“Are we what we do for a living?” asks Jason Gay in his recent Wall Street Journal article, ‘I’m a Psycho’—What ‘The Bear’ Says About the Work-Life Revolution: Is it possible to be fully committed to a career—and have a healthy life balance?” This is an essential question of Season 2 of “The Bear,” the acclaimed TV show now streaming on Hulu that has become the hit of the summer thanks to its offbeat recipe. On the surface, “The Bear” is about a chef who returns to Chicago to run, and then revamp, his brother’s restaurant. On deeper levels, however, this show is about myriad mental health issues around work, life, family, and recovery. (Spoiler alert: plot details revealed ahead.)
The Bear in Mind
The Bear in Mind
The Bear in Mind
“Are we what we do for a living?” asks Jason Gay in his recent Wall Street Journal article, ‘I’m a Psycho’—What ‘The Bear’ Says About the Work-Life Revolution: Is it possible to be fully committed to a career—and have a healthy life balance?” This is an essential question of Season 2 of “The Bear,” the acclaimed TV show now streaming on Hulu that has become the hit of the summer thanks to its offbeat recipe. On the surface, “The Bear” is about a chef who returns to Chicago to run, and then revamp, his brother’s restaurant. On deeper levels, however, this show is about myriad mental health issues around work, life, family, and recovery. (Spoiler alert: plot details revealed ahead.)