{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F2794eb77-0833-4c7c-8fca-0b1d011f1d4c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"#067: Somebody Hold Me - with Epiphany Jordan\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/2794eb77-0833-4c7c-8fca-0b1d011f1d4c\"></iframe>","title":"#067: Somebody Hold Me - with Epiphany Jordan","description":"Today with Epiphany Jordan, author of the book: Somebody Hold Me, we talk about platonic touch.\u2028\u2028\n\nWe cover:\n\n\t\u2022\tWhat got her into the world of platonic touch.\n\t\u2022\tHow come we miss out on tender touch, when not in a sexual relationship.\n\t\u2022\tThe role of touch on our health, in particular our immune & nervous systems.\n\t\u2022\tDifferences in how touch is perceived in different cultures and across times.\n\t\u2022\tThe hypocritical standpoints on nudity and touch in certain western cultures.\n\t\u2022\tWhy platonic touch is so misunderstood and so taboo.\n\t\u2022\tThe concept of \u2018excarnation\u2019 by Irish Philosopher Richard Kearney.\n\t\u2022\tCultural myths that discourage nurturing human touch.\n\t\u2022\tTouch hunger: Are we, as women, more afraid of platonic touch?\n\t\u2022\tSometimes we just don\u2019t want certain people to touch us and how to handle it, especially in the yoga and spiritual industries; where it can be considered \u2018closed hearted\u2019 if we don\u2019t want to hug everybody.\n\t\u2022\tBoundaries.\n\t\u2022\tPermission vs consent.\n\t\u2022\tAlternative solutions for single people to replace a hug with.\u2028\u2028\n\n\nReferences mentioned in this episode: Richard Kearney & Tea Consent & Betty Martin\u2028\u2028\n\nFind Epiphany: nurturinghumantouch.com/ & \u2028\u2028Her book: Somebody Hold Me: The Single Person's Guide to Nurturing Human Touch\u2028\n\nFind me: https://linktr.ee/toooldforthisshit or www.angie-s.com","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1f5e1214-e5b0-4dfb-b80c-f545f4246765/FjAWwj7O_OK3g5VxoPoRFeng.png"}