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Esther Calling - I Crossed a Line I Never Thought I Would Cross

2023/8/7
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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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女嘉宾:讲述了她与十年伴侣发生情感婚外情的故事,以及婚外情后她与伴侣分手,婚外情对象与前伴侣在一起的复杂局面。她难以原谅自己,无法放下对过去的后悔和“如果”。她反思了自己在婚外情中的欺骗和隐瞒,以及婚外情对自身造成的伤害。她坦诚自己曾经对婚外情持有强烈的谴责态度,如今却身陷其中,这让她感到震惊和难以接受。她还描述了与伴侣之间亲密关系的缺乏,以及她对开放式关系的尝试。她认为自己无法原谅自己,并认为自己是一个无可救药的坏人。她反思了导致她婚外情的因素,包括与伴侣不同的冲突解决方式和伴侣的言语伤害,以及她对自身情感需求的忽视。她还谈到了婚外情带给她的焦虑和自我惩罚,以及她对未来关系的担忧。最后,她表达了对自我和解的渴望,以及对未来建立健康关系的希望。 Esther:引导女嘉宾反思婚外情的深层原因,而不是仅仅用现在的标准去评判过去的自己。她鼓励女嘉宾尝试理解促使她做出婚外情的深层原因,并指出婚外情可以帮助当事人减轻焦虑和伴侣带来的伤害感。她建议女嘉宾思考婚外情的意义和功能,以及她在关系中扮演的角色。她指出,真正的关键在于这位女性能否自我接纳和自我和解,而不是仅仅依靠他人的原谅。她鼓励这位女性接纳自我怀疑,并尝试写信给前伴侣来进行自我和解。她建议这位女性接纳自己内心的复杂情绪,并将其作为人生经验教训。她指出,这位女性需要关注自身的情感依附模式,而不是仅仅关注婚外情本身。最后,她总结道,这位女性需要关注自己如何去爱,而不是仅仅关注婚外情本身。

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The caller discusses her emotional affair and the struggle to forgive herself, questioning how she can expect her ex to forgive her when she can't even forgive herself.

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What happens when you transgress the one boundary you never thought you would? In this week's Esther Calling, Esther talks to a woman who began an emotional affair after 10 years with her partner. She has since found herself alone and devastated by her own actions, unable to forgive herself or move on from the pain that she caused.

Esther Callings are a one time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to [email protected].

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