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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel by Esther Perel Global Media

Jun 1, 202649:55Society & Culture

A recent session was a threshold moment for Esther where she found herself doing couples therapy with a man and his AI companion. To explore the questions it raised, Esther sits down with New York Times technology report...

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