![]() It is a transcendent experience of life, because it is an act of the imagination. It is actually a spiritual, mystical experience of life. And that is way beyond the description of sexuality. It is about how people connect to this quality of aliveness, of vibrancy, of vitality, of renewal. What does “erotic intelligence,” one of her terms, have to do with the human condition writ large and to life at every stage - coupled or not? And how might it inform our emotionally raw societal dramas?Įsther Perel: My book and my work is about eroticism. And that’s what I take up with her this hour. Episode after episode lays bare the theater of relationship, which is also the drama of being human. ![]() Krista Tippett, host: Esther Perel has changed our discourse about sexuality and coupledom with her TED talks, her books, and her singular podcast, Where Should We Begin? There, listeners are invited into emotionally raw therapy sessions she conducts with couples she’s never met before. What follows is the syndicated transcript of an On Being interview between Krista Tippett and Esther Perel. ![]()
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