Ted Lasso's Love Lessons: Navigating Relationships, Marriage, and Divorce
I think it's more important to have a healthy relationship right, whether you're married or divorced.
Ever found yourself tangled in the web of relationships depicted in Ted Lasso? From Ted and Michelle to Keeley and Roy, the show offers a whirlwind of romantic entanglements that mirror real-life complexities. In this episode of When Therapists Watch TV, host Dr. Terri Bly chats with relationship experts Deb Link and Rose Joiner to dissect these intricate dynamics.
Deb, a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in divorced co-parents, and Rose, who works with couples and supervises pre-licensed therapists, bring their wealth of knowledge to the table. Together, they use examples from Ted Lasso to discuss vital topics like relationship repair, coercive control, narcissistic abuse, individuation, love languages, and attachment styles.
Whether you're in a relationship, have been in one, or know people who are, this episode is packed with insights that can help you understand and improve your own connections. As Deb Link puts it, 'It's more important to have a healthy relationship right, whether you're married or divorced'. Tune in to discover how therapy can support healthy relationships and learn from the highs and lows of Ted Lasso's characters.