Welcome to this Jungian life. Three good friends and Jungian analysts, Lisa Marchiano,

Deborah Stewart and Joseph Lee, invite you to join them for an intimate and honest conversation

that brings a psychological perspective to important issues of the day.

I'm Lisa Marchiano, and I'm a Jungian analyst in Philadelphia. I'm Joseph Lee, and I'm a Jungian analyst in Philadelphia.

I'm Joseph Lee, and I'm a Jungian analyst in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

I'm Deborah Stewart, a Jungian analyst, on Cape Cod.

Today we are going to talk about a universal human phenomenon from many angles, and that is tears.

We have all shed tears, and there are even some animals that do, but not with the range

and complexity of human tears.

From a physiological point of view and an emotional aspect, there are cleansing properties,

there are mythological and religious references to tears.

There's the alchemical and psychological process of salutio.

And in fairy tales, tears are often redemptive.

And of course, we cry when we feel remorse about something that we may have done. So with all that as a slight circumambulation of our topic for today, here we go, talking about tears.

Well, this came up for me this week, I guess, sitting in the

consulting room because, of course, stereotypically, one thinks about crying when one is in therapy,

and in fact, that is something that often happens. You know, I always have my box of tissues

at the ready in my office. That is a standard accoutrema of a consulting

room. And, you know, and I was thinking about how necessary tears are and yet how difficult

they are for some of us. So what do you think the prohibition against tears is such that people integrate and then

somehow struggle to get them out? Yeah, I think for some people, it feels like a loss of control.

And I think we also sometimes grow up with attitudes that tell us that it's not okay to cry.

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