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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Love In War with Esther Perel: Ukraine

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Esther Perel Global Media

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

4.716.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this session Esther counsels a couple torn apart by the war in Ukraine. Young sons divided between a mother who leaves for the sake of her youngest. And a father who stays with the oldest for the sake of their country.  This episode was done in partnership with The International Trauma Studies Program and One Ukraine.  (Ukrainian and English language transcripts available at http://www.estherperel.com/love-in-war-en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's been more than a year since the war broke out in Ukraine.

0:03.4

And I had the opportunity a few months ago of meeting a couple

0:07.1

whose entire relationship has been torn up by the war.

0:13.2

And it led me to want to explore other such relationships.

0:17.0

In Iran, in Afghanistan, various places

0:20.0

where the relationship between partners

0:23.5

is completely upended as it interacts

0:27.4

with big events around them.

0:31.2

And I want to continue to have multiple conversations

0:34.7

with you about the relational impulses that we face,

0:39.0

be it trust, conflict, communication, boundaries, decisions,

0:44.9

breakups, heart breaks.

0:47.8

And I'm very pleased to say that I'm going to be able to do

0:51.4

more of that with you now that I am starting a new

0:57.2

partnership with Vox Media, starting this summer.

1:01.8

And we will be an always on podcast that explores

1:06.7

all relationships, friendships, romantic relationships,

1:11.7

work relationships, family ties.

1:14.8

So stay tuned.

1:16.6

And in addition, I'm also pleased to say

1:19.6

that we are going to be launching our new subscription,

1:23.4

podcast subscription, in collaboration with Apple Podcast.

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