How's Work? with Esther Perel podcast

How's Work? with Esther Perel

This season on How's Work?, iconic couples therapist Esther Perel focuses on the hard conversations we're afraid to have in our jobs: Colleagues navigating the new etiquette of a work from home workforce. Newsrooms whose journalists feel that covering breaking news has broken them. A doctor who wants to walk away from his profession, during a pandemic. And lobbyists whose fight for racial equality ends up dividing them. Esther Perel brings a new perspective to the invisible forces that shape workplace dynamics, connections, and conflict through one-time therapy sessions with coworkers, cofounders, and colleagues—listen and learn as you hear your own workplace dilemmas play out in the lives of others.

This season on How's Work?, iconic couples therapist Esther Perel focuses on the hard conversations we're afraid to have in our jobs: Colleagues navigating the new etiquette of a work from home workforce. Newsrooms whose journalists feel that covering breaking news has broken them. A doctor who wants to walk away from his profession, during a pandemic. And lobbyists whose fight for racial equality ends up dividing them. Esther Perel brings a new perspective to the invisible forces that shape workplace dynamics, connections, and conflict through one-time therapy sessions with coworkers, cofounders, and colleagues—listen and learn as you hear your own workplace dilemmas play out in the lives of others.

 

#23

We Sell Happiness But We're Miserable

One is the creative guy, the other runs the business. While their bakery is thriving, thei... more

07 Sep 2021

57 MINS

57:10

07 Sep 2021


#22

My Promotion Ended Our Friendship

They were close friends before they started working together. But when one got a surprise ... more

31 Aug 2021

51 MINS

51:03

31 Aug 2021


#21

I'm Your Special One

A young artist and her gallerist are exceptionally close. The line between professional an... more

24 Aug 2021

53 MINS

53:47

24 Aug 2021


#20

Since I Can't Be Myself, I Try To Be You

They are identical twins, inseparable since the start of life, now too in business. One br... more

17 Aug 2021

53 MINS

53:33

17 Aug 2021


#19

Breaking News Has Broken Us

A large and scattered network of journalists meet for a virtual session with Esther. Over ... more

10 Aug 2021

49 MINS

49:56

10 Aug 2021


#18

Couples Therapy with My Boss

From day one, they’ve described their relationship as “tumultuous." One is new to the work... more

03 Aug 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:07

03 Aug 2021


#17

He Gets The Respect, She Gets the Toilet Paper

Married for ten years and co-owners for seven, they bring their home dynamic to work with ... more

27 Jul 2021

57 MINS

57:07

27 Jul 2021


#16

You'd Be Perfect for Ralph Lauren

They've spent their whole lives in careers that made promises it could not keep. They are ... more

20 Jul 2021

52 MINS

52:21

20 Jul 2021


#15

Race, Gender and Money

Two lobbyists whose fight for racial equality ended up dividing them. With Esther they rev... more

13 Jul 2021

52 MINS

52:02

13 Jul 2021


#14

If I Quit, What Will People Say?

He’s a doctor, she works for the government. Her job is one thing on paper, and another th... more

06 Jul 2021

56 MINS

56:02

06 Jul 2021


#13

Work Will Never Be the Same: Season 2 Trailer

This season on How's Work?, iconic couples therapist Esther Perel brings a new perspective... more

25 Mar 2021

02 MINS

02:26

25 Mar 2021


#12

Introducing: Couples Under Lockdown

Today we’re sharing an episode from Where Should We Begin? With Esther Perel. In this spec... more

14 May 2020

56 MINS

56:11

14 May 2020


#11

Separated at Home But Still Together at Work

Husband and wife who are co-owners of a winery and restaurant. He loves the colleague that... more

28 Apr 2020

51 MINS

51:48

28 Apr 2020


#10

The Boss, The Client, and the Hairdresser

They’ve been hairdressers for many years in a job that feels like a cross between salesper... more

21 Apr 2020

53 MINS

53:32

21 Apr 2020


#9

Stuck in a Job, for Years

She’s been unhappy at her job for more than 20 years and doesn't know how to leave. Her si... more

14 Apr 2020

59 MINS

59:26

14 Apr 2020


#8

From Bartender to Business Partner

She owns a successful restaurant. He was her bar manager for six years. Now they’re going ... more

07 Apr 2020

53 MINS

53:29

07 Apr 2020


#7

Special Episode: Esther and Adam Grant of WorkLife

In this special episode — recorded in front of a live audience — Esther and Adam explore t... more

31 Mar 2020

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:02

31 Mar 2020


#6

You're Inching Me Out

They were mates in university before co-founding a successful communications company. They... more

17 Mar 2020

56 MINS

56:27

17 Mar 2020


#5

Laid Off and Starting Over

A year ago they were suddenly let go from their jobs as leaders of a creative team. Now th... more

10 Mar 2020

52 MINS

52:56

10 Mar 2020


#4

Not Many Men Work For Their Moms

She started a real estate company 30 years ago. Her son, who calls himself a Mama’s Boy, r... more

03 Mar 2020

54 MINS

54:00

03 Mar 2020


#3

Sex Work: An Unofficial Resume

Friends and fellow dancers at a strip club: one brings years of experience, the other a yo... more

18 Feb 2020

49 MINS

49:54

18 Feb 2020


#2

The Break-Up

They flew fighter jets together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then they co-founded a successful... more

11 Feb 2020

54 MINS

54:48

11 Feb 2020


#1

Prologue: What Couples Therapy Teaches Us About Work

In this prologue, Esther Perel introduces us to the idea of the “relational dowry.” Each o... more

03 Feb 2020

24 MINS

24:43

03 Feb 2020