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Shownotes:
[2:15] Touch around the world

[4:10] How long should a hug be?

[5:53] When is touch safe?

[7:42] Boundaries around touch 

[10:15] The therapeutic benefits around touch

[12:51] The stigma around touch

[13:40] What is a massage therapist?

[15:21] Desexualizing touch

[17:12] Restrictions on touch

[19:02] Safe touch

[21:05] Touch Deprivation



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Here are links to the resources we sited in this episode:

https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/magazine/article/2345/the-touch-taboo

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/understanding-the-touch-taboo-1.356516

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/europeans-comfort-touch-social-bonds/412861/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/07/crisis-touch-hugging-mental-health-strokes-cuddles

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