I Need Her to See Me

She comes to Esther reeling from the end of a five-year relationship marked by love, deceit, and manipulation. After discovering her partner’s infidelities and hearing a therapist describe him as a possible psychopath or narcissist, she struggles to understand what was real. Toge ...  Show more

They met dancing, and it was love at first sight. But only after they began dating did they realize the vast differences between them: differences in their core values, religious beliefs, political affiliations, sexual identities, and immigration statuses. And yet, they love each ...  Show more

Psychotherapist, author and podcaster Esther Perel joins me to talk all about power and desire, pornography and relationships, infidelity, and the reasons why we cheat. Plus, she breaks down some of the biggest shifts she’s seen over the last four decades of her couples therapy p ...  Show more

In today's episode, I am unpacking a bit about the relationship with my mom. If you’ve been listening to the podcast you know me and mama have had a rough ride Dealing with her illness, my foster homes, and everything in betweenHowever I realize that I haven’t shared recent news ...  Show more

1. Why Esther often recommends letter writing if you don’t know quite how to start—or have—hard conversations.   2. What to say—and when to say it—to show up for a friend who is in a bad relationship. 3. The importance of rituals in transitioning through breakups—what we should d ...  Show more

As we begin to enter the holiday season, we feel the sudden panic of familial drama. Specifically this week we'll focus on Mamma Drama. In one story we have a girl dealing with her parents’ divorce, centered around her mom. In another we have a mom who may have joined a cult. One ...  Show more