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Doctors' Notes: Crying

Drs Chris and Xand take a deeper look at crying, exploring why other people’s tears can make us uncomfortable, and how crying shows up in therapy.

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken continue their conversation about crying with counselling psychologist Kimberley Wilson.

They look at why people have different thresholds for crying, why other people’s tears can make some of us feel uncomfortable and how we can manage that. They also ask Kimberley why some people can’t cry. Chris is one of those people. What can he do about it? They also discuss how crying shows up in therapeutic settings. Can showing emotion validate someone else’s experience?

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Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Guest: Kimberley Wilson
Producer: Faye Lyons-White
Executive Producers: Jo Rowntree
Researcher: Dr Samara Linton
Visual Producer: Leon Gower
Technical Lead: Reuben Huxtable
Digital Lead: Richard Berry
Composer: Phoebe McFarlane
Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby

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Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

A Loftus Media production for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4.

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