Keyword: emotional release

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Feelings Underneath the Surface June 11, 2014

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Feelings are the real work of therapy, Armand argues, and this episode shows that live. After a frank rant about WBAI’s chronic mismanagement, a caller named Donna breaks down on air, revealing a life spent pleasing others at the cost of her own passions. Armand coaxes her into singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and the moment lands with unexpected power.

The Science and Soul of Crying December 21, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Depression & Mood, Emotions & Inner Life

Crying is not the cause of being upset but the sign of having already been upset, a release of accumulated stress hormones and toxins. Armand DiMele walks through the biochemistry of emotional tears, the handicap syndrome in animals, why suppressing tears feeds depression, and how to actually be present with someone who is crying.