Am I Just Your Placeholder?
Esther speaks to a woman who seems to get to a certain place within a relationship and then they end it. In her words, she seems to keep finding herself in the friend zone. In her latest relationship,...
8 Jan 202432min
Non-Negotiables in the New Year | From Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Our friend Dan Harris hosts the Ten Percent Happier podcast. A skeptical journalist, Dan had a panic attack on live TV that sent him on a journey that led him to try something he otherwise wouldn't ha...
3 Jan 202456min
Say More - Neil Patrick Harris on Friendship
Friendships are their own love stories. Our friends provide continuity in an ever-changing world. They accompany us through the trials and tribulations of lovers that come and go, job changes, family ...
18 Des 202333min
My Emotional Inheritance
A woman comes to Esther with a question about how to move on from the pain that her parents have caused her. They’ve begun family therapy but she wonders if she can continue to have a relationship wit...
4 Des 202341min
Is This Survivor's Guilt?
Esther speaks to a man struggling to live a life he can enjoy. He feels wracked with guilt over a troubled history with his birth mother and her life of suffering. She was unable to raise him, but now...
27 Nov 202340min
She's Out, He's Still In.
After 20 years together, they wonder if their marriage has run its course? She is too unhappy to stay together and doubts if she ever felt true passion for him. He is holding onto the relationship for...
13 Nov 202358min
Depleted Mothers Club
How do you begin to define a new identity for yourself when you've left the comforts of the world you've known in search of a bigger life? This is what Esther helps a new mom of two figure out as she ...
6 Nov 202331min
A Marriage Organized Around Trauma
He was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. In the 20 years since, he has struggled with PTSD and addiction. She has long taken on the role of his caregiver, ready to jump in when she senses the old tr...
30 Okt 202356min
