Why "This Is Us" is a story for all of us

To be just completely honest, I started the show because Milo Ventimiglia. But I stayed with the show because I fell in love with all of them (Sorry Milo)

If you have experienced, gone through, done, or suffered any of the following:

• death
• adoption
• racism
• obesity/difficulty losing weight
• relationships(romantic and family)
• divorce
• discovering someone you love is gay
• eating disorder
• miscarriage
• step-parent relationship
• panic attacks/anxiety
• general confusion about what you're supposed to be doing with your life?

Then this show is for you, too.

I have quite literally never seen a show that singlehandedly takes on so many issues. One or two of these sure, but never all of them. Certainly, not all of these things are central to the story, but most of them are central for at least one or more characters. If you have ever wanted to see a show where there's that someone in it you can identify with, This Is Us is it.

There's something satisfying about watching a show, tears rolling down your cheek, and saying "yes. I thought I was the only one, but I'm not" because fictional or not, someone had to write it- which means someone has walked a road similar to yours, which means your reality has been a reality for someone else. There's comfort in knowing you're not alone, and This Is Us has done just that.

They way the show is done, you feel like you're walking this road of life with them. Also the way the show is written, you're trying to figure things out right along side them.

Besides just gripping you with dramatic yet realistic storytelling, This Is Us is a phenomenal idea. You don't know everyone's story. There's always so much more behind a person than just what they let you see. There's always an element to their story that has helped make a person into who they are today.

Watch This Is Us, and let it cause you to consider people more deeply, and more dearly. You don't know where someone else may be on their journey <3

Xo,
Ellen