Regulate & Rewire: An Anxiety & Depression Podcast

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The Genius of the Contained Cry

The Genius of the Contained Cry6 oct.30 min

A client's offhand comment about crying through a sad movie sparked something Amanda hasn't been able to stop thinking about: the contained cry. In this episode, Amanda unpacks the real difference between containing an emotion and suppressing it, why giving a feeling boundaries can actually be one of the smartest moves your nervous system makes, and how the concept of titration explains why touching the edge of something hard, then coming back, then touching it again, is often more healing th...