“There is a difference between just living and being alive. We are meant to feel aliveness, to be alive, to restore life on this earth, and to breathe life into others.”
Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel is 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 and serves as an organizational consultant for Fortune 500 companies around the world. Her celebrated TED talks have garnered more than 20 million views and her international bestseller Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence became a global phenomenon translated into 25 languages. Her newest book is the New York Times bestseller The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity (HarperCollins). Esther is also an executive producer and host of the popular podcast Where Should We Begin? Learn more at EstherPerel.com or by following @EstherPerelOfficial on Instagram.She resides in downtown New York with her husband and two sons. (www.EstherPerel.com)
The Interview
I was referred to Esther by a mutual friend. I didn’t know her work, but I trusted my friend, who said she would be a fantastic interview. Also, I loved the title of her book, Mating in Captivity, and the fact that she was a highly respected sex therapist. Her epiphany was sure to be interesting—and it was. I found it and her fascinating, and, as usual, surprising. I interviewed her in her loft in New York City and she is sitting on the very couch where many of the epiphanies we talked about took place.
