Esther Perel
2/11/20261 hr 11 min
Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and author, recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. Fluent in nine languages, she helms a therapy practice in New York City, serves as an organizational consultant for Fortune 500 companies, and is an advisor to both Hinge and Culture Amp on the intricacies of human connection. Esther was born and raised in Antwerp, Belgium, the daughter of two Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors who owned a clothing shop. She gained a Masters degree from Lesley University in Expressive Art Therapy in the 1980s, and has lived in the United States with her partner, Jack Saul, for more than 40 years. Her celebrated TED Talks have garnered millions of views, and her bestselling books, Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, are global phenomena which have been translated into more than 30 languages. Perel is also the host of the hit podcast Where Should We Begin?, which has captivated millions of listeners around the world for nearly a decade. In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Esther Perel discuss Perel’s childhood in her parents’ clothing shop, the rules of dressing as a therapist, and fragile masculinity. Esther Perel’s podcast Where Should We Begin? can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and her Substack is Entre Nous, estherperel.substack.com This is the last of our Fashion Neurosis in New York series - see you next time. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
[static] Does the winter weather have you feeling tired, antisocial, sad? You may want to take a cue from our friends in Norway.
Speaker 10:11
... Really, they tend to orient towards the things that they like about the season, instead of just sort of seeing it as a time of year to endure.
Speaker 00:20
How to embrace the winter. That's on the next Explain It To Me. New episodes every Sunday, wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 20:27
[static] [upbeat music] Coming up on today's Explain, I talk to one of the top stars of the Democratic Party, and one of the most divisive, about her run for Senate in Texas. I wonder, like, is there times in which the rhetoric goes too far? Are there times in which you should say, "You know, maybe I messed that one up?"
Jasmine Crockett· Soundbite0:47
No. [laughs] Not in this environment, I don't. I think that, um, you know, we are really in unchartered territory.
Speaker 20:55
Representative Jasmine Crockett, this week on Today, Explain. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Bella Freud· Host1:00
[upbeat music] [gentle music] [doorbell ringing] Hi, come up! Welcome to Fashion Neurosis, Esther Perel. Can you tell me what you're wearing today, and why you