4 Reasons Your Therapist Loves Lizzo

By Rebecca Patterson, MSMFT

Most of us have a soundtrack to our lives these days, which shifts and bends based on our mood. For playing such a big role in our lives, music only occasionally shows up in the therapy room. As something that has a huge influence on how we experience the world and can be the comforting arms we seek in our lowest, weirdest, and most confusing moments, it makes sense to build a place for what we listen to in our therapeutic dialogue.

Of all the artists that have found a place in my soul throughout 2019, Lizzo is the one I’ve found is connecting with just about everyone. A captivating presence with impressive pipes, there are many reasons to love Lizzo. In an effort to bridge the space between the therapeutic vibes we create through what we listen to and the work we do in the therapy room, I’ve compiled a list of some of the reasons every therapist I talk to loved Lizzo in 2019

1 Truth Hurts

The banger that anyone who’s turned on the radio or been to a wedding will know – this song gives me so much life! Yes, truth can hurt, and problems suck and sometimes we wallow in the depths of our biggest hurts. But facing those hurts, naming those hurts, working to handle those hurts, is rising to meet the goddess in you.

Line I Love: Ya, I got problems, that’s the human in me. Bling bling then I solve ‘em, that’s the goddess in me.

2 Water Me

I often talk to my clients about a metaphorical “cup” they both empty and fill based on the choices they make. Whether you are a plant, a cup, or a grown ass woman – this song actualizes the reality that a relationship needs to pour into you just as much as it asks of you.

Line I Love: I am free, Come water me, If you don’t I have to leave

3 Soulmate

An ode to loving thy self, this song both balances the disappointment of not being loved the way you want to and the happiness and power that come with fulfilling your own needs.

Line I Love: And you know the sex is fire, And I gotta testify, I get flowers every Sunday, I’ma marry me one day

4 Good as Hell

Feeling like your best self rarely means doubt and hardship are still not a part of your spirit. The challenge this glorious song asks of you is to cultivate the power to do what you need to do in order to recognize your own beauty.

Line I Love: Woo, child, tired of the bullshit, Go on, dust your shoulders off, keep it moving

If these songs haven’t already been your companion on a commute to work, I hope you test them out and see how they make you feel. Here’s to finding our 2020 Lizzo!