Alex Elle

Something that I will say is I can't understand you when you're crying. And so I love you. Go ahead and get yourself together. And it's no rush. But I'm never going to tell her, stop crying. Tears don't solve anything. Because for her, crying is a self-soothing mechanism. And I didn't cry for a long time. Or I would cry in private because I didn't want my mom to see me.

Something that I will say is I can't understand you when you're crying. And so I love you. Go ahead and get yourself together. And it's no rush. But I'm never going to tell her, stop crying. Tears don't solve anything. Because for her, crying is a self-soothing mechanism. And I didn't cry for a long time. Or I would cry in private because I didn't want my mom to see me.

Um, and something that I do too, as a parent is I cry in front of my kids.

Um, and something that I do too, as a parent is I cry in front of my kids.

Um, and something that I do too, as a parent is I cry in front of my kids.

I don't hide my tears from my kids. And my mom never did that. Like she was like, not going to cry in front of you. She cries now, which is really interesting to see her soften in that way. But it's, um, it's so crying is so, so, so important. And even for my littles You can cry. Go ahead and cry. You want to go sit on the steps and cry? You can cry. Can I give you a hug?

I don't hide my tears from my kids. And my mom never did that. Like she was like, not going to cry in front of you. She cries now, which is really interesting to see her soften in that way. But it's, um, it's so crying is so, so, so important. And even for my littles You can cry. Go ahead and cry. You want to go sit on the steps and cry? You can cry. Can I give you a hug?

I don't hide my tears from my kids. And my mom never did that. Like she was like, not going to cry in front of you. She cries now, which is really interesting to see her soften in that way. But it's, um, it's so crying is so, so, so important. And even for my littles You can cry. Go ahead and cry. You want to go sit on the steps and cry? You can cry. Can I give you a hug?

Sometimes they're like, don't touch me. Okay, I love you. I don't have to hug you. I'm here when you're ready. And so inviting people to feel safe enough to shed their tears is such a sacred act. It's wild how sacred that is.

Sometimes they're like, don't touch me. Okay, I love you. I don't have to hug you. I'm here when you're ready. And so inviting people to feel safe enough to shed their tears is such a sacred act. It's wild how sacred that is.

Sometimes they're like, don't touch me. Okay, I love you. I don't have to hug you. I'm here when you're ready. And so inviting people to feel safe enough to shed their tears is such a sacred act. It's wild how sacred that is.

It's both. Water is life-giving. Our tears are life-giving. And they also is a release, right? And I think that that's really important for us to realize like crying doesn't make us weak. It makes us really strong and vulnerable and really like amazing. And I have a friend who she lost her dad and her sister within the same year. We were having a conversation on FaceTime and

It's both. Water is life-giving. Our tears are life-giving. And they also is a release, right? And I think that that's really important for us to realize like crying doesn't make us weak. It makes us really strong and vulnerable and really like amazing. And I have a friend who she lost her dad and her sister within the same year. We were having a conversation on FaceTime and

It's both. Water is life-giving. Our tears are life-giving. And they also is a release, right? And I think that that's really important for us to realize like crying doesn't make us weak. It makes us really strong and vulnerable and really like amazing. And I have a friend who she lost her dad and her sister within the same year. We were having a conversation on FaceTime and

And when we were talking on FaceTime, she started crying. And she was talking and crying. And I just was holding space and listening. And at the end, she goes, thank you for not telling me not to cry. And that's a part of like our humanity wants to be seen in our most vulnerable states.

And when we were talking on FaceTime, she started crying. And she was talking and crying. And I just was holding space and listening. And at the end, she goes, thank you for not telling me not to cry. And that's a part of like our humanity wants to be seen in our most vulnerable states.

And when we were talking on FaceTime, she started crying. And she was talking and crying. And I just was holding space and listening. And at the end, she goes, thank you for not telling me not to cry. And that's a part of like our humanity wants to be seen in our most vulnerable states.

And that's really important to give ourselves the permission to release, to receive, and also to give our feelings life. If that comes in the form of tears, that comes in the form of tears. It's not wrong.

And that's really important to give ourselves the permission to release, to receive, and also to give our feelings life. If that comes in the form of tears, that comes in the form of tears. It's not wrong.

And that's really important to give ourselves the permission to release, to receive, and also to give our feelings life. If that comes in the form of tears, that comes in the form of tears. It's not wrong.