Repression is when someone unconsciously ignores or avoids certain emotions. Psychoanalysts believe that repressed emotions can have an impact on thoughts, behavior, and health. The concept of ...

Tears are unique to humans, but distress calls are common among most other mammal and bird young, often when separated from their mothers. Crying extends far beyond infancy. A University of Pittsburgh ...

Nicole Sachs, leading clinician on mind-body wellness and author of “Mind Your Body: A Revolutionary Program to Release Chronic Pain and Anxiety,” joins TODAY to explain how repressed emotions work to ...

Dear Amy: I grew up in the ’60s in a Midwestern family where we were taught to repress our emotions. I was a sensitive and creative kid, the youngest of three brothers. My parents were loving but ...

Editor’s note: Shift Your Mindset is an occasional series from CNN’s Mindfulness, But Better team. We talk to experts about how to do things differently to live a better life. Psychotherapist Nicole ...

Dear Amy: I grew up in the ’60s in a Midwestern family where we were taught to repress our emotions. I was a sensitive and creative kid, the youngest of three brothers. My parents were loving but ...