Crying is my superpower

For years I was told that I was too sensitive, not assertive enough and got upset too much. All of this was conditioning me to make me feel like I was weak, which I did for a long time. However, after a lot of personal development and learning to embrace who I am and be proud of it, now I actually I feel like crying is my own superpower! It releases my emotions and is cathartic and I feel better after a good cry. It took until my later adult years to realise that crying or being sensitive isn't a sign of weakness, it is just the way that I express my emotions. I know that everyone deals with difficult emotions or feelings as in various different ways and not everyone needs to cry and that is okay, but it is also okay to cry too, if you need to.

I just wanted to share that with you, as I always was made to feel like being sensitive was was 'bad' when actually, now, I have learned that it is a part of me and who I am. I know I am stronger than ever before, more resilient and I want to be real with my children.

My dad once told me not to cry about my mum in front of my daughter. I asked him why. He said that it isn't nice for her to see you crying, it could upset her. I really felt like he had it all backwards. Surely to show and share our emotions with our children, helps them to learn to then in turn show their own emotions and become more confident in how they feel and how they share those feelings. I also didn't feel comfortable hiding how I felt in front of her, my grief doesn't define me but it is part of who I am today. I want my children to never feel like I felt - weak because of reacting or processing something a certain way.

How do you release your emotions and what feels cathartic for you?