As someone who tends to absorb the emotions I expose myself to like a sponge I have to be mindful of what shows I watch. I watched
13 Reasons Why and it triggered my depression pretty severely. To such an extent that I considered changing my medication because I was worried that it wasn't working anymore. I also started watching
Shameless, and while it is an excellent show, it was far too reminiscent of experiences I had growing up with an alcoholic father. That time I caught myself and noticed the change in mood after exposing myself to the show too much. I can recognize the feeling now as I tend to flare up a bit when I watch too much
Orange is the New Black.
It has become clear to me now that I am much more sensitive to the shows I watch than I realized. Now that I know it's a trigger I have aimed to find shows that are good and have a more positive angle. These are my top 5 Netflix recommendations for what I will refer to as "Happy Heart Shows".
#1 Life In Pieces This series chronicles the lives of the 3 generations of the Short family as they go about their daily lives. Think
Parenthood, but without all the ugly crying. Excellent, clever humor, and I LOL a lot.
#2 Schitt's Creek This show follows a wealthy family whose money was taken by their business manager who failed to pay their taxes. No spoilers, but this one is hilarious and heartwarming at the same time. So many classic comedian actors/actresses in the cast too. Love it!
#3 Parks & Recreation I can never really get enough of this show. This one and
Scrubs are my two infinite rewatchables. Probably
The Office falls in there too. But I just love the energy of this show. Plus, Chris Pratt...am I right?! Yum.
#4 Happyish This show is slightly a bit of dark humor, but utterly relatable. Dark humor in the sense that there are mental health issues that everyone deals with. More normalizing I guess I would say and so freaking funny.
#5 Grace and Frankie Lily Tomlin has always been a favorite of mine. She's amazing. Jane Fonda is still looking great. Get these two together and throw in Martin Sheen and you've got yourself a funny take on an unexpected turn in the later years of life.
Happy Netflix Bingeing!
#2 Schitt's Creek This show follows a wealthy family whose money was taken by their business manager who failed to pay their taxes. No spoilers, but this one is hilarious and heartwarming at the same time. So many classic comedian actors/actresses in the cast too. Love it!
#4 Happyish This show is slightly a bit of dark humor, but utterly relatable. Dark humor in the sense that there are mental health issues that everyone deals with. More normalizing I guess I would say and so freaking funny.
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