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Jul 2024
1h 21m

#199 Esther Perel: Cultivating Desire

Shane Parrish
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Few episodes in The Knowledge Project’s nine-year history have impacted people’s relationships and lives more than when Esther Perel shared her infinite wisdom for the first time in 2019. Shane and Esther discuss how the stories you tell yourself shape how you see the world (and what to do about that), the important conversations to have at the beginning ... Show More
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