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Trauma Doesn't Like to Be Touched poster

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A newly married couple comes to Esther for guidance on how to create a space of safety and physical intimacy while also giving voice to past trauma. One partner is working to overcome an aversion to physical touch due to abuse from his past while the other is learning to ask for more without triggering painful memories for his husband. From this starting point, Esther guides them through a discussion on memory, family relationships, infidelity, and helps them work out a blueprint for loving and satisfying touch.

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A Special Message from Esther to Subscribers poster

Esther has a favor to ask of YOU. This month marks one year since she started her subscription Office Hours on Apple Podcasts. And just like she does with the couples who come to her office, Esther wants to know how is it going for you? What has stayed with you after listening over the past year, what would you like to hear more of, less of? Who would you love to hear her in conversation with? Esther wants to hear your wildest ideas as you are part of her inner podcast circle. Just send a note to her producer Jesse - Hello@magnificentnoise.com with the title Thoughts for Esther. And as a thank you for the entire month of June, Esther wants to offer you 20% percent off the annual price so you can stay connected on her Office Hours on Apple Podcasts. So if you are a monthly member now is the best time to convert to being an annual subscriber. And thanks so much for listening and for all your help to make Esther's Office Hours exactly what you want them to be.

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Esther Calling - What If I Break Up With My Dad? poster

Esther takes a question from a young woman struggling with her relationship with her father. A recent divorce and the slow reveal of an affair on the part of her father has ruptured the family- and leaves her questioning whether or not her father should continue to have a role in her life. Esther Callings are a one time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

49 mins
Esther Calling - It Feels Like My Siblings Abandoned Me Follow-Up poster

Late last summer, Esther spoke to a young woman grappling with the burden of caring for her ailing parents and the feelings of resentment she feels towards her older siblings. At the end of the session, Esther encouraged her to write her mother a letter opening the door to a deeper connection. Esther checks in to see if the letter was ever written.

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Esther Calling - It Feels Like My Siblings Abandoned Me poster

In this Esther Calling, Esther speaks to a young woman grappling with the burden of caring for her ailing parents and the feelings of resentment she feels towards her older siblings. But the true cause of this family conflict goes much deeper than who is showing up and who is not. Esther Callings are a one time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37 mins
Does Growing Up Mean Growing Apart? Follow-Up poster

These three young men grew up together and started a production company as adults. They faced the growing pains one might expect as they transitioned from friends to coworkers. Now, two years after their initial session, Esther follows up to see where they are now and what shifted after the session.

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Does Growing Up Mean Growing Apart? poster

They grew up together and now run a production company. They are contending with the growing pains of transitioning from best friends to coworkers and the challenges of running, essentially, a family business. Esther helps them find the complementarity in their roles and see their story as growing and developing even in the face of challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

63 mins
Esther Calling - My Mom Should Have Set a Different Example poster

Esther speaks to a woman who is experiencing a kind of a double story. She resents her mother for the choices she made and the example she set, while also wondering if she keeps choosing the safe person as a way to combat those childhood feelings of abandonment. Esther helps her untangle these complicated feelings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

42 mins
The Legacy of Our Mothers poster

In this Apple bonus, Esther shares a letter she wrote about mothers including the complicated relationship she had with her own mother. As we approach Mother's Day, Esther invites you to reflect on your own relationships with motherly figures and encourages you to reach out to them. She even has a few ideas of things you can ask to get a new conversation started. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter

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There's You, There's Me, There's US poster

This is a classic session, from the first season of Where Should We Begin? A middle-aged couple, together for seventeen years, best friends and partners who, despite their loving and positive relationship, go months without connecting sexually. He transitioned 10 years ago, and they’re both experiencing the physical changes of aging. Esther guides them through body exercises, in an effort to help them find sexual spaces amidst the crush of everyday life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

47 mins
Esther Calling - Love is a Trap Follow Up poster

It's been a few weeks since Esther first spoke to this young man who kept getting to a certain point in relationships before he would start fantasizing about his ex-boyfriends or other future partners. Esther talks through some of the things that stuck with her after the session ended and he lets us know where everything landed after they hung up. For the first time on the U.S. stage, Esther invites you to an evening unlike any other. Join her as she shines a light on the cultural shifts transforming relationships and helps us rethink how we connect, how we desire – and even how we love. To find a city near you, go to https://www.estherperel.com/tour2024 Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter"""

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Esther Calling - Love is a Trap poster

He gets to a certain point in relationships before he starts fantasizing about his ex-boyfriends or other future partners. Esther talks him through what he might be holding onto from his childhood that makes his otherwise healthy relationships feel stifling. Esther Callings are a one-time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to producer@estherperel.com. For the first time on the U.S. stage, Esther invites you to an evening unlike any other. Join her as she shines a light on the cultural shifts transforming relationships and helps us rethink how we connect, how we desire – and even how we love. To find a city near you, go to https://www.estherperel.com/tour2024 Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40 mins

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