The SelfWork Podcast

510 SelfWork: Ted Lasso, The Pandemic and The Power of Secrets

The SelfWork Podcast

Show Notes

This week – in fact to be punctual about it – on August 5th, 2026 – the first episode of the new Ted Lasso season was released. Today, we're going to focus on the meaning of so many of Ted Lasso characters having secrets that they're keeping.... and the freedom they discover in the telling of them.

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