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Back to SearchI Took My Boss to Therapy
Season 7 Episode 42
This is a classic session, from the second season of How's Work? From day one, they’ve described their relationship as “tumultuous," but there are hi…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
I Waited for You to be Ready but Now I’m 40 and Childless
Season 7 Episode 41
They were in love for 6 years and building a life together. They froze embryos and agreed on a timeline for getting pregnant. But when the time came,…
10 months ago
I Leave First So You Can't Abandon Me
Season 7 Episode 40
This week, Esther talks to a caller who often feels let down by her friends. She longs for deeper and more meaningful relationships and worries she i…
10 months, 1 week ago
Stuck Between My Daughter and My Husband
Season 7 Episode 39
A mother comes to Esther for help dealing with the escalating conflicts between her husband and their teenage daughter. She's tired of being caught i…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ms. Entitlement and Mr. Sacrifice Out on a Date
Season 7 Episode 38
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? An on-again, off-again couple in their fifties, dating in a post-divorce landscape, are strugglin…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
I Can't Love You the Way You Want Me To
Season 7 Episode 37
Their relationship is on the edge. They're grappling with communication issues and the emotional scars from their past. And they're trapped. Trapped …
11 months ago
Do You Love Me for Me or For What I Do for You?
Season 7 Episode 36
"Am I too much?" is a consistent frame for a relationship that so many people come to Esther with. This week, a Southern preacher who has made a care…
11 months, 1 week ago
To Forgive My Ex-Husband I Need to Forgive Myself First
Season 7 Episode 35
Esther talks with a young divorcée about the challenges of co-parenting with her ex-husband while wrestling with feelings of anger and frustration. T…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
You are Vocal on the Criticism But Silent on the Compliments
Season 7 Episode 34
She 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 ha…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Esther Perel Invites Us to Imagine Our Preferred Future
Season 7 Episode 33
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 …
11 months, 3 weeks ago