Today with Epiphany Jordan, author of the book: Somebody Hold Me, we talk about platonic touch.



We cover:

• What got her into the world of platonic touch.

• How come we miss out on tender touch, when not in a sexual relationship.

• The role of touch on our health, in particular our immune & nervous systems.

• Differences in how touch is perceived in different cultures and across times.

• The hypocritical standpoints on nudity and touch in certain western cultures.

• Why platonic touch is so misunderstood and so taboo.

• The concept of ‘excarnation’ by Irish Philosopher Richard Kearney.

• Cultural myths that discourage nurturing human touch.

• Touch hunger: Are we, as women, more afraid of platonic touch?

• Sometimes we just don’t want certain people to touch us and how to handle it, especially in the yoga and spiritual industries; where it can be considered ‘closed hearted’ if we don’t want to hug everybody.

• Boundaries.

• Permission vs consent.

• Alternative solutions for single people to replace a hug with.



References mentioned in this episode: Richard Kearney & Tea Consent & Betty Martin



Find Epiphany: nurturinghumantouch.com/ & 

Her book: Somebody Hold Me: The Single Person's Guide to Nurturing Human Touch


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