Are you stuck, focusing on what's wrong in your relationship?Deeply embedded in the work of intimacy, desire and relationships, psychotherapist and best-selling author Esther Perel, ask us to take a look at ourselves first, rather than listing the short comings of our partner.💌Join 6,500+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - http://bit.ly/45NyQDyIn this Academy of Imperfection, Hugh (who sadly was violently ill last time we talked to Esther) comes armed with questions about the mental load (with love, from Penny), and how to navigate their differing needs for affection.Ryan asks Esther whether we’re capable of falling in love with AI, and Josh wants to know why we sometimes put up walls with the ones we love the most.And, if you’ve ever asked yourself any of the below, this episode’s for you;is working from home causing social atrophy?what does it mean to be an embodied creature?what are the downfalls of a frictionless relationship?Esther, you are welcome back anytime. ANYTIME.If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - https://youtu.be/u5HsDD9bjRQ 🫖Other episodes of the Imperfects mentioned on this episodeEsther Perel - Let’s Be Better Lovers - https://bit.ly/41m8R4fHugh & Penny - The Elephant in the Relationship - https://bit.ly/3PPugAp💻Things to check outWhere Should We Begin? At Work card game - https://bit.ly/48jpQYJ🎧Things to listen toWhere Should We Begin - Esther’s podcast - https://bit.ly/4dtsNJKMy AI Loves Me Better Than Anyone Ever Could - Where Should We Begin - https://bit.ly/4twUbeCEsther Perel on Why A.I. Intimacy Feels Safe but Isn’t Real - https://bit.ly/4sofVsf📖 Things to readMating in Captivity, by Esther Perel - https://bit.ly/3Os5DcxThe State of Affairs, by Esther Perel - https://bit.ly/48yFn74📺 Things to watchRethinking Infidelity TEDTalk - https://bit.ly/4seN3mdLove Story - https://bit.ly/4ct63se🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuW🩵To join our subscriber community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - http://bit.ly/4mqunxu🩷 AND you can subscribe to A Little More Imperfects through Apple Podcasts too, here - http://apple.co/theimperfectsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.