How Long Has It Been Since You’ve Been Touched?

Acamea
Scribe
Published in
2 min readJan 4, 2023

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Photo by Sinitta Leunen on Unsplash

During a podcast episode featuring Ph.D. power couple John and Julie Gottman, the latter declared:

“Touch is as essential to our well-being as food, water, and exercise.”

Quite the terrifying concept. I can go to the grocery store and carry home bags of food. I can push or pull the handle of my kitchen faucet…

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Acamea
Scribe

Pushcart Prize nominated essayist and memoirist. Author. Music connoisseur. Multi-passionate creative. I’ve lost a lot of sleep to dreams….