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.
126 episodes transcribedShe feels abandoned by him, he feels choked by her, and their marriage is at a tipping point. They are a couple so focused on their kids that they hav...
We all know the difference between being alive and feeling alive. The state of the world has many of us struggling with threat and uncertainty, both o...
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? A young couple has endured a series of crises early in their marriage, from a benign brain tumor t...
Esther speaks to a woman who has been estranged from her father for almost two years for reasons she can’t quite figure out. Despite multiple attempts...
Esther talks with a woman who is contemplating ending her five-year long-distance relationship. She reflects on avoidant behavior, stemming from a fea...
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? After ten years, a husband tells his wife he no longer wishes to be married. A month later, stuck...
Sexual preferences demand a lot of trust, intimacy, and vulnerability in relationships. This week, Esther talks with a couple who are refreshingly ope...
They had a whirlwind romance, and he spun a tale of their future to come—marriage, kids, a life together. He's in his mid-forties, and she is in her l...
Should we have tried harder to make this work? What if you're the one who got away? These are the questions that keep us up at night. This week, Esthe...
For the first time in an Esther Calling, Esther speaks to the partner of the caller from last week to hear his perspective on the story. Then, she doe...
This week, a caller wonders if she’s sexually compatible with her partner or if they’ve just become too adherent to their sexual patterns. Esther help...
A young woman notices a pattern in her life of frequently being ghosted. And the last time this happened, it really stung. Not only did she lose a lov...
After 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...
