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Donor Daddy
Season 6 Episode 1
He donated sperm to help a friend start her family. A decade later that gift shattered his own. Esther talks through the consequences of a secret.
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2 years, 8 months ago
Esther Perel is back in session... weekly
Season 6
Every Monday morning step into the office of psychotherapist Esther Perel. Each week on Where Should We Begin?, hear real couples in search of insigh…
2 years, 8 months ago
Love In War with Esther Perel: Ukraine
In this session Esther counsels a couple torn apart by the war in Ukraine. Young sons divided between a mother who leaves for the sake of her younges…
3 years ago
I Need Her to See Me
In this latest episode of Esther Calling, we meet a young woman looking for advice on how to stand up for herself in a fraught and traumatic relation…
3 years, 8 months ago
Esther Calling - Still Single at 40
In this episode of Esther Calling, Esther meets a man who’s never been in a relationship for more than five months. As he approaches age 40, he knows…
3 years, 9 months ago
We Started As An Affair
Esther says in this session, “a love story is between two people, a marriage engages an entire community of people.“ Here we see how that plays out w…
3 years, 9 months ago
Esther Calling - Stuck In the Middle
He prides himself on being an empathic confidante to his friends…but is it to a fault? In this episode of Esther Calling, we meet a man fed up with b…
3 years, 9 months ago
I Deserve to Be a Mother
She longs for a child, but her partner isn’t there yet, and as a trans woman she already faces other barriers to parenthood. She worries she’s lettin…
3 years, 9 months ago
Having Needs Doesn't Make You Needy
He’s in a new relationship and wants it to be exclusive, but he can’t get a read on his partner's feelings. It’s hard for him to have an open honest …
3 years, 10 months ago
My Orgasm Is Not Just For Me
What starts as a story of sexual incompatibility and a difference in life goals for these two women takes a wildly unexpected turn during this sessio…
3 years, 10 months ago