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.
114 episodes transcribedAfter becoming a mother for the first time, a young woman, reflects on the complicated relationship with her own mother. Esther guides her through est...
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 o...
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 t...
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 ti...
A year after explosive revelations of cheating and the existence of a 14 year old son her partner never told her about, a woman receives a call about...
He's been searching for someone for so long that he questions if he's actually looking for a unicorn. He wants someone who holds the same religious va...
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin?, but might still be new to many of you. What began as an eight-year affair between two women has s...
Imagine meeting the love of your life at work. And a few months in, you want to keep the guy but ditch the job. Which is fine—until your fiancé wants...
Theirs is an accelerated love story. They moved in, decided to have a baby, and are now struggling to weather the hardships of parenting together. She...
They have been best friends for years. He opened a book store and she was his first employee. Things were great until they weren't. She left to preser...
This is a classic session, from the first season of How's Work? They were mates in university before co-founding a successful communications company....
This week, Esther is in a borrowed bedroom in Los Angeles, the perfect place to talk about desire and the novel on every bedside table, All Fours. The...
Esther speaks to a woman who feels frustrated and stuck in her dating patterns. She loves going on dates, regularly meets people out and about, and fe...
They were in a consensual, non-monogamous relationship and happily growing their family. But he broke the first rule of their relationship, and it res...
They're amicably divorced divorce lawyers, carving out a new kind of relationship after the end of their marriage. Esther reframes their situation and...
Often when a relationship ends, we're left with regrets, questions, and conversations we wish we could have had. Esther helps a woman process the thin...
This episode contains discussions of a death by suicide. Please take care listening. The suicide of his first wife left four traumatized children in i...
Ten years and two kids later, a wife comes to Esther looking for answers: does she want to explore her attraction to women because she's bisexual, or...
Join Esther for a dinner table conversation on the topic of polyamory. The dinner was held to mark the anniversary of a panel discussion Esther was pa...
It began as a passionate affair and ended two marriages. Now, they're struggling as they try to build trust. Esther encourages them to be brutally hon...
