My Aunt Linda is a hugger. No, she's a smotherer. Every time I see her, she bombards me with hugs — shoving my face almost directly into her sea of cleavage. It's one of my earliest memories, and I'm ...

You probably use hugs to express your love for your family and friends. Maybe you also use them as a way of saying hello and goodbye when you meet good friends. Perhaps you haven't thought further ...

Virginia Satir, a world-renowned family therapist, is famous for saying “We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” How many hugs are ...

Even as children grow independent, they still deeply need hugs for security, emotional bonding, and stress management. This simple act releases feel-good hormones, fostering resilience and ...

One day several years ago, I spontaneously hugged a patient of mine, Gretchen. It was during a moment in which her despair and distress were so intense that it seemed cruel on a human level not to ...

It's well-known that emotions can greatly affect your body language. For example, if you're nervous you may fidget or shake. And if you're uncomfortable, you may cross your arms. New research suggest ...

My friend gives the best hugs. She asks if you'd like a hug and if you say, "sure," she wraps her arms around you. One of her friends told her she has the ministry of hugs (meaning she blesses others ...