Meghan Markle Says She 'Would Love' to Cry More—Like Her Children

Meghan Markle said she "would love to cry" like her children do but added: "I'm conditioned to still have a different kind of composure."

The Duchess of Sussex interviewed Constance Wu for the latest episode of her Spotify podcast, Archetypes, which aired on Tuesday and deals with mental health.

Actress Wu, who starred in Crazy Rich Asians, broke down crying as she described how she attempted suicide following a backlash over tweets about her show Fresh Off the Boat.

She described a message from "an Asian actress who basically said that I [had] become a disgrace to my race and that, you know, I was basically better off dead."

Wu added: "It made me feel like I didn't deserve to be alive anymore and so, you know, I tried to end my own life and luckily I had a friend who was able to get me to the ER and so I'm okay, but it really made me realize... I know it seems like I'm not okay cause I'm crying now."

Meghan said her own children, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, 3 years old, and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, 16 months old, cried in a way that allowed themselves to feel fine afterwards.

Meghan said: "If you weren't crying, I'd be worried, right? Because so much of it especially based on what you're talking about, which is when everything is just building up, building up... Internalized emotion.

"Whether it's sadness or relief or everything, [and], even though in the moment, it might not feel that way, [... the children] have a breakdown and they just scream and they let it all out. And guess what happens? They're fine because they let it out."

She added: "I would love to cry this much, but I'm conditioned to still have a different kind of composure, and now you sort of go 'just relax and let it out.'

"And I see the same thing in my kids as you're talking about in yours. And I'm like oh my God I want to do that.

"I want to like feel so deeply it's like an Adele album, so much intense emotion and you just get it out and you share it. And I think [...] the most helpful thing in the world is being able to use your experience to help other people not be in that same position."

If you have thoughts of suicide, confidential help is available for free at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Call 1-800-273-8255. The line is available 24 hours every day. Or dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.