Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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Every Monday morning step into the office of iconic psychotherapist Esther Perel on "Where Should We Begin" 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? For an ad-free version of our podcast, plus bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more, visit our Office Hours section.

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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Episodes

Burdens of the Family

Is Using ChatGPT Hurting My Relationship?

You Slept With My Best Friend

My Hero Complex

20 Years Later, Esther Revisits Mating in Captivity

I've Had Better

In This Relationship What Is "I" and What is "We"?

Are You Abandoning Me or Am I Suffocating You?

Love in the Time of AI with Kashmir Hill

To Make Room for My Brother I Learned to Disappear

I Gave Him an Ultimatum. Now What?

My Parents Got Divorced, So Why Am I Still in the Middle?

How To Start (Even When You Don't Know Where You're Going)

Is This the Person I'm Meant to Be With?

Wedding Woes About My Mom

Should I Have Another Baby?

When I'm Manic I Cheat

Love, Loneliness, and AI: Where Should We Begin? Live with Esther Perel and Spike Jonze

My AI Loves Me Better Than Anyone Ever Could

Am I Letting My Jealousy Ruin This?

Can We Repair After a 25 Year Affair?

Trapped In Their Own Story

What if Dating Isn't For Me?

I Have a Crush on a Coworker

Our Sex Life is a Disaster

I Told My Friend I Was in Love with Her, Then She Told Everyone

It's Very Hard to Live with a Saint

Was I Used for a Visa?

Can Our Love Survive Our Differences?

He Loves Her, His Family Rejects Her

The Permission to Be and Not Just the Pressure to Do

Love in War - Where Are They Now?

Mothering My Mother Into Mothering Me

You Need Help to Help Her

One Relationship. Two Truths.

The One Who Stays and the One Who Goes

In Loving You, I Learned to Love Myself

I Accidentally Dated An OnlyFans Star

The Chronic Philanderer

He Doesn't Believe in Marriage, But I Can't Let Go of the Hope

Is It Our ADHD, OCD, and PTSD? Or Is It Us?

Breaking News Has Broken Us

Will This Heartbreak Ever End?

I’m Afraid of Losing More Than Just the Business

A Secret I Can't Even Tell My Therapist

Still Single at 40

Grief Begins With Love With Julia Samuel

Friendship - My Reliable Gift

I Fell For My Best Friend

Stuck in the Middle