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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Is It Our ADHD, OCD, and PTSD? Or Is It Us?

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Esther Perel Global Media

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

4.715.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

A couple sits down with Esther Perel to untangle trust, control, and intimacy after becoming parents. He feels weighed down by anxiety and responsibility; she struggles with ADHD, resistance to structure, and fears of falling short in her art career. Their love is strong, but everyday tensions spiral into power struggles. Esther challenges them to move beyond their labels and find a new connection. 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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None of the voices in this series are ongoing patients of Esther Perel.

0:06.0

Each episode of Where Should We Begin is a one-time counseling session.

0:10.0

For the purposes of maintaining confidentiality, names and some identifiable characteristics have been removed,

0:17.0

but their voices and their stories are real.

0:28.2

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