Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

New research reveals that warmth, experienced through touch like a hug, significantly enhances bodily self-awareness and ...

Feeling warm or cold doesn’t just register on the skin—it changes how connected we feel to our own bodies. Research shows ...

Its been five years of touch starvation. I’ll probably have some more years of it. I’m not handling this well. Lisbeth continued, “I feel like I’m dying from touch starvation, y’all. I don’t get hugs.

New evidence reveals that young children learn self-awareness through experiences of touch. Most babies begin recognizing themselves in mirrors when they are about a year and half old. This kind of ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Simple actions like consciously placing a hand on your heart or hugging yourself can lower your cortisol levels, heart rate, and help you feel less ...

Research shows that simple practices such as self-hugs, soothing touch, and hand-to-heart can calm the nervous system, supporting caregivers and the children in their care. As a veteran pre-K teacher ...

In a world where societal standards of beauty often dominate the narrative, embracing body positivity and self-love is a revolutionary act of self-empowerment, especially when it comes to sexuality.

We’ve reached the point in quarantine where we are all weary. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and our nerves are becoming frayed, the unknown is taking its toll, and none of us are at our best.