Oprah and Esther Perel on the 3 Things Every Human Needs to Find Love

The Oprah Podcast

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, presented by Ulta Beauty, world renowned relationship therapist Esther Perel offers her profound insight on modern romance, and what we can do to feel more alive in all our relationships – not just the romantic ones. With wisdom gained as a therapist and from her hit podcast, Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, Esther offers frank sexual advice along with her thoughts on dealing with betrayal, life transitions and relational burn out. Couples and individuals will join via Zoom to hear Esther do what she does best: reveal the hidden truth beyond the stories we tell. She’ll also discuss her ingenious conversation-starter card game, “Where Should We Begin? A Game of Stories by Esther Perel.” Thank you to our partners at Ulta Beauty. They want to help you celebrate all the relationships in your life - not just the romantic ones! Share a post, tag your bestie and @ULTABEAUTY and share why they’re so special to you! Ulta Beauty will help pay the joy forward with a chance to receive a ‘surprise and delight’ beauty experience. www.ulta.com “Where Should We Begin? A Game of Stories by Esther Perel” is available on her website, And Esther's books are available here: https://www.estherperel.com/books Conflict to Connection: https://www.estherperel.com/courses/turning-conflict-into-connection Desire Bundle: https://www.estherperel.com/course-bundles/the-desire-bundle Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Oprah https://www.instagram.com/oprah/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of the Oprah podcast is presented by Ulta Beauty.
0:05.6	The possibilities are beautiful.
0:09.6	It is a joy to be with you here on the Oprah podcast, and I know your time means a lot to you,
0:17.0	so I think it's just so special for me that you all are listening or watching on
0:24.8	YouTube. Lots of people have Valentine's Day on their minds this week. And I know that for some
0:31.7	people that brings up thoughts of romance and lack of romance, but my guest is renowned, renowned as a relationship therapist,
0:41.6	an expert. She studies it, she knows it in her spirit, in her heart, in her brain.
0:48.5	Esther Perel says all of our relationships with our family, with our friends, even our neighbors have a real impact on our most intimate relationships.
0:58.6	So welcome to the tea house.
1:00.3	Thank you.
1:01.7	Relationships are changing rapidly.
1:04.8	Modern romance is undergoing an extreme makeover.
1:08.1	Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and best-selling author who's been counseling couples for over
1:13.1	three decades.
1:14.2	You know, it's a little bit like sex.
1:15.8	It used to be that you had to be ashamed if you had sex.
1:18.5	Now you are ashamed if you don't.
1:20.5	I think your greatest gift is her intuitive insight into the human heart and mind.
1:25.3	She really blows me away.
1:27.7	Wow. I could cry over that.
1:30.3	That resonates really powerfully with me.
1:32.9	I heard that.
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