Often when clients step through the doorway into my office, tears are already spilling down their beautiful faces before they get settled on the blue couch. They often shake their heads apologetically, a bit baffled, yet relieved that this is a place where their tears come to flow.
It is the most beautiful thing to witness.
So.much.healing is happening in these moments.
Beyond reducing our stress hormones and releasing oxytocin and endorphins, something so necessary cracks in us when we cry, doesn’t it? When that shielding breaks, and the depths that are so exquisitely poignant and authentic are suddenly exposed. It’s astonishing ~ and brilliant. I’m sure you know from your own experience how these moments can feel transcendent. The healing relief of being able to hear your own heart. The energizing clarity that nourishes parts of you that have been flat or inaccessible. The sense of being flooded with self-forgiveness. Tears like this are truly healing, often permanently shifting our perspective in ways that allow us to move forward in a completely different way.
It’s wild how much we can brace against our tears (consciously and unconsciously). Yet once those deep plates shift and we crack, we can relax our hold, exhale and experience deep peace.