33 thoughts while watching 'Nobody Wants This’ from an off-duty therapist
hopefully, you want this 🤞 (part one)
I know you typically see me in your inbox on Mondays (and there is still one coming for this upcoming Monday), but I felt inspired to follow some creative energy. So, a little midday Saturday surprise!
Today a segment, dialoguing on dialogue, where I briskly explore a piece of media–TV, movies or music—with first thoughts. Inspired by Emma Specter’s column for Vogue where she narrates her thoughts as she watches a movie, movie trailer, or gets a first look of upcoming movie. This is my take on that, weaving my personal reflections together with any therapeutic concepts I stumble upon along the way.
One thing before we jump in, I show up very much as myself here. Myself first, and all my other labels are secondary. If a therapist speaking candidly feels like too much to your system, that is absolutely is OK and this may not be the best particular newsletter for you.
As may be evident given the name of this newsletter, I love dialogue. I grew up hanging on every word I saw spoken on screen or crooned by the musicians I listened to. Seeking to understand more about being a human, about the feelings in my chest, these thoughts in my head. I would watch an entire movie, just to hear one line.
The minute I started Nobody Wants This on Netflix, I knew I needed to write about it. It’s found me at the perfect moment—I’m on a romance kick, Adam Brody and Kristen Bell are two of my favorites (original, I know), and I can tell how much overlap there will be in this show with concepts I’m deeply familiar with—emotional vulnerability and the truly harrowing task of being honest with ourselves.
So without further ado, here are some thoughts I had while watching the first three episodes of Nobody Wants This.
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