We’ve all been there – crying our eyes out during a sad movie or after a tough day, wondering if all those tears are at least burning a few calories. Well, it turns out they actually do! I’ve ...

Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / AJR_photo. That box of tissues isn’t just for mopping up your emotions—those tears you’ve been holding back at work, in traffic, or during that commercial with the ...

It’s a Tuesday night, and I’m crying in a softly-lit, north London yoga studio full of strangers. This is crying therapy, where we've all paid for the pleasure of crying together. At first, I’m ...

From “I was six when I first cried at the movies,” to “I cried when Renuka Shahane’s character died in Hum Aapke Hain Koun ,” all of us can recall an instance when a film left us in tears. After all, ...

The phrase “a good cry” dates back to at least the mid-1800s while the phrase “cry it out” dates as far back as the mid-1600s. Both phrases suggest in our lay language that crying can relieve some ...