Holding my infant son to soothe him at 3 a.m. today, I thought about how important the touch of another human is. It helps us feel safe and loved and cared about and connected.
And not just when we’re teeny. The feel of my son’s chest rising and falling with his breath soothed me as well, in this grim time.
No wonder this social isolation feels so terrible. Without touch, we really feel alone. Of course, once we’re past a certain age, sex enters the picture as a form of touch that has the power