When I sent the first draft of the book out to some trusted readers, the person at the top of my list was Beth Lisogorsky. I know she is thoughtful, loves Ted Lasso, and would be both kind and fair in her assessment. This was all true in the notes that she gave back.

But something she suggested that made so much sense to me and that I knew I wanted to include was a Ted Lasso Relationship Guide companion playlist. Songs that could guide you sonically through your reading journey. I love this idea, so with the help of my partner, my kids, and the launch team, I present the Ted Lasso Relationship Guide Playlist!

There is still one week left to pre-order the book, and if you listen to this playlist, you’re going to get a pretty good sense of the flow of the book. I have listened to it kind of a lot over the past week, and here are a couple of my favorite songs on it.

My son introduced me to Tophouse and I’m kind of smitten. This one is for the “Leslie and Julie Higgins” chapter, and I think it’s perfect.

I was struggling to find songs about going to therapy, and searched all over for some. Then I found this lyric and could not believe how Doctor Sharon this was.

You've got to change, change, change, motherfucker!
You cannot stay the same, same, same, expecting progress!
You've gotta do the work, work, work, and if you want it
You've got to let it hurt, hurt, hurt, until you're smarter!

I love songs about friendship and found family, and Another Night on Mars by The Maine might be the best one on that topic ever. I’ve listened to this so many times this week!

There are a lot of great songs on this list. I hope you give it a listen. And don’t forget to pre-order your copy of the book! Just one week left! Squee!