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Esther Perel
- Words Pip Usher
- Photography Katie McCurdy
- Styling Ashley Abtahie
Psychotherapist Esther Perel wants to fix your love life.
Issue 34
Arts & Culture
- Words Pip Usher
- Photography Katie McCurdy
- Styling Ashley Abtahie
- Hair Yohey Nakatsuka
- Makeup Katie Mellinger
- Photo Assistant Austin Sandhaus
- Personal Assistant Samantha Lajoie
“Anybody who has lost someone knows that you can fall in love again.”
“We have a new Olympus that we all want to climb and we don’t necessarily have the tools to climb it,” explains Antwerp-born psychotherapist Esther Perel in her trademark purr. The “Olympus” to which she refers encompasses the aspirations of modern-day relationships—on which Perel has emerged as a leading authority. In addition to her New York City private practice, her two bestselling books, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (which has evolved into an online course, Rekindling Desire) and The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity have endeared Perel to a global audience seeking guidance. Her latest foray is her most daring yet: Where Should We Begin? is a podcast that invites listeners into an unscripted therapy session between Perel and an anonymous coup...
