{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe4daf1dc-b84d-4db3-bdf1-fc2d068f6bc6","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Stop Apologizing For Crying","description":"One of the things I\u2019ve seen time and time and time again, and you can \u201cDouble Amen Hands\u201d me if you have witnessed this yourself or have done this yourself, too - is that when somebody starts to cry in public or in front of others, almost always, there's a moment where they say, \u201cI'm sorry.\u201d \n\nWhen this happens (or when I\u2019ve done it in the past) I often think to myself, what am I or what are they so sorry about and who the heck are we apologizing to?\n\nIt's like we're a little embarrassed about crying in the company of other people and feel as though we need to apologize; as if to say \u201cI'm so sorry that I'm inconveniencing you by being human and having emotions.\u201d\n\nWhy do we feel so weird or bad or embarrassed about crying? \n\nIt's not like we're imposing on anybody. It's usually just a sign that we are moved, or that we are moving emotion and feelings in or through our body. Personally, I love being moved by something; whether it's a piece of music I'm listening to or something I'm reading, a movie I'm watching or a video that I see where somebody is being kind, reuniting or rescuing an animal. \n\nOf course, tears happen for a variety of reasons (and did you know that there are three kinds of tears?) but the one commonality they seem to share is that in our culture, crying is often seen as a weakness or something to hide or be ashamed of.\n\nSo, today on The Karen Kenney show, I wanted to share this little love letter from my heart to yours just to say, it\u2019s OK to cry and feel your feelings and to let the healing happen. And the next time we find ourselves welling up around others, maybe we can choose to stop apologizing for our tears.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/22c50850-e75c-4734-b25e-87faf90de9ff/2026-Podcast-Artwork-512KB.jpg"}