Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 22 minutes ago
Esther Perel is a therapist who has changed our discourse about sexuality and coupledom. Her wisdom often shines through the language she uses to navigate the human theater of love and relationships. We collaborated with Carissa Potter from People I’ve Loved to compile an illustrated lexicon of some of the terms she uses in her On Being interview, from “erotic intelligence” to “play.”
Delve more deeply into Esther Perel's wisdom in her 2019 On Being conversation with Krista, “The Erotic Is an Antidote to Death.”
—Listen on YouTube: youtu.be/FIO5jmDw7Rg?si=z4r60L7n6efNyw0l
—Listen at On Being: onbeing.org/programs/esther-perel-the-erotic-is-an-antidote-to-death
Illustration by: Carissa Potter, People I’ve Loved peopleiveloved.com
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Esther Perel is a therapist who has changed our discourse about sexuality and coupledom. Her wisdom often shines through the language she uses to navigate the human theater of love and relationships. We collaborated with Carissa Potter from People I’ve Loved to compile an illustrated lexicon of some of the terms she uses in her On Being interview, from “erotic intelligence” to “play.”
Delve more deeply into Esther Perel's wisdom in her 2019 On Being conversation with Krista, “The Erotic Is an Antidote to Death.”
—Listen on YouTube: youtu.be/FIO5jmDw7Rg?si=z4r60L7n6efNyw0l
—Listen at On Being: onbeing.org/programs/esther-perel-the-erotic-is-an-antidote-to-death
Illustration by: Carissa Potter, People I’ve Loved peopleiveloved.com
ABOUT THE ON BEING PROJECT
An adventure in the mystery and the art of living
A home for shaping your presence in a tender, tumultuous world
A companion to the pleasure in thinking deeply with others
A calling to be part of the generative story of our time
THE PODCAST
Twenty years of culture-shifting classics: Mary Oliver, Desmond Tutu, Thich Nhat Hanh, and many many more. We can be found in ears, and in conversations that matter, around the world.
On Being with Krista Tippett: onbeing.org/series/podcast
STAY CONNECTED
Instagram: instagram.com/onbeing
Facebook: facebook.com/onbeing
The Pause Saturday email newsletter: onbeing.org/newsletter
