MasterClass: Esther Perel Relational Intelligence

The class is open to anyone interested in the dynamics of human connection — no prior background, credential, or experience in psychology is required. It suits people working through difficult conversations at home or at work, partners and parents wanting more attunement in close relationships, and professionals whose work depends on listening, leadership, and reading interpersonal dynamics.

The curriculum is organized as twelve chapters totaling three hours and six minutes. After an opening Meet Your Instructor session, Perel works through Developing Self-Awareness, Developing Empathy, and Establishing Boundaries as the foundations of relational presence. The middle chapters move into Understanding Power Dynamics and Identifying Roles in Relationships, examining how implicit positions shape how people show up with one another.

The second half of the course is devoted to specific relational skills. How to Have Difficult Conversations and Understanding and Resolving Conflict address moments of friction directly. Effective Listening for Better Communication and Avoiding Miscommunication focus on the mechanics of attention and language. The class closes with Building Trust and Cultivating Intimacy, framing trust and intimacy as outcomes of consistent relational practice rather than fixed states. Each lesson runs roughly thirteen to twenty minutes and is designed to be revisited as situations arise.

The class is taught by Esther Perel, described on the course page as a renowned psychotherapist. She delivers all twelve lessons herself, opening with a Meet Your Instructor chapter and guiding students through the full arc of the relational intelligence curriculum.

The format is fully self-paced. All twelve lessons are pre-recorded video, totaling three hours and six minutes, and are watched on demand through the MasterClass platform on web, mobile, and TV apps. The class is included in a MasterClass membership, which gives access to this class alongside more than two hundred others. MasterClass offers a thirty-day money-back guarantee on memberships.

The curriculum is organized as twelve chapters totaling three hours and six minutes. After an opening Meet Your Instructor session, Perel works through Developing Self-Awareness, Developing Empathy, and Establishing Boundaries as the foundations of relational presence. The middle chapters move into Understanding Power Dynamics and Identifying Roles in Relationships, examining how implicit positions shape how people show up with one another.

The second half of the course is devoted to specific relational skills. How to Have Difficult Conversations and Understanding and Resolving Conflict address moments of friction directly. Effective Listening for Better Communication and Avoiding Miscommunication focus on the mechanics of attention and language. The class closes with Building Trust and Cultivating Intimacy, framing trust and intimacy as outcomes of consistent relational practice rather than fixed states. Each lesson runs roughly thirteen to twenty minutes and is designed to be revisited as situations arise.