Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel Breaking News Has Broken Us
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Sep 29, 2025 A group of journalists gathers to discuss their collective burnout and isolation after covering traumatic stories. They share how remote work has blurred personal and professional boundaries, making work their primary source of social interaction. Esther Perel emphasizes the need for rituals to restore creativity and playfulness. The conversation shifts to rebuilding trust within teams, tackling grief, and reassessing commitments to work amid crisis. Strategies like micro-routines and virtual practices are explored to enhance connection and empathy in the newsroom.
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Four Pillars Of Workplace Relational Health
- Esther Perel identifies four foundational pillars for healthy workplace relationships: trust, belonging, recognition, and collective resilience.
- These pillars determine whether people feel safe to disagree, valued for their contributions, and able to rely on the group during crises.
Newsrooms Became Frontline Emotional Workplaces
- Journalists in the pandemic felt burned out, isolated, and unable to access typical newsroom support systems.
- Covering trauma constantly turned them into frontline workers with no easy escape from distressing material.
Working With Home Collapses Boundaries
- Working 'with' home collapses roles and erodes contextual boundaries between activities and identities.
- Re-establishing structure deliberately via routines and rituals becomes essential to mental organization.
