Was I Used for a Visa?
She comes to Esther reeling from the end of a five-year relationship marked by love, deceit, and manipulation. After discovering her partner’s infidel...
Can Our Love Survive Our Differences?
They met dancing, and it was love at first sight. But only after they began dating did they realize the vast differences between them: differences in ...
He Loves Her, His Family Rejects Her
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? She left her life, her family and her country for a man she met on Reddit. Their love is real, but...
The Permission to Be and Not Just the Pressure to Do
He comes to Esther with a question about how to feel worthy without constantly having to prove himself. For him, it’s not just personal, it’s also rac...
Love in War - Where Are They Now?
Three years after Esther spoke with a Ukrainian couple separated by war, she calls them back to learn where they are now and whether their relationshi...
Mothering My Mother Into Mothering Me
Since the age of 8, she’s been the one holding her mother together and shouldering adult responsibilities long before her time. Now, as an adult herse...
You Need Help to Help Her
This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? A husband and wife are united in their desire to help their daughter, two years after she suffered...
One Relationship. Two Truths.
She’s reeling from a relationship that brought both deep love and deep betrayal. After discovering that her boyfriend had been lying about the terms o...
The One Who Stays and the One Who Goes
They met in vet school and married just as they reached graduation. But now his work takes him around the world, forcing them to live apart for months...
In Loving You, I Learned to Love Myself
She unknowingly changed the course of his life, and he's loved her ever since. It's been decades, and even though he now dates men, he wonders how to ...