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

This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin?, but might still be new to many of you. What... more

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

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

They have been best friends for years. He opened a book store and she was his first employee. Things were... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of How's Work? They were mates in university before co-founding a... more

This week, Esther is in a borrowed bedroom in Los Angeles, the perfect place to talk about desire and the... more

Esther speaks to a woman who feels frustrated and stuck in her dating patterns. She loves going on dates, regularly... more

They were in a consensual, non-monogamous relationship and happily growing their family. But he broke the first rule of their... more

They're amicably divorced divorce lawyers, carving out a new kind of relationship after the end of their marriage. Esther reframes... more

Often when a relationship ends, we're left with regrets, questions, and conversations we wish we could have had. Esther helps... more

This episode contains discussions of a death by suicide. Please take care listening. The suicide of his first wife left... more

Ten years and two kids later, a wife comes to Esther looking for answers: does she want to explore her... more

Join Esther for a dinner table conversation on the topic of polyamory. The dinner was held to mark the anniversary... more

It began as a passionate affair and ended two marriages. Now, they're struggling as they try to build trust. Esther... more

They met in college; he's a U.S. citizen and she's trapped in a cross-border limbo. Their young love complicated by... more

The Arc of Love is my gift to you as your summer beach listen of 2024. A curated collection of... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A husband hasn’t had an erection... more

They met as community organizers in their neighborhood. She had just gotten out of a multi-year marriage to her ex-wife... more

Four affairs and four divorces later, she is searching for answers as to why she can’t stop leaving in such... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A newly married couple comes to... more

Esther takes a question from a young woman struggling with her relationship with her father. A recent divorce and the... more

In this Esther Calling, Esther speaks to a young woman grappling with the burden of caring for her ailing parents... more

They grew up together and now run a production company. They are contending with the growing pains of transitioning from... more

Esther speaks to a woman who is experiencing a kind of a double story. She resents her mother for the... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A middle-aged couple, together for seventeen... more

He gets to a certain point in relationships before he starts fantasizing about his ex-boyfriends or other future partners. Esther... more

She gets angry when she feels devalued and put down. He intellectualizes and rationalizes instead of sympathizing. Esther helps them... more

A woman whose ex-boyfriend cheated on her with his ex girlfriend ends a perfectly good relationship because she can't trust... more

This week we're airing a very special episode of Brené Brown's Unlocking Us where Esther and Brené discuss how we... more

They were aid workers who met abroad, fell in love, and came to the States to get married. After two... more

Not all conversations with Esther have to happen behind closed doors. Last week, Esther sat down with Trevor Noah, live... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A woman realizes she doesn’t want... more

Esther talks to a woman who, despite her best efforts, finds herself implicated in the same toxic cycle of abuse... more

They are a young couple with a small child and they fight non-stop. And while they each have good intentions,... more

Ira Glass has created over 800 episodes of the genre-defining radio show and podcast This American Life. Each week on... more

Too often we can focus on troubles in our relationships and not what happens when the relationship goes right. This... more

She lost her husband five years ago. Now, she's finally ready to start picking up the pieces of her life... more

They find themselves at an erotic stalemate. Married for 20 years with four children, they have lost their way with... more

They are new mothers after a long wait and they are both struggling in their roles at the same international... more

This episode contains discussions of a sexual trauma. Please take care listening. This is the second part of a special... more

This episode contains discussions of a sexual trauma. Please take care listening. A woman in a healthy and loving relationship... more

For years she has been the breadwinner while he has felt like a failure at home raising their daughter. After... more

Esther speaks to a woman who seems to get to a certain place within a relationship and then they end... more

Our friend Dan Harris hosts the Ten Percent Happier podcast. A skeptical journalist, Dan had a panic attack on live... more

Friendships are their own love stories. Our friends provide continuity in an ever-changing world. They accompany us through the trials... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin?. They’ve been together for more than... more

A woman comes to Esther with a question about how to move on from the pain that her parents have... more

Esther speaks to a man struggling to live a life he can enjoy. He feels wracked with guilt over a... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A couple with two small children... more

After 20 years together, they wonder if their marriage has run its course? She is too unhappy to stay together... more

How do you begin to define a new identity for yourself when you've left the comforts of the world you've... more

He was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. In the 20 years since, he has struggled with PTSD and addiction.... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A new marriage and a young... more

They're best friends and ER doctors at a small hospital. During the pandemic, they experienced a fracturing among their coworkers,... more

He fell in love with someone at work and left his wife. Fast forward a year, he's engaged and realizes... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A young family, a ten-year age... more

Esther talks to a woman who was passed over for a promotion, again. She straddles two cultures and finds that... more

When a tragedy shakes their church and their community, both the preacher and his wife try to put the pieces... more

She has never quite fit into the mold of the preacher's wife in their small town. He has put his... more

In this Esther Calling, we meet a woman who feels that her brother's wife is standing in the way of... more

This episode is a classic session of Where Should We Begin from season 1. They're grandparents, with a 40+ year... more

A woman in her 40s talks to Esther about a crossroads in her life. She has begun a relationship with... more

What happens when you transgress the one boundary you never thought you would? In this week's Esther Calling, Esther talks... more

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A couple, together a decade, with... more

They knew each other as kids. He grew up in a house where love was never a guarantee. She had... more

In this Esther Calling, Esther talks to a woman looking for clarity on whether she's being overly sensitive to her... more

He donated sperm to help a friend start her family. A decade later that gift shattered his own. Esther talks... more

Every Monday morning step into the office of psychotherapist Esther Perel. Each week on Where Should We Begin?, hear real... more

In this session Esther counsels a couple torn apart by the war in Ukraine. Young sons divided between a mother who... more