In 2025, several psychology studies aimed at understanding hugging were published. Here are the major takeaways from them.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A group of high school students in DeKalb County are trying to spread positivity and love through their school and beyond with free hugs. The Love Club started at Cedar Grove High ...

I’m going to leave work and shortly thereafter will be enveloped in arms, legs, chests and cheeks. (If my girls aren’t upstairs on their smart phones, that is.) Three gorgeous daughters: One skinny as ...

Last autumn I sat at my desk, watching a video that highlighted moms passing out free hugs at a Pride Festival. Moms, dads and pastors lined the streets with signs announcing, “free hugs.” This may ...

Hug Day is on the 12th of February; it is celebrated as a crucial part of Valentine's week to show warmth and love that brings comfort through simple hugs. Love, care, support, security, and such ...

Many people dealt with hardship and stress during the height of the pandemic.It prompted a Mason family to start a business called BoxFull, aimed at sending love and hugs to people across the country.

As Joan Steinberg spent her last days at the Zusman Hospice center on the East Side, she was comforted by the Build-a-Bear Workshop bear her great-grandchildren, Emily and Matthew Cammeyer, had made ...