Anger is a complicated emotion. We all experience it, but how we learn to express (or repress) it is tied to a whole range of factors, like our temperament, upbringing, culture, even our gender. The Netflix show, Beef, explores what happens when we can’t seem to find a healthy way to express or resolve our negative emotions. And while it is also a show about identity, relationships, expectations, racism, thwarted dreams, and despair, at its heart, Beef is a show about anger. In this episode of When Therapists Watch TV, Matt Reed, MA, and BJ McElrath, LPCC, join host Dr. Terri Bly to tackle this intense and even scary emotion that most of us don’t quite know what to do with, and what it is about life that can make us so darn angry. 

When Therapists Watch TV is a podcast from Ellie Mental Health where we react to and discuss today's buzz-worthy TV shows and what they can teach us about ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. This podcast is hosted Dr. Terri Bly, PsyD, an avid watcher of television and licensed clinical psychologist. Each season, we will feature shows we think does an excellent job portraying some aspect of being human. With the help of other mental health professionals and subject matter experts, we will explore how television tackles important topics such as mental health, relationships, addiction, grief and loss, parenting - all that good human stuff. Ellie Mental Health is an outpatient mental health clinic that began in St. Paul, Minnesota and has continued to expand to over 20 clinics in Minnesota and a growing number of franchises across the country (we'll be opening over 500 locations in communities nationwide in the near future!!). Find out more at elliementalhealth.com #therapy #therapistreacts #beef #anger