Which is to say: Amateur hour on the FYP might as well be over when Perel’s back at her desk. This summer, under Vox Media, the sixth season of Where Should We Begin? not only revives the show’s beloved eavesdrop-y intimacy, but also expands Perel’s purview with celebrity guests and behind-the-scenes details, providing a clear-eyed dive into the full spectrum of modern relationships. Following the success of her bestsellers, Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, the Belgian American psychotherapist has become America’s preeminent authority on relationships for those unable to partake in her private practice, Perel has spent the past decade dispensing her counsel via viral TED Talks, a card game, and, most notably, her hit podcast, Where Should We Begin?, which invites the world to listen in on her couples therapy sessions.
In a way, Esther Perel is one big reason why we’re all here. If you’re not deep in your healing era, that’s definitely more than just a beige flag-at least, according to a standing army’s worth of very online mental health and relationship experts (and “experts”) eager to assist with manifestations and menty b’s galore. We’re living in a golden age of mainstreamed mental health awareness, in which the trauma plot reigns supreme and therapy-speak is the new lingua franca, with both bequeathing us a cultural vocabulary for defining the ways we relate to each other (and ourselves) in the holy pursuit of self-care. Haven’t you heard? Everyone’s in therapy now, or, at least, they’re acting like it- on TikTok, on TV, in the countless group chats turned book clubs unpacking newly iconic tomes like Attached and The Body Keeps the Score.
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