Esther Perel: How to Feel More Connected, Respected And Valued At Work & Home #557

Hey guys, how are you doing? Hope you're having a good week so far. My name is Dr. Rongan Chatterjee, and this is my podcast, Feel Better, Live More. This week, I'm delighted to welcome back someone who is regarded as one of the most insightful and original voices on modern relationships, the psychotherapist Esther Perel.

Fluent in nine languages, Esther has her own therapy practice in New York City, serves as an organizational consultant for multiple Fortune 500 companies, and she's also the author of the New York Times bestsellers, Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs. Now, although Esther is probably best known for her teachings and wisdom on our romantic relationships, more recently she's turned her attention to our work relationships. And the occasion for this appearance, her second appearance on my podcast, is to celebrate the release of her brand new 100 question card game designed to transform your work culture, one story and one relationship at a time. In this thought-provoking conversation, we explored the idea that in the past, work was primarily about survival, duty and financial stability, but today, many of us are looking to our jobs to provide identity, belonging, fulfillment, and even self-worth. We talk about the four key pillars of healthy workplace relationships, how unresolved tensions in the workplace can have ripple effects on our wider lives, how our increasingly digital lives are reducing the everyday social skills that we need to connect, communicate and collaborate, and why conflict, when handled with curiosity and care, can actually strengthen.

and deepen our relationships. Esther and I both also emphasize the importance of self awareness and that a willingness to look at our own role in recurring relationship issues is the starting point for lasting change. Esther is a quite wonderful human being. She's eloquent, erudite and warm, and throughout her conversation, She speaks with compassion and clarity, breaking down complex emotional patterns into simple human truths we can all relate to and most importantly, act on.

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