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#71 Esther Perel: Cultivating Desire

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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How Do We Reopen?

There are tips and tricks for discussing sex with a partner. One way is to listen to sex podcasts and use it as a conversation starter. Another way is to create a separate email address to communicate as lovers, share songs, jokes, pictures, and sweet thoughts. The intimacy paradox is that people become less open over time, so the challenge is to reopen and talk about things again. This is what the podcast and therapy sessions aim to do - encourage people to listen to each other and rediscover the mysterious and elusive aspects of their partner.

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