When Touch Feels Difficult

When Touch Feels Difficult

Touch is a Universal Language Touch is our first language. We may not say our first recognisable word until we are almost 12 months old, so until then we are reliant on touch, sound and facial expression to know we are loved and cared for. Touch means something to...
How is Touch in Your Relationship? 

How is Touch in Your Relationship? 

An All Too Common Story I am a mother. Becoming a mother was one of the biggest, best and most challenging gifts I have been given. I touched both my babies as soon as they were born. I breast fed them on demand. They shared our bed. I cuddled them whenever I...
Singles Need Touch Too

Singles Need Touch Too

Living Alone The years of COVID lockdowns and isolation had a big impact on people who live alone. Alongside our cultural identity of independence, many people enjoy their own space and privacy while living alone. We also have societal rules on who and how we touch,...
Who Deserves Touch?

Who Deserves Touch?

EVERYONE Deserves Touch Touch is one of our most fundamental human needs. Science says that babies cannot thrive without eye contact, affirmation and holding. I BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE FOR ALL OF US. TOUCH can be: 💝 Soothing and calming to the nervous...