Esther Perel

Author, Personal & Professional Relationships Expert



Esther Perel is recognized as one of the world's most original and provocative voices on couples and sexuality across cultures. The New York Times, in a cover story, named her the most important game changer since Dr. Ruth.

She's the author of the best-selling book, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, which has been translated into 25 languages. Fluent in nine of them, the Belgian native is celebrated for her expertise in emotional and erotic intelligence and modern marriage.

Her critically acclaimed viral TED talk has reached over 5 million viewers, and she’s worked with everyone from Oprah, to Fortune 500 Companies. Having tackled the dilemmas of desire within relationships, she is now working on a new book, The State of Affairs: Cheating in the Age of Transparency.