Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

They were in love for 6 years and building a life together. They froze embryos and agreed ... more

This week, Esther talks to a caller who often feels let down by her friends. She longs for... more

A mother comes to Esther for help dealing with the escalating conflicts between her husban... more

This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? An on-again, off-again couple in their... more

Their relationship is on the edge. They're grappling with communication issues and the emo... more

"Am I too much?" is a consistent frame for a relationship that so many people come to Esth... more

Esther talks with a young divorcée about the challenges of co-parenting with her ex-husban... more

She feels abandoned by him, he feels choked by her, and their marriage is at a tipping poi... more

We all know the difference between being alive and feeling alive. The state of the world h... more

This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? A young couple has endured a series of... more

Esther speaks to a woman who has been estranged from her father for almost two years for r... more

Esther talks with a woman who is contemplating ending her five-year long-distance relation... more

This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? After ten years, a husband tells his w... more

Sexual preferences demand a lot of trust, intimacy, and vulnerability in relationships. Th... more

They had a whirlwind romance, and he spun a tale of their future to come—marriage, kids, a... more

Should we have tried harder to make this work? What if you're the one who got away? These ... more

For the first time in an Esther Calling, Esther speaks to the partner of the caller from l... more

This week, a caller wonders if she’s sexually compatible with her partner or if they’ve ju... more

A young woman notices a pattern in her life of frequently being ghosted. And the last time... more

After becoming a mother for the first time, a young woman reflects on the complicated rela... more

This episode contains discussions of a death by suicide. Please take care listening. Recen... more

Recently, on Where Should We Begin, we've been focusing on the things we sweep under the r... more

A year after explosive revelations of cheating and the existence of a 14 year old son her ... more

He's been searching for someone for so long that he questions if he's actually looking for... more

Imagine meeting the love of your life at work. And a few months in, you want to keep the g... more

Theirs is an accelerated love story. They moved in, decided to have a baby, and are now st... more