Esther Calling - My Husband, His Other Wife, and Me

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Esther Perel Global Media

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 15.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

They were aid workers who met abroad, fell in love, and came to the States to get married. After two years, her partner returned to his home country to fulfill his familial duty and marry his brother's widow. Esther talks her through what comes next. 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 [email protected]. 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

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0:00.0	Before we begin, I wanted to ask you, when was the last time that you had a really good date?
0:06.8	One that starts with anticipation and that activates your imagination and builds into a tantalizing uncertainty of what will happen next.
0:17.0	I would like to invite you on a date with me.
0:21.0	Bring a group of your friends, bring a lover, bring a blind date or take yourself on a solo date,
0:26.0	and join me at an evening with a stairperel starting this April as I embark on my first ever U.S. tour.
0:34.0	We will be meeting in person, something I have been so wanting to do, IRL,
0:41.0	to discuss some of the same themes that we explore on the podcast where should we begin.
0:47.0	Get your tickets at Estherperel.com slash tour. Support for where should we begin comes from the Hidden Brain Podcast.
1:05.0	If you've ever tried and failed, to stop texting your eggs or to leave that last cookie on the plate,
1:11.0	you already know that we have a lot less control over our actions
1:15.6	than we'd like to imagine. Hidden Brain is a podcast exploring the reasons behind why we do
1:22.1	what we do.
1:23.0	Every episode touches on research-based ideas that will help you better understand yourself and the people around you.
1:31.0	Listen and discover your hidden brain wherever you get your podcasts.
1:37.0	I'm Glennon Doyle author of Untamed and host of the podcast We Can Do Hard Things.
1:41.7	On We Can Do Hard Things, My Wife Can Do Hard Things, my sister Amanda and I talk honestly about the hard parts of life.
1:49.0	Join us and guests like Michelle Obama, Tracy Ellis Ross, and Bernay Brown as we have refrained. and
1:55.0	Brenae Brown as we have refreshingly honest conversations.
1:57.0	New episodes are out every Tuesday and Thursday.
1:59.0	So listen to and follow, We Can Do Hard Things,
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