Esther Perel
Don't Ask Tig
American Public Media
4.8 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
How do you choose between staying with your boyfriend or pursuing his best friend who is so hot you’re dreaming about him at night? Is there a way to get those sexual sparks back if your partner’s body changes to the point where you no longer feel attracted to them? Who better to ask than relationship expert Esther Perel who joins Tig in person to talk sex, love and intimacy? The world-renowned therapist also discusses new emotional patterns she sees as Americans emerge from pandemic lockdowns and how we can use play, like her new game "Where Should We Begin - A Game of Stories," to ease back into life. Learn more at Estherperel.com/thegame
This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp Online Counseling (betterhelp.com/Tig), Brooklinen (brooklinen.com and use promo code: Tig), and Indeed (indeed.com/tig).
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Slack. With Slack, you can bring all your people and |
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| 0:11.0 | enable flexibility and automate workflows. Plus, Slack is full of game-changing features |
| 0:16.7 | like huddles for quick check-ins or Slack Connect, which helps you connect with partners |
| 0:20.9 | inside and outside of your company. Slack, where the future works. Get started at |
| 0:26.9 | Slack.com slash DHQ. Hello, Don't Ask TIG listeners. TIG here. I hope the pandemic is |
| 0:35.4 | rounding the corner and that what we're getting a taste of is an idea of how life can be or |
| 0:43.8 | closer to what it can be. And that means seeing friends and family and getting back to work |
| 0:50.3 | in person possibly. And I know for myself, I'm very excited by the prospect of all of this. |
| 0:58.7 | And because I haven't been working as consistently as before the pandemic started, things are resurfacing |
| 1:09.3 | and piling up and I feel a little overloaded. And while it's exciting to have work again and |
| 1:20.7 | social gatherings and dinners and coffee and all of that, I'm having less and less time |
| 1:31.0 | for myself and my kids and it's a lot at once. And it's funny because it's all of the |
| 1:39.0 | things I hoped. There's a time where I had to stand up comedian. I was thinking, will |
| 1:44.0 | I ever work again? And now it's just a little overloaded. So I want to ask you, the listeners, |
| 1:53.1 | how do you protect your time? What strategies have worked for you as far as making sure you |
| 1:59.8 | have time the day for self-care and just relaxing or spending time with close family friends? |
| 2:10.4 | What do you do? How do you do it? Let me know. If you have advice for me, send it in at |
| 2:17.0 | donastctig.org or you can call 833-275-8444. That's 833-asktig4 and leave me a voicemail. |
| 2:29.4 | And we might share your two cents in a future episode. Now on with the show. |
| 2:59.4 | This is Don't Ask Tig. I'm Tig Notaro. Kindly asking you not to ask. My guest today is one |
| 3:27.6 | of the world's most insightful and original voices on the subject of modern relationships. |
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