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I Don't Want to Turn Into My Mother
Season 7 Episode 22
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…
1 year, 3 months ago
Grief is Like a Fingerprint
Season 7 Episode 20
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 th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Say More - Esther Perel on Fantasy with Gillian Anderson
Season 7 Episode 19
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 t…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Many Times Can I Forgive You?
Season 7 Episode 18
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…
1 year, 4 months ago
Finding Love Would Mean Letting Go of Who I Am
Season 7 Episode 15
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 v…
1 year, 4 months ago
You Are So Not Invited to My Wedding
Season 7 Episode 15
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…
1 year, 4 months ago
Love the Child, Not the Father
Season 7 Episode 14
Theirs is an accelerated love story. They moved in, decided to have a baby, and are now struggling to weather the hardships of parenting together. Sh…
1 year, 5 months ago
Best Friends Don't Make For the Best Bosses
Season 7 Episode 13
They have been best friends for years. He opened a book store and she was his first employee. Things were great until they weren't. She left to prese…
1 year, 5 months ago
Say More - Miranda July and Esther Perel on The Rebirth of Desire
Season 7 Episode 11
This week, Esther is in a borrowed bedroom in Los Angeles, the perfect place to talk about desire and the novel on every bedside table, All Fours. Th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Why Can't I Find Someone? Is it Me?
Season 7 Episode 10
Esther speaks to a woman who feels frustrated and stuck in her dating patterns. She loves going on dates, regularly meets people out and about, and f…
1 year, 6 months ago