How Culture Shapes Our Relationship With Tears Cultural attitudes toward crying vary widely across the world. Some cultures embrace public expressions of grief, viewing shared tears as essential to ...

We’re the only species that sheds emotional tears, but much about them remains an enigma. Credit... Supported by By Dana G. Smith Illustrations by Dominic Kesterton The last thing that made Dana Smith ...

Crying is the hallmark of mourning, practically shorthand for the experience. We grieve therefore we cry. Tears are the outward and spontaneous expression of a feeling too primal to fully express any ...

Have you ever noticed how much better you feel after a good cry? Tears are not just a sign of sadness or weakness-they are actually your body’s natural way of healing and balancing itself. Crying ...

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