# The mood-boosting power of crying

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@PMI
- Speaker: Kathy Mendias
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kathy_mendias_the_mood_boosting_power_of_crying)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Here's a talk about tears -- and why crying isn't something to be afraid or ashamed of. Exploring the science behind the mood-boosting power of crying, childbirth and lactation educator Kathy Mendias shows how tears can enhance your physical and mental well-being and deepen your relationship to yourself and others.

## Lectures

1. [The mood-boosting power of crying](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kathy_mendias_the_mood_boosting_power_of_crying/ffe92413c8f2), 12 min (TED's player)