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Ted Lasso Life Lesson

Writer's picture: Bethany BunnellBethany Bunnell

I watched the Ted Lasso finale.

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If you haven’t watched it yet - STOP READING, SPOILER ALERT.

Ted goes home to his family in Kansas. After three years away, he prioritizes being with his son over The Fame and Glory of coaching a top British Football Club. The money - he would have been one of the highest paid coaches in the league. The relationships with amazing and famous people. The excitement.


On the plane, before take-off he asks, ‘are we crazy?’ referring to walking away from it all. He’s still thinking about his decision, even after the plane doors have been shut. But he didn’t get off (like Beard did) - he stayed true to his decision and told Beard to follow his heart too.


It made me think about putting your kids first. Following your heart.


Ted stepped away from his son for almost 3 years (his son did visit) and did his own inner work. He worked with Dr. Sharon Fieldstone, the team’s sport psychologist, processed the grief that he had pent up since his father’s suicide and learned how to express his wants and needs too.


That inner work will probably lead to a rekindling with his ex-wife. (I have high hopes that they’ll get back together.)


I was initially thinking that the most important thing for Ted, was his son knowing how much he loved him. But after writing this email, I realized that the most important thing to Ted is that he gets to spend his life with his son. He followed his own heart.


It's not in the destination or the winning but in our own journey. We are on our own journey and can choose our direction, moment by moment (although often it doesn't seem that way).


This may sound woo woo … but when I do my inner child breathwork and see the younger Bethany with her three young kids, I remind her to enjoy the journey and to follow her heart. To give herself grace. To be in the moment with her kids for herself, even more than for her kids.


Maybe this sounds selfish, but it’s about your heart.


At the end of your life, what are you really going to look back on and judge if your life had meaning besides the memories of the interactions with the people you love? Especially your kids.

Ted was a good reminder to prioritize being with your kids.


Follow your own heart. Listen to your heart and she will steer you in the right direction for you.


Not sure how to tune in to your heart? Simply close your eyes and ask. Block out all the distrastractions for just a minute or two. Give yourself the space to hear yourself. No one knows better than you.


Your kids will love seeing you follow your heart. And as we know, they are always watching. You'll model to your kids how to follow their own heart.



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