Embodied

Sobbed: Why We Cry (Revisited)

01.19.2024 - By WUNCPlay

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Anita usually feels better after a good, long cry. But why is that? She explores that question with a poet who spent years diving deeply into the science and culture of crying. And a forerunner of the "crying selfie" trend shares how he pushes back on toxic masculinity by embracing tears.Meet the guests:- Heather Christle, poet and author of "The Crying Book," takes us into some of the science of crying and looks at tears through a political and gender-informed lens- Viorel Tanase, a model and creative director, explains why he decided to share a crying selfie (before the trend took off) and how being vulnerable is part of the human experienceDig Deeper:More about the "crying selfie"Read the transcript | Review the podcast via your preferred platformLeave a message for Embodied

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