Real Women Cry (And Real Men Let Them)

Developed in response to a personal tragedy, “Real Women Cry (and real men let them)” is a comprehensive look into the critical role of emotional tears in the process of pain and suffering. In a day of “quick-fix” solutions, the book encourages readers to embrace crying and the process associated with suffering by bringing together the scientific and spiritual evidence that supports the therapeutic place of tears, particularly in regard to women.

Developed in response to a personal tragedy, “Real Women Cry (and real men let them): Embracing our God-given gift of tears” is a comprehensive look into the critical role of emotional tears in the process of pain and suffering. In a day of “quick-fix” solutions, the book encourages readers to embrace crying and the process associated with suffering by bringing together the scientific and spiritual evidence that supports the therapeutic place of tears, particularly in regard to women. With the help of expert researchers and clinicians, Catherine Cieciuch DeBenedetto identifies the normal and appropriate biological place of crying and recognizes tears as a “God-ordained gift” intended to help move us through seasons of pain and change. Specific evidence is presented to dispel age-old disparities between men and women regarding tears and crying.

Catherine H. Cieciuch DeBenedetto is the co-founder of Moriah Ministries which encourages women to take time out at the feet of Jesus. A graduate and former lecturer at Rutgers University-Newark, she received the Graduate Dean’s Award for her work on controversial uses of science and technology in regard to women and worked with the Rutgers College of Nursing Alumni Association to develop a greater awareness of bioethical issues relevant to the community-at-large. Catherine is a former associate producer and co-host of a local access talk show which focused on subjects of concern to the unchurched audience with the goal of pointing viewers toward the love of Christ. She is the wife of a seminary graduate and the mother of one daughter and is not ashamed to describe herself as a Christian who cries.