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Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel (@EstherPerelOfficial) is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. Fluent in nine languages, she helms a therapy practice in New York City and serves as an organizational consultant for Fortune 500 companies around the world. Esther is an acclaimed TED speaker and the host of the hit podcasts Where Should We Begin? and How’s Work?.

Esther also recently launched Couples Under Lockdown, a bonus miniseries on her podcast Where Should We Begin?. The first episode aired last week and features a couple in Sicily several weeks into their quarantine. Esther will also host an international conversation about the new normal—what it means for our relationships and how we can move forward in a time of social distancing, uncertainty, and grief. It will be broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube. The fourpart series, entitled The Art of Us: Love, Loss, and Loneliness under Lockdown, will be broadcast live at 3 p.m. ET, on April 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd.

Please enjoy!

Intro [00:00]
Life in quarantine for Esther [07:50]
Noteworthy patterns of couples in quarantine [11:05]
Counseling partners with opposite approaches to COVID's "new normal" [15:41]
Dealing with the uncertainty when you have children [20:38]
Coming to terms with anxiety by reframing our selfimage [28:23]
Don’t wait to say what you want to say [34:57]
Forced time with family and accelerated tough choices [36:40]
Sharedcustody during COVID [40:40]
Coping, giving each other space, and bonding during COVID [48:28]
Maintaining connection for couples who are separated [55:38]
Prompts for reconnecting with people [56:29]
"How are things?" vs. "How are you?" [59:54]
Advice for those spending quarantine alone [1:09:00]
Dancing better than exercise? [1:19:09]
What a day of quarantine looks like at my house [1:20:29]
What a day of quarantine looks like at Esther's [1:30:27]
How Esther makes her global movie club and book club work [1:31:25]
Maintain rituals, enjoy music, decompress from too much bad news [1:38:44]
Parting thoughts [1:56:54]

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