Season Five Of "Where Should We Begin?" Podcast with Esther Perel” Premieres Oct. 21

 The doctor is in. For the fifth season. The newest season of Where Should We Begin? With Esther Perel from Gimlet, a Spotify Studio, premiered on Thursday, October 21.

In season five, listen to the well-known therapist Esther Perel counsel real couples as they reveal the most intimate, personal, and complicated details of the conflicts that have brought them to her door. 

This season, Esther Perel speaks to a constellation of new relationships: A couple wrestling with the guilt they feel over the happiness their infidelity created. Another trying to make space for their queerness in an outwardly appearing hetero relationship. A set of friends trying to sort out if their childhood friendship needs to continue into adulthood. 

Then, Esther Perel checks back in with couples from seasons past to see where are they now, as she creates a space for us to hear our own lives and struggles articulated in the stories of others. S

Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel 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. Her celebrated TED Talks have garnered more than 30 million views and her international bestseller Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence is a global phenomenon that has been translated into nearly 30 languages. Her newest book is the New York Times bestseller The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity. 

Esther Perel is also an executive producer and host of the award-winning podcasts Where Should We Begin? and How’s Work?.

 Consider how more advanced podcasting often is than radio or TV with shows where therapists offer counsel to couples. Certainly, there is always that sense of exhibitionism when people expose their raw problems to a licensed professional in a group setting like TV, radio, or podcasting.

 Podcasting has Esther Perel, while TV has Dr. Phil? Call-in radio shows typically have a person calling in with just their side of the story in a relationship.

 Listen to the first episode of season five: HERE