What do you when your partner finds your vulnerability unattractive? On this episode, we answer a letter from a listener who signs her name as “Heart Left Hanging.”

Our guest for this episode is none other than renowned couples therapist and TED speaker, Esther Perel. She is the bestselling author of Mating in Captivity and the host of top Audible original series Where Should We Begin? Her newest book, The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, published in October 2017. Learn more at EstherPerel.com or by following @EstherPerelOffical on Instagram.

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MOMMA B’S GOODIE BAG OF HELPFUL LINKS
Listen to Esther’s podcast: https://www.estherperel.com/podcast
Read The State of Affairs book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062322583/
Dinah Shore sings Mom’s favorite song about love being sad: https://youtu.be/GBqQsAwaaMU
A book by Brené Brown about being vulnerable: http://a.co/gqeKB3A
Esther’s song-inspiring TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_the_secret_to_desire_in_a_long_term_relationship
An Esther-inspired song: https://youtu.be/u2kBmgeeejA

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Thanks to the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Stephanie Singer and Jourdan Abel, as well as Tanya Schevitz of Reboot for helping us find a space to record Esther. Additional audio engineering by Catherine Girardeau.

Advice from Mom is a production of Wise Ones Advice Services. It was produced by Juliet Hinely & Rebecca Garza-Bortman. Editing by Juliet Hinely. Mixed and mastered by Jake Young. Publicity by Jane Riccobono. Audio assistance by Bryan Garza. The song throughout this episode is Rebel in Motion by Scissors for Lefty. Our theme music is by Love Jerks. To see Rebecca play live, check out Love Jerks’ upcoming Bay Area show dates: www.lovejerks.com

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to offer diagnosis or treatment of any medical or psychological condition. All treatment decisions should be made in partnership with your health professional.

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