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Cry, Baby, Cry
Self-Disovery and Growth

Cry, Baby, Cry

How stoicism and the need to look unfazed or to 'save face' sabotage our emotional health, true healing and connection with others

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Sep 17, 2024
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This essay was originally posted on May 8, 2024 and is now republished as part of the month-long collaboration with 12 other Substack writers who contribute to Victoria @Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration’s September anthology on crying. Tomorrow, I pass the baton to

Rachel Ooi
to carry on the challenge to delve deep into this subject.

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