I cry a lot with my therapist, Sarah. I have a lot of grief over many losses in my life, and for me it’s very helpful to have a space with someone where I can feel my sadness and not be alone with it.

And what you say about feeling sorrow for the things you have gone through really resonates with me. My therapist is exceedingly kind, and I think his compassionate response to my suffering allowed me to see what I had gone through from a different perspective. I remember feeling very sorry for myself for awhile, because I have had so many sad things happen - for me it was such an important step in learning to take better care of myself, and not to just check out emotionally.

And I still cry a lot. It really helps me to have a place where I can deal with my sadnesses.