Esther Perel offers a different way to look at a painful thing.
Esther Perel, psychotherapist and couples’ therapist, has never tiptoed around deeper or more painful subjects of relationships and sexuality. With a focus on connecting the domestic and the erotic, where tension so often lies, her book Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence became a best-seller and one of my most-recommended books when working with couples who’ve lost the spark.
“Infidelity has a tenacity that marriage can only envy.”
Esther’s perspectives can be challenging and thought-provoking, for sure, but they’ve helped countless couples work through some of the more traumatic episodes of marital distress by looking at things like infidelity with a new and more holistic approach. This article on infidelity published in the New Yorker explains that approach so clearly, even pointing to the potential of beneficial growth opportunities and renewed relationship invigoration. Her book The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity expands on these thoughts to provide a clear path for couples moving through this challenge.
Sound crazy? It’s not the first time this writer and therapist has been accused of radical ideas, but perhaps this is also why she’s constantly asked to speak and offer these ideas all over the world. Check out more of Esther’s press here.