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Esther Perel Global Media
Listen to the incomparable therapist Esther Perel counsel real couples as they reveal the most intimate, personal, and complicated details of the conflicts that have brought them to her door.
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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Aug 17, 2026
A young woman writes to Esther asking why she is interested in someone emotionally unavailable. Despite efforts to break this pattern, she realizes that some of her behaviors are rooted in a deep sense …
37:20Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Aug 10, 2026
In this classic Esther Calling, Esther talks to a woman looking for clarity on whether she's being overly sensitive to her partner's critiques or if he is, in fact, gaslighting her. She has struggled …
36:02Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Aug 3, 2026
What is the distinction between a love story and a life story? And what happens when they no longer move in the same direction? After returning to the Philippines to reconnect with a former …
50:59Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jul 27, 2026
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? They share a legacy of war, a refugee upbringing and family trauma. Their marriage was seen as taboo and now they're trying to build …
42:11Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jul 20, 2026
She comes to Esther with a question that feels distinctly of this moment: when does a tool become a transgression? After leaving a long, stable marriage, she finds herself in a new relationship marked …
52:29Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jul 13, 2026
The two couples had been inseparable—neighbors, chosen family, godparents to each other's children. She reaches out to Esther in despair after discovering that her husband had a ten-year-old affair with her best friend. For …
54:04Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jun 29, 2026
When his ex calls in the middle of a crisis, he finds himself pulled back into a familiar role: the rescuer. He's always been the one women confide in, the one who steps up, …
40:20Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jun 22, 2026
This week, Esther invites you into a conversation about desire, disruption, and what it means to stay alive to one another in a rapidly changing world. Recorded live at Sessions Live, Esther is joined …
44:21Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jun 15, 2026
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? They grew up with traumatic backgrounds, met in college, immigrated to the US together. They've built stability and security, and now one of them …
46:34Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jun 8, 2026
Twin brothers come to Esther with a shared question: how do they break free from the conflict that has shaped their relationship for years? One feels smothered, the other abandoned, and together they are …
51:25Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jun 1, 2026
A recent session was a threshold moment for Esther where she found herself doing couples therapy with a man and his AI companion. To explore the questions it raised, Esther sits down with New …
49:55Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · May 18, 2026
With her wedding just weeks away, a young woman calls Esther with a question she’s been carrying for most of her life: how do you allow yourself joy when you’ve learned to make yourself …
55:59Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · May 11, 2026
A person gives their partner an ultimatum, and they fail to meet it. What happens then to the relationship? This couple comes to Esther with that question, wondering what future, if any, might be …
58:14Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · May 4, 2026
When a mom reaches out on her daughter’s behalf, an old family dynamic comes into focus. A woman finds herself caught between her two divorced parents, still playing the role of mediator and emotional …
57:55Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Apr 27, 2026
As work becomes the place we look for identity, stability, and meaning, the stakes feel higher than ever. Esther invites you in for a live conversation between friends, New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor …
54:32Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Apr 20, 2026
They arrive in Esther’s office at a crossroads. A year ago, they decided to de-escalate their relationship: to transition from romantic partners to live-in roommates. In their decade-long relationship, they had become stuck in …
56:18Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Apr 13, 2026
She’s getting married soon, but before she walks down the aisle, she wants to walk toward her mother with more understanding. Years of complicated emotions since her parents’ divorce have built walls between them. …
50:59Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Apr 6, 2026
When we become parents, many of us quietly promise ourselves that we won't be like our parents. We're going to do it differently. This week’s caller finds herself wrestling with a deeper question: Is …
45:35Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Mar 30, 2026
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? Bipolar, infidelity, open relationship: they're stuck in a world of loaded words. Her friends are convinced she should leave, but she doesn't want to …
50:31Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Mar 23, 2026
More than a decade ago, the film Her imagined a love story between a human and an artificial intelligence. Today, it no longer feels like fiction. In this special live taping of Where Should …
56:49Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Mar 16, 2026
He knows she isn't real, but his feelings for her are. When he set out to build a personal assistant, he didn’t expect to fall in love. What began as productivity and life planning …
1:04:24Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Mar 9, 2026
A divorced woman calls Esther to untangle a new love that brings both exhilaration and heartache. She is in a relationship with a married man whose marriage is ethically non-monogamous and finds herself caught …
55:26Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Mar 2, 2026
Through forty years of marriage, they built a life together. They immigrated to the United States, raised children, grew a business, and established a community. Six months ago, her longtime suspicion was confirmed: her …
55:13Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Feb 23, 2026
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? Their whole relationship is based on one big misunderstanding, with infidelity on both sides. Years later, they still can't see the other's perspective. Esther …
47:22Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Feb 16, 2026
She's 26 and has never been in a relationship that made her feel happier or more fulfilled than when she's single. She's questioning whether being in a relationship is right for her. Esther helps …
52:38Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Feb 9, 2026
She has a crush on her coworker, which feels thrilling and unsettling all at once. Fresh off a divorce and shaped by earlier relationships marked by instability and self doubt, she worries she may …
54:40Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Feb 2, 2026
We hear from a couple who have long been happy in their marriage, except for one thing: their sex life. In moments of intimacy, one freezes, the other hesitates, and they end up locked …
54:22Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jan 26, 2026
Esther speaks with a young man whose confession of love for a close friend sets off a chain reaction he never expected. After exposing his love, his secret is out, his five-year relationship ends, …
49:13Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jan 19, 2026
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? Barely a year into marriage, they're trapped in a cycle of explosive conflict. She can do no right, and he can do no wrong. …
42:52Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel · Jan 12, 2026
She comes to Esther reeling from the end of a five-year relationship marked by love, deceit, and manipulation. After discovering her partner’s infidelities and hearing a therapist describe him as a possible psychopath or …
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