A Therapy & Mental Wellness Blog

Written by: Amanda Levison , M.S., LMHC, LPC, CCBT When I was in my early 20's, I had a friend that would call me Danny Tanner from Full House because I would hug on a regular basis and my friend was not an affectionate person and she didn't understand how I was. It was natural to me. Do you ever just need a hug? Do you sometimes feel that when you're upset and someone hugs you, you realize afterward that that was all you need? Research has shown that hugging has been ext