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\u201cI think we're due for a cultural rebranding around crying. I think that crying, you know, if we start to cry, we inevitably apologize or invariably apologize. We sort of suck it back in and make it as small as it can be. Like the way someone would pinch back a sneeze, we\u2019re like holding the tears back, making it smaller, collecting ourselves. And you know, if you know, somebody who's crying frequently or you're like, they're in a bad place. And I think that we really need to see crying as this deep wisdom from our body saying, you need a release right now, let's have of one. And when you get an opportunity to cry, dive into it and let it be big, let it be complete rather than smaller. Like let it be bigger.\u201d So says Dr. Ellen Vora, a Columbia University-trained psychiatrist who takes a functional and holistic approach to mental health\u2014namely, she treats the whole system, looking for where states like anxiety and depression might be rooted in the body, whether it\u2019s less-than-ideal nutrition and an out-of-whack gut, or poor sleep and breathing.\nIn her just-launched book\u2014THE ANATOMY OF ANXIETY\u2014she tackles this state that is ever-present for many of us. In fact, it\u2019s easy to argue that if you aren\u2019t feeling anxious, you aren\u2019t really alive in this complex, difficult rollercoaster of time. But in Ellen\u2019s model, she differentiates between true and false anxiety\u2014both are very real and valid concerns. For false anxiety, typically there\u2019s an imminently treatable physical root that can be addressed until the body comes back into balance and the mind calms. True anxiety, on the other hand, is an alarm clock that something is not right\u2014that you\u2019re out of alignment, or integrity, in some way. In today\u2019s episode we talk about both, including the overwhelming load that we\u2019re all carrying and how important it is to cry. We also explore psychedelics and what it means to really heal. OK, let\u2019s get to our conversation.\nEPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:\n\nIt\u2019s not \u2018all in your head\u2019, it\u2019s in your body\u2026\n\nBuilding your sleep toolkit\u2026\n\nHonoring real food cravings\u2026\n\nThe importance of finding release\u2026\n\n\nMORE FROM ELLEN VORA:\nThe Anatomy Of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response\nEllen's Website\nFollow Ellen on Instagram and check out her videos on YouTube and TikTok\n \nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\n \n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices