Why We Should All Cry More, The Mental & Physical Health Benefits of Crying + Is There a Right Way to Cry?

Dr. Caroline Leaf
4 min readMay 17, 2021

In a recent podcast (episode #282), I spoke about why crying is not a sign of weakness, the neuroscience behind crying, and how crying can be very beneficial both mentally and physically, especially when it comes to stress reduction, and more!

First up, it is important to note that crying is a complex and important behavior that has (surprisingly!) received relatively little attention from scientists. One of main hypothesis regrading crying is that it

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Dr. Caroline Leaf

Mental health expert. I have spent the last 30+ years researching ways to help people manage mental health issues in school, work, and life: drleaf.com