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Mating in Captivity
Esther Perel ISBN 9780061243653
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Esther Perel ISBN 9780061243653
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This book by Esther Perel has come up 4 times across 3 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Diary of a CEO, Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Esther Perel, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-04-06 and the most recent from 2025-06-12. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Why does great sex so often fade for couples who claim to love each other as much as ever? Can we want what we already have? Why does the transition to parenthood so often spell erotic disaster? Does good intimacy always make for good sex? Ether Perel takes on these tough questions, grappling with the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion. She invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home.
“Yeah, I wrote about that in Mating in Captivity that came out in 2006. That's 20 years ago.”— Esther Perel
The guest here is Esther Perel: World-renowned psychotherapist and relationship expert with 40 years of practice, author of Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, and creator of the Where Should We Begin card games and podcast. Relationship therapist Esther Perel argues that 'social atrophy' and constant distraction, not low libido, are quietly killing modern intimacy and sex lives.
“she's also the author of best-selling books such as mating in captivity and the State of Affairs”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Esther Perel: A psychotherapist of nearly 40 years and one of the world's foremost experts on romantic relationships, author of bestsellers Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs and host of the podcast Where Should We Begin?. Esther Perel and Andrew Huberman unpack how identity, conflict, and desire shape whether romantic relationships survive, evolve, or come back to life.
“New York Times best-selling author of mating in captivity and the State of Affairs rethinking infidelity”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Hugh Jackman and Esther Perel: Hugh Jackman is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Tony-winning performer known for Wolverine, Les Miserables and The Music Man. Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, host of the podcast Where Should We Begin?. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Hugh Jackman on intuition, meditation and craft, plus Esther Perel on desire, monogamy and infidelity.
“her international bestseller mating in captivity subtitle unlocking erotic intelligence has been translated into nearly 30 languages”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Esther Perel: Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author recognized as one of today's leading voices on modern relationships. She runs a therapy practice in New York City, hosts the podcasts 'Where Should We Begin?' and 'How's Work?', and wrote 'Mating in Captivity' and 'The State of Affairs'. Esther Perel joins Tim Ferriss to share practical tactics for navigating relationships, grief, and isolation during COVID-19 quarantine.
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