I'm very interested in the healing of people's hearts/emotions (mine included!). There have been some cool stories here:
@Lorelei (post): About a year ago, when I was feeling very low and really needed therapeutic cuddles myself, I hired someone -- an experience that made me a firm believer in their ability to heal! -- I ended up in tears because I finally opened up to someone else about some things that had been hurting me for a long time.
@Scarlette (post): He asked me to help him deal with a life long issue that he has been battling. I happily agreed and we got to cuddling. I held him like I held my children when they were young. I spoke gently and lovingly. Over the next 3 hrs he opened up, and cried and laughed. He said he had breakthroughs that he's never had in all his years of therapy. [...] I know the science behind cuddling, I know the positions, I know the rules, etc. What I didn't know, or at least had never seen was how it could literally change a life...in 3 short hours.
@selcouth (post): When the other person is crying I take on what I would call a "sacred responsibility" to provide a safe space for that person's vulnerable moment for as long as is needed. It is a very healing experience being able to trust someone so completely as to be completely vulnerable and know you are safe.
Any other stories, either as the one giving or receiving a healing type cuddle? (Tears are optional!)
What contributed to it being a healing experience?