Epiphany Jordan is the author of “Somebody Hold Me: The Single Person’s Guide to Nurturing Human Touch” She has a touch business, Karuna Sessions, in Austin, Texas.

In our communication Epiphany had informed me that "our culture currently considers touch between adults as romantic or sexual, instead of part of health and wellness, and it’s a paradigm that isn’t working for many single and partnered people."

Theories on the reasons why people choose to do drugs is vast as the medical field may define it as a reward deficiency syndrome as this can be related to self-medicating. Some use as they live in loneliness or a world where they don’t feel wanted, nurtured, or even belong to their family, society, and even this world.

According to Aristotle, human beings are “social animals” and therefore naturally seek the companionship of others as part of their well being.

Physical contact distinguishes humans from other animals. From a handshake, a hug or a pat on the back, we have developed emotional expression through physical contact. What about the internet and this world where human touch is in danger of becoming rare, if not obsolete.

As Covid-19 has been taking the lives of people close to us, we have been required to separate from everyone. When someone dies in the hospital, they are alone and unable to have any physical contact or comfort as they pass away.

Epiphany brings something that is looked down upon by some, and even viewed as awkward by many. How important is human touch? Is their information that can back up cuddling as a therapeutic tool. We are going to find out from my guest.

Sometimes we come across individuals who may think differently than us but are seeking the exact same thing. Jay Shifman, the host of “choose your struggles” is that person.

Nothing new happens unless you can have great communication with those that have differing ideas.

That is what todays episode is about. For the very first time in our podcast where we have a guest; I am not running this as an interview but instead a discussion about those very topics that nobody seems to want to talk about .

Why? If we don’t discuss them then maybe it doesn’t exist? The less we talk about, the easier it is to sleep at night or maybe we don’t talk about it, especially around our children because we believe it will taint their innocence.

I doubt it, because, most likely they have seen those things we pretend don’t exist, with suicide rising they most likely have had friends who took their lives, and sex;

which is usually a forbidden act creates a confusion between right and wrong since they are told it is wrong but for many males and some females, it probably runs through their heads.

All of these things that we don’t want to talk about are left for them to deal with, alone, and maybe scared.

Sometimes our perceptions of what is right and what is wrong can be based on biases, opinions, or perceptions that are flawed.

Maybe we are anxious or nervous, or uncomfortable about discussing certain things so we don’t for selfish reasons.