Ramat-Gan, Israel (@The Wohl Conventions Center and conducted in Hebrew) - Two-day training on The State of Affairs: A New Clinical Approach to Infidelity. Drawing on the research conducted for her most recent book The State of Affairs, Esther delves into the complexities of modern relationships through the lens of infidelity. Where possible, she seeks to transforms the crisis of sexual infidelity into an opportunity, from despair to repair for couples to undergo profound personal healing as individuals and as partners. Sexual infidelity is generally regarded as a grave symptom of a troubled relationship. Conventional practices mandate that therapists should insist upon full disclosure, never keep secrets, and view all infidelity as a highly traumatic event. When it comes to affairs, however, there is no one size that fits all.
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Rotterdam, Holland - Esther will be delivering a keynote about The Future of the Workplace: How Good Relationships Promote Well-Being and Success. Building on more than 30 years of experience in individual and organizational consulting, Esther Perel shines a light on the art of modern leadership, the importance of relational intelligence in the workplace, and how leaders can reach new heights by rethinking how they connect.
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Bad Kissingen, Germany - This year's conference theme is Gender, Sex and Identity: Hypnotherapy and Diversity. Esther will be keynoting on the topic of The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity. An affair: it can be a couple of their relationship, their happiness, their very identity. And yet, this extremely common human experience is so poorly understood. What are the times-honored taboo-universally forbidden yet universally practiced? Why do people cheat-even those in happy marriages? Why does an affair hurt so much? When we say infidelity, what exactly do we mean? Do our romantic expectations of marriage set us up for betrayal? Is there such thing as an affair-proof marriage? Is it possible to love more than one person at once? Can an affair ever help a marriage? Esther Perel weaves real-life case stories with incisive psychological and cultural analysis.
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New York, NY - @The Rubin Museum 7:00 - 8:30 PM
How is power to be shared between men and women? Is it a zero-sum game as some might lead us to believe? With our experiences so deeply intertwined, it seems impossible to truly change the lives of women without changing the lives of men. So what next? On the Brainwave stage, Perel meets with Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (Junk, Disgraced), to discuss shifting power dynamics between men and women.
More InfoIn The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, Esther takes a look at modern relationships through the lens of infidelity.
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