Getting hugged by a friend can help with negative feelings, but what about self-hugging? Anxiety is a common problem that many people experience in their lives. One strategy that can help reduce ...

Lose yourself in a warm embrace and, just for a moment, all your worries seem miles away. Hugs — a universal gesture of caring, warmth and connection — offer an immense capacity to heal, uplift and ...

In other words, “Warm touch reminds us that we are connected, valued, and part of a social world,” says Dr Crucianelli.

If you’re hoping to participate in this social media trend, there really are no limitations, as users have been applying it to many different predicaments. It normalizes the sense of escapism that ...

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 ...

A new TikTok trend has people reflecting on their past while hugging their younger selves which is possible thanks to AI ...

For our mental wellness, we often focus on therapy, mindfulness, exercise, and dietary plans. While all of this is quite significant, there’s one tool that is simple and yet, often overlooked – self ...

When I teach self-compassion to kids in schools, I do an exercise in which kids imagine that a friend of theirs has lost or broken something special. How would they respond to their friend? I then ask ...