CRYING

Office worker stressed and upset in office
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WELLNESS
Crying At Work Happens. Here's How To Handle It, According To Experts
By Brittany Wong
"Crying isn’t sign of weakness, it’s simply an emotional reaction to work and life.”
PARENTING
20 Things To Say To Your Child Instead Of "Don't Cry"
By Roma Norriss, Contributor
Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor, Ecstatic Birth Doula and Br...
Reminding them of the hopeful perspective on the situation (and listening to their hopeless response): 15. You'll get chocolate
Closeup on sad teen daughter crying by problems in the shoulder of her mother. Mother embracing and consoling daughter.
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COLLEGE
Lessons In Growing Up: Time To Invest In Some Waterproof Mascara
By Christel Langué, Contributor
Writer and student.
You grew up thinking of tears as a sign of defeat, but you were wrong.
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COMEDY
'Crying Screen' Let's You Cry In Public Like You've Always Dreamed
By Andy McDonald
Live your best crybaby life!
PARENTS
6 Battles I'm Glad I Stopped Picking With My Toddler
By Jennifer S. White, Contributor
Writing, blogging, sour ale drinking, stay-at-home-yoga mama m...
My toddler and I are both happier since I started letting her do these things:
HEALTHY LIVING
Why Crying Is Healthy For You, According To Science
By King John Pascual, Contributor
King is a healthcare innovation consultant in Washington, D.C.
Like me, you’ve probably heard of the song “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” While emotionally compelling, its refrain, sung
GPS FOR THE SOUL
Crying As An Evolutionary Advance
By Jan Phillips, Contributor
Author
I encouraged crying. I think we cry when we're in the presence of truth. I think cry-talking is what happens when the soul is in on the conversation. Tears are part of the body's purification system. They are sacramental, like baptismal waters.
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GOOD NEWS
Best Mentor Ever Tells Boy 'It’s OK To Cry' In Moving Viral Video
By Elyse Wanshel
“It’s OK to cry. We cry as men.”
WOMEN
Like A Girl
By Zoha Qamar, Contributor
Student at Columbia University
The deep brown shade that glazed the wood was almost heavier than the door. It melted the light that snuck in via the stained glass of glittering gold and grassy green into hues and shadows that crashed by the waves of my shivering feet.
GPS FOR THE SOUL
Laugh, Think, Cry: A Philosophy for Life
By Ken Budd, Contributor
Host of 650,000 Hours
"Number one is laugh--you should laugh every day. Number two is think--you should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears--it could be happiness or joy. But think about it: If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heckuva day."
TRAVEL
JetBlue's 'FlyBabies' Misses The Mark
By Shawna Kaszer, Contributor
Writer, Filmmaker and Philanthropist
JetBlue's recent FlyBabies promotion really disturbed me. I saw reactions to this video calling it 'heartwarming' and 'inspiring
WELLNESS
Tears of a Clown
By Bryan Behar, Contributor
TV Writer. Emotional Eater
If there's anything kids respond to in elementary school, it's a super-emotional boy. You could have run Old Yeller on a
WELLNESS
Big Boys Should Cry
By Sheridan Kesselman, Contributor
Psychotherapist, Author, Animal Lover, Mom.
So women, support your man when he seems to need to cry. Encourage him, and reinforce this behavior so he continues to express his feelings. That opens the door to talk about emotions and should help him become a more sharing man as well as more openly expressive of feelings.
GPS FOR THE SOUL
Emotional Showers Bring Mental Flowers
By Rupa Mehta, Contributor
Founder of Nalini Method, NaliniKIDS and author of "The Nalini...
Spring, the season of renewal is a perfect time to explore how to access and express these emotions. Here are a few reasons why expressing your emotions physically can actually strengthen you.
PARENTING
The 30 Reasons Why Our Kids Cried Today
By Kristen Hewitt, Contributor
Writer/Television Reporter/Owner misMEDIA
I'm not quite sure how single moms do it, every day of their life, but I have learned that weekends are hard by yourself. I know that not feeling well added to the particularly teary day, but just curious, have you ever had a day like this?
IMPACT
A Kleenex Salute to the Helping Professions
By Amanda Redhead, Contributor
Mother, Nurse, Warrior for Love
For all of you in helping professions of all kinds- I raise my soggy Kleenex in salute to you. May you live to fight another day and not be ashamed to purge the pain when you have to, in whatever way works for you. You are amazing.
RELIGION
Learning to Cry
By Sarah Nechamkin, Contributor
Contributor
With that solitude came a new willingness to allow myself to just be, to take time to do something not because I have to, but because I want to wrap myself up in a narrative that will both warm me and prick me, tug at my heartstrings and sting my senses.
BUSINESS
When the Tears Flow at Work
By Heather Furby, Contributor
Founder - Camp CAS, Author, Speaker, Geek
Life at work can be difficult. The office, whether corporate or a spare closet at home, is where we spend much of our time. Work is the cause of many of our frustrations. And yet, showing tears as a form of emotion is generally not seen as a powerful move in business.
PARENTING
'Since My Toddler Was Born, I Have Become Too Empathic'
By Samantha Rodman, PhD, Contributor
Clinical psychologist, author, founder of DrPsychMom.com
Your new sensitivity isn't necessarily a bad thing, and it's pretty common to become more emotional about upsetting stories about kids when you become a parent.
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PARENTS
Adorable Baby Is Moved To Tears While Listening To Mom Sing
By Lee Moran
You might be, too.
WOMEN
Finding Love in the Morning Mirror Fog
By Heather Gillis-Harris, Contributor
Reporter, Columnist, Writer, Blogger
They either want to give it or don't. Does it suck when you've opened up your heart because you were led to believe this was more than a casual affair? Hell yeah! But I have to believe that there is someone out there who will finally get it, who will match my depth.
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