Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
A Discussion with author Esther Perel

WHEN: April 6, 6:30-8:30pm

WHERE: IGC, 16 West 23^rd Street, 4^th Floor

RSVP: igcrsvp@gmail.com with ESTHER PEREL in the subject line

·         Why does great sex so often fade for couples who claim to love each other as much as ever?

·         Can we want what we already have?

·         Why does the transition to parenthood so often spell erotic disaster?

·         Why doesn't good intimacy guarantee good sex?

Couples and family therapist Esther Perel will take on these tough questions, grappling with the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion. She invites In Good Company members to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire and explains what it takes to bring eros home. While Mating in Captivity explains why the domestic realm can feel like a cage, Perel's take on bedroom dynamics promises to liberate, enchant and provoke. Flinging the doors open on erotic life and domesticity, she invites us to put the "X" back in sex.

“Esther Perel is a fearless writer and thinker who will challenge your views about sex in a radical and fundamental way. She has the most original, edgy, intelligent, and high-spirited voice out there on passionless sex versus erotic vitality."
-- Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of Dance of Anger

Esther Perel, one of the world’s most respected voices on erotic intelligence, is the author of Mating in Captivity, now available in 25 languages. Ms. Perel brings a rich multicultural perspective to her work as a couples and family therapist in New York City. She is an acknowledged authority on couples therapy, cross-cultural relations, and culture and sexuality.

Fluent in nine languages, Ms. Perel is frequent keynote speaker around the world. She has been interviewed in leading publications such as The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Vogue, More, Haaretz, Stern, La Republicca, The Guardian and The Observer, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian.).  Ms. Perel was named one of Elle Magazine's 2007 IntELLEligentia and she is the recipient of the 2009 book award for Society for Sex therapy and Research. She has appeared on multiple television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, and CBS This Morning.

Ms. Perel serves on the faculty of The Family Studies Unit, Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center and The International Trauma Studies Program. She is a member of the American Family Therapy Academy and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.

Mating in Captivity, a fascinating and controversial book, probably one of my most favorite reads ever. It really looks at the paradoxes of modern marriage/coupledom/monogamy. The subtitle is reconciling the domestic with the erotic. She has a really fascinating take on the challenges and lifecycle of relationships, including the impact of kids and infidelity. Esther is not only exceeding skilled and articulate, she also brings a very multi-cultural and international perspective to partnership and commitment.

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Adelaide