With Taylor Swift's new album out, how listening to sad songs can be good for you

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - From pop and country, to alternative, rock and hip hop, music is something that can boost or uplift our mood, even music about breakups and loss.

Arianna Galligher, who's the director of the Gabbe Well-Being Office and the Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Program at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, said there's a lot of excitement around sad music, noting that there's benefits to listening to tracks that are not uplifting or fun.

"It sort of...