Human touch, missing for so many during the pandemic, helps us heal

Collage with the quote: Now more than ever, she probably needs a hug
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Collage with the quote: Now more than ever, she probably needs a hug
Paula Friedrich, Getty Images / WBEZ

Human touch, missing for so many during the pandemic, helps us heal

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Touch plays a larger role in how we grow and heal than you might have realized.

Reset learns why it helps and what to do if you aren’t getting enough of it during the pandemic.

GUESTS: Alexandra Solomon, clinical assistant professor and licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University and author of Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want

Jay Baglia, professor at the College of Communication, DePaul University and author of The Viagra Ad Venture: Masculinity Media and the Performance of Sexual Health and Communicating Pregnancy Loss: Narrative as a Method for Change