains on “The Economist asks” podcast. One of our most popular episodes in 2019 https://econ.st/2tuQygJ | The Economist
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Part 2. Yesterday I discussed Art of Family Warfare that sometimes appears during the holiday season, from the micro aggressions to the big family blowouts. As we illuminate the problem, it’s also important to speak to the antidote — The Art of Defusing. A few tools in this practice include Humor, Reclaiming the Narrative, Creating Space and Differentiating Ourselves. Learn more about them in this video, and tell me in the comments below: what is a tactic of defusing you have felt was useful, cr
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Where Should We Begin? is back in season. In our newest episode, the same fights that tore a couple apart during their marriage now rage on in their second marriage…to each other. Yet their repetitive arguments mask much deeper emotions. He relives the sense of inadequacy and disappointment from his patriarchal boyhood home. She experiences the aloneness and burdens placed upon her while growing up in poverty. ‍Twice Married, To Each Other unearths explosive triggers while clearing paths toward
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Have you listened to last week's episode of the podcast yet? Given that we're exploring friendship this month, I want to share some of my dear friends and colleagues and their expertise with you! For those of you who missed Sessions Live this past April; I’m sharing select conversations on the podcast. Most recently, last Monday, I shared talks featuring @PaulBrowde and @NedraTawwab. A psychiatrist and narrative therapist, Paul Browde traces his journey from secrecy to aliveness. Growing up quee
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As we close the month of Inviting Vulnerability, I want to leave you with this reminder: vulnerability from our partners is a gift, not a given. If we want our partner to be vulnerable with us, we have to accept that true vulnerability is not a mandate. It’s a possible outcome that grows out of closeness and trust. And there is more than one way to develop that. Intimacy comes in many forms, some of which are non-verbal, and it's our openness and willingness to broaden the definition that allows
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On this week's episode, I speak with a couple three years after their first podcast appearance. I spoke with them originally when they were separated by the war in Ukraine; and now, they have made their way back to each other. But--though they have reunited physically, they find themselves more emotionally distant than ever before. Listen in for suggestions on cultivating a sense of playfulness, imagination, and connection. After all, people live and love even in the most dire of circumstances.
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