Esther Perel: Rethinking Relationships
The popular psychotherapist shares her top relationship reads
3 min readOct 23, 2017
This month, therapist and relationship expert Esther Perel visited Strand for the release of her new book, The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity which discusses the taboo of affairs and offers evidence that shows infidelity doesn’t always destroy relationships. In fact, it may improve them in some cases.
To help expand our knowledge of relationships, Perel shared a list of the relationship books at the top of her list. Read these for your loved ones and for a better relationship with yourself.
Loving Bravely By Alexandra Solomon
The Man’s Guide to Women By John Gottman
Can Love Last? By Stephen Mitchell
Modern Romance By Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
Sync Your Relationship Save Your Marriage By Peter Fraenkel
I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Terry Real
The Erotic Mind by Jack Morin
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
The All-Or-Nothing Marriage by Eli Finkel
Emotional First Aid by Guy Winch
Watch Esther Perel’s discussion at Strand:
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