{"id":134603,"date":"2020-11-18T17:32:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=134603"},"modified":"2020-11-18T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:32:27","slug":"kathy-mendias-the-mood-boosting-power-of-crying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=134603","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Mendias: The mood-boosting power of crying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kathy Mendias: The mood-boosting power of crying\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/kathy_mendias_the_mood_boosting_power_of_crying\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a talk about tears &#8212; and why crying isn&#8217;t something to be afraid or ashamed of. 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