The
wisdom of
Esther Perel

August 3, 2023 -- Perel writes beautifully and her mastery of language (she is fluent in eight) and metaphor is delightful. But she attains her full stride in person in her podcast, counseling a struggling couple, conducting a therapeutic session, actively listening, reflecting, challenging with supreme skill.

Her 2017 book The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity captures the lessons she teaches in that context which, by its rawness -- neither rehearsed nor edited (as a book can be but a live session cannot) -- show the depth of her insight. She perceives the subtlest cues and drives straight to the heart of her client's quandary. Her performances are nothing short of spectacular.

My essay about this and her is here.

Go Esther! Go wise nurses!

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