Watch this when
This Is Us
When you're the 'strong one' in the family and your body finally says, 'Not anymore.' 🧺
Who it's for
By cutting between the Pearson parents' past and their adult children's present, the show makes intergenerational patterns visible: you watch a coping habit form in childhood and then play out decades later.
Feelings it meets
What it is
This Is Us is an NBC family drama created by Dan Fogelman (2016–2022) that follows the Pearson family across decades, intercutting the present-day lives of siblings Kevin, Kate and Randall, known as the 'Big Three', with flashbacks to their childhood and young adulthood with their parents, Jack and Rebecca.
Where to find it
An NBC series; listed on Hulu at time of checking. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Stillbirth and a parent's death.
Age: TV-14 (suggested 13+)
The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 134
