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Podcast: Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness
Episode: Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites - Goosebumps, Tears, and Feeling Real
Description: Do you ever get goosebumps or puddles in your eyes because something feels very real or true to you? That’s your body’s way of confirming that what you’re feeling is real.
Goosebumps come from the primitive part of the brain and are tied to emotional response, not empirical response. The same is true of those tears that spring to your eyes and don’t fall – they help you release the rush of hormones triggered by a strong, swift emotion.
When you tell a story about something sweet that happened to you, your brain can’...