Episode 511 - ”Ted Lasso” Deep Dive and Mental Health in Sports

On the episiode of The Halo Halo Podcast, your hosts welcome spring with some sports influenced themes and kick off the month with a deep dive on "Ted Lasso" and Mental Health in Sports. But first, their pop culture catch up finds Sigi talking about "Hot Ones" and the Gwyneth trial while Jezzie consumes the latest RuPaul Drag Race and the doc "Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey". Next, they jump into Ted Lasso’s shoes and his journey into the Premier League.This relentless optimistic coach at the centre of the story encourages his team to be about the sport not the game. Sigi and Jez take turns citing their fave characters, arcs and episodes of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning show, now streaming its 3rd Season on Apple TV.  Later Jezzie discusses how sports is a frontier space for mental health to be challenged by prejudice because it inherently values competition over excellence. The co-host leave you with two fixings of the week, “Do your best and forget the rest” and the Ted Lasso classic “Believe”