Esther Perel
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I love that.
So that's number one. And there's always a group of people. They just came because somebody said, I really would love her. And I'm just saying, you know, it's much easier for the person who already knows me or is into this kind of work to show up than the person who, you know. So I shake hands with them. And my second question is, where are you from country-wise? Yes.
So that's number one. And there's always a group of people. They just came because somebody said, I really would love her. And I'm just saying, you know, it's much easier for the person who already knows me or is into this kind of work to show up than the person who, you know. So I shake hands with them. And my second question is, where are you from country-wise? Yes.
So I get a complete sense as to what are all the places that people have come from. And knowing that each of you is going to hear me with a different ear because you come from different relationship traditions, different relational systems and cultures, etc.
So I get a complete sense as to what are all the places that people have come from. And knowing that each of you is going to hear me with a different ear because you come from different relationship traditions, different relational systems and cultures, etc.
And then my third question is, how many of you have ever been involved in a consensual sexual experience that was also unsatisfying, but you went along with it anyway and you said nothing?
And then my third question is, how many of you have ever been involved in a consensual sexual experience that was also unsatisfying, but you went along with it anyway and you said nothing?
And they all stand up. This is always this. So they all stand up and it becomes very clear that there's a ton of bad sex in the theater and that, you know, all, all genders, all orientations, all backgrounds included. So that kind of creates a, and then I ask how many to stand up if you know no one here.
And they all stand up. This is always this. So they all stand up and it becomes very clear that there's a ton of bad sex in the theater and that, you know, all, all genders, all orientations, all backgrounds included. So that kind of creates a, and then I ask how many to stand up if you know no one here.
And then I ask every person that is sitting next to someone standing to actually introduce themselves so that if you came alone, you won't leave alone. That's the kind of opening thing. And then I do a lot of, you know, they play the card game during the show as well. So they have four cards and they tell each other stories.
And then I ask every person that is sitting next to someone standing to actually introduce themselves so that if you came alone, you won't leave alone. That's the kind of opening thing. And then I do a lot of, you know, they play the card game during the show as well. So they have four cards and they tell each other stories.
But it's really such an important thing to... I mean, what if you actually ask people if they could tell a joke to each other? And you give them five minutes or four minutes to talk to each other.
But it's really such an important thing to... I mean, what if you actually ask people if they could tell a joke to each other? And you give them five minutes or four minutes to talk to each other.
I mean, jokes are dangerous, but...
I mean, jokes are dangerous, but...
To each other. To the people they're sitting with. Or just to pick some questions.
To each other. To the people they're sitting with. Or just to pick some questions.
So give me an example of crowd work, because is it you to the audience or is it the audience with each other?
So give me an example of crowd work, because is it you to the audience or is it the audience with each other?
It all gets mediated through you.