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Hugging Strangers to Improve Mental Health
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Touch is powerful. From the time we’re born, and throughout our lives, we all need touch to thrive and develop properly. Sadly, many people experience a profound lack of affectionate, platonic touch. Today’s guest, Rev. Edie Weinstein, has a remedy for this. She is the founder of Hug Mobsters Armed With Love, which offers FREE HUGS events for the public. Tune in to discover how Edie got started in the hug “business” and how she manages to navigate our culture’s wariness of inappropriate touch.
Released:
Jan 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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