Boundaries - Andy Andrews. Content: Kids playground story.

What the longest study on human happines found is the key to a good life - The Atlantic magazine
Connection Is a Core Human Need, But We Are Terrible at It - Forge.Medium.com. Brianna Wiest. Content: Trauma. Lost Connections by Johann Hari.
How to Deal with Loneliness in Today's World: Your Options for Support Healthline.com. Ann Pietrangelo. Jan 2019. -- List of Resource groups for connection for multiple different groups and issues.

7 Reasons So Many Guys Don't Understand Sexual Consent - Cracked.com. David Wong Content: Cultural training and media example
How A Cuddle Party Changed The Way I View Consent - Bustle.com. By Suzannah Weiss.

My First Cuddle Party - Nurtured Nerds blog post.
How A Cuddle Party Changed The Way I View Consent - Bustle.com. By Suzannah Weiss.
Why on Earth Would I go to a Men's Cuddle Party? - Jon Lehrer CP Facilitator, Vancouver BC.
Why hundreds of Utahns are cuddling - nonsexually - with strangers - Salt Lake Tribune.

Cuddling Therapy - City View by Melissa Walker. 1/1/2020. Spotlight on Michelle White of Conscious Cuddles and Cuddlist.
Intimacy for rent: Inside the business of paid cuddling - QZ.com. By Siyi Chen.

What it means to "hold space" for people, plus eight tips on how to do it well - Heather Plett.

Extended Practises: Hugging Meditation - Thich Nhat Hanh.
The Great Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Do "Hugging Meditation" - Maria Popova.
Does Hugging Provide Stress-Buffering Social Support? A Study of Susceptibility to Upper Respiratory Infection and Illness - Psychological Science. Sheldon Cohen, Denise Janicki-Deverts, Ronald B. Turner, William J. Doyle. December 2014.
Hugging Meditation: Deepen Your Practice with a Mindful Embrace - Marianne Hayes.
What are the Benefits of Hugging? Healthline.com by Erica Cirino. April 2018.
Here's Why You Feel the Warm and Fuzzies After a Good Hug. Healthline.com. Erynn Porter. June 2017.

Understanding Whiteness + Deconstructing the Illusion of White Guilt - Sponsored by Cuddlist. This is an excellent presentation on how the concept of whiteness can affect a cuddle practice. In the professional cuddle community, we foster true connections and inclusivity.

7 Reasons So Many Guys Don't Understand Sexual Consent - cracked.com. David Wong Content: Cultural training and media example
Why Men Need Platonic Touch - UpliftConnect.com. Mark Greene.
Why on Earth Would I go to a Men's Cuddle Party? - Jon Lehrer CP Facilitator, Vancouver BC.

Why Is Oxytocin Known as the "Love Hormone"? And 11 Other FAQs. Healthline.com Parenthood. Adrienne Santos-Longhurst. Aug 2018.

Holding a Loved One's Hand Eases Pain and Syncs Brainwaves. Healthline.com. Cathy Cassata. Aug 2020.
Touch the Pain Away New Research on Therapeutic Touch and Persons With Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Holistic Nursing Practice. Denison, Barbara. May 2004
The Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Pain. Journal of Holistic Nursing. Carolyn Monroe. March 2009.

The Pandemic Made the World Realise the Importance of Human Contact. The Economist, Feb 2021.
Cardiovascular protective properties of oxytocin against COVID-19. Life Science Journal. Stephani C Wang 1, Yu-Feng Wang 2. Jan 2021

Large Scientific Review Confirms the Benefits of Physical Touch - New York Times
A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions- Nature Human Behavior
Does Hugging Provide Stress-Buffering Social Support? A Study of Susceptibility to Upper Respiratory Infection and Illness - Psychological Science. Sheldon Cohen, Denise Janicki-Deverts, Ronald B. Turner, William J. Doyle. December 2014.
Effects of partner support on resting oxytocin, cortisol, norepinephrine, and blood pressure before and after warm partner contact. Psychosomatic Medicine Journal. Karen M Grewen 1, Susan S Girdler, Janet Amico, Kathleen C Light
The importance of touch in development - Paediatric Child Health. 2010 Mar; 15(3): 153–156. Evan L Ardiel, MSc and Catharine H Rankin, PhD
Examining the impact of a Healing Touch intervention to reduce posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in combat veterans. American Psychological Association. Reeve, Kirk Black, Pegi A. Huang, John.
Social influences on stress responses and health. Psychoneuroendocrinology. A Courtney DeVries 1, Tara K S Craft, Erica R Glasper, Gretchen N Neigh, Jessica K Alexander. 2007
The soothing function of touch: affective touch reduces feelings of social exclusion Nature.com. Mariana von Mohr, Louise P. Kirsch & Aikaterini Fotopoulou. Oct 2017.
Warm partner contact is related to lower cardiovascular reactivity. Behavioral Medicine Karen M Grewen 1, Bobbi J Anderson, Susan S Girdler, Kathleen C Light. Fall 2003.
Autonomic nervous system changes during Reiki treatment: a preliminary study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Nicola Mackay 1, Stig Hansen, Oona McFarlane. Dec 2004.
Positive couple interactions and daily cortisol: on the stress-protecting role of intimacy. Psychosomatic Medicine. Beate Ditzen 1, Christiane Hoppmann, Petra Klumb. Oct 2008.
C-tactile afferent stimulating touch carries a positive affective value. PLOS ONE. Ralph Pawling et al. March 2017.
Calming Effects of Touch in Human, Animal, and Robotic Interaction-Scientific State-of-the-Art and Technical Advances. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Monika Eckstein et al. Nov 2020.
More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women. Biological Psychology. Kathleen C Light 1, Karen M Grewen, Janet A Amico. Apr 2005.
Social facilitation of wound healing. Psychoneuroendocrinology. Courtney E Detillion et al. Sep 2004. -- Social interaction and oxytocin are show to facilitate wound healing.
Neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze in therapeutic relationships and healing: a scoping review. JBI Database Systematic Reviews Implementation Reports. Fiona Kerr et al. Feb 2019.


Research - Oxytocin

The Pandemic Made the World Realise the Importance of Human Contact. The Economist, Feb 2021.
How Touching Your Partner Can Make Both of You Healthier. Healthline.com. Cathy Cassata. June 2018.
What Does it Mean to be Touch Starved? - Healthline.com by Lauren Sharkey. 9/23/2019.
What are the Benefits of Hugging? Healthline.com by Erica Cirino. April 2018.
Touch May Alleviate Existential Fears for People With Low Self-Esteem. Association for Psychological Science. Sander L. Koole. Nov 2013.
Calming Effects of Touch in Human, Animal, and Robotic Interaction-Scientific State-of-the-Art and Technical Advances. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Monika Eckstein et al. Nov 2020.

Glossary from More than Two - definitions of polyamory terms.