Human Connection, Touch and Intimacy with a Professional Cuddler • 017

Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

Melissa Monte | Mindset Mentor

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Ep. 017: Human touch is a basic need, yet its becoming more difficult to establish personal, physical connections. Studies show loneliness and unhappiness are correlated… social scientists say we are increasingly feeling disillusioned and depressed. Fei Wyatt, a Professional Cuddler talks on the healing power of presence, non-judgment, and affectionate touch. With a background in psychology, she is experienced in working with trauma, grief, depression, attachment, relationships and intimacy, and LGBTQ issues. Today we will learn: The healing power of presence, non-judgment, and affectionate touch How long it takes for oxytocin to release from touch How to hold someone for healing Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/017 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mind Love, episode 17.
0:03.0	Today's episode is all about the benefits of human touch from a professional cuddler.
0:09.0	Loneliness is the biggest health risk and it only takes 20 seconds of hugging to release
0:15.0	oxytocin.
0:17.7	Turn up your frequency with mind love.
0:21.8	Bight-sized brain hacks for seekers, dreamers, and doers.
0:25.0	It's time to give your mind a little love with your host,
0:29.0	Melissa Monti. Monte.
0:39.0	Hi friends, I hope you're all feeling as amazing as I am today. I'm actually just coming out of a really amazing visioning event that I went to this weekend, put on by
0:45.0	my husband's success coach, Mark Dama. So I'm feeling extra fired up.
0:51.2	One of my favorite things about living in the LA area is the huge mix of happenings and
0:56.6	events happening within just a few miles of my house.
1:00.8	One of my favorite things to do is actually scrolling through Facebook events just to see what cool things catch my eye.
1:07.0	One of these recently was a group cuddle event.
1:11.0	The descriptions that it was perfect for people who like hugs, check, and who are looking to relax and unwind. Double check. Of course, they sent me on a Google roller coaster for the next hour, but not only were
1:26.7	their cuddle events, you could also hire your own personal one-to-one cuddler. The YouTube videos around the topic actually seemed pretty solid and I couldn't
1:38.0	help but listen to the chief cuddle officer's soothing voice and think, yep, I'd cuddle that.
1:44.0	Those who know me know I am
1:47.0	exentrically open-minded.
1:49.0	And so I started to see, well,
1:51.0	human touch is a basic need and not everyone has it, so why wouldn't it be a great idea?
1:57.0	Seriously, though, children who don't get enough physical touch usually have ranging psychological issues. Studies show
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