Pandemic Winter Health Hacks

The Power of Cuddling

Hold hands and snuggle pets

Kate Green Tripp
Elemental
Published in
2 min readJan 26, 2021

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Though I’ve yet to experiment with weighted blankets, I am familiar with the sensation of being lovingly suffocated by heavy warmth. It happens when my 10-year-old drapes himself across my resting body to snuggle, talk, read, or laugh. As most parents can attest, one version of a no-longer-miniature kid…

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Kate Green Tripp
Elemental

Writer / Editor / Strategist. Comms Director, Stanford Impact Labs. I chase ideas & shape stories about science, society & innovation. Mostly, I belong outside.