Rev. Edie Weinstein: Free Hugs & Overcoming Touch Taboo

In this episode of The Ridiculously You Podcast, our host Julie May sits down with Rev. Edie Weinstein, a licensed social worker, interfaith minister, and self-proclaimed opti-mystic, for a heartfelt conversation about healing the epidemic of loneliness with radical love. Edie is the founder of Hugmobsters Armed with Love, offering FREE HUGS as an act of powerful, public vulnerability. This is where self-love meets straight talk on a global scale.Rev. Edie Weinstein's journey from co-publisher of Visions Magazine to interviewing the Dalai Lama is a testament to identity reclamation. She shares the messy parts of using laughter and touch as a balm for her own emotional wounds, which led to her powerful TEDx talk on Overcoming the Taboo of Touch. This conversation is a brilliant reframe: you are not broken, you are adapting, and sometimes the best way to heal is by putting your heart out there.This episode is your permission slip to stop shrinking and embrace your "too much" energy, whether that's through clowning as her alter-ego, "Feather," or simply asking for the connection you need. Julie May and Rev. Edie Weinstein prove that boundaries that stick allow for deeper intimacy, and that loving the ridiculous parts of yourself is how you find the courage to offer a free hug to the world.Want to learn more about Rev. Edie Weinstein? https://www.opti-mystical.com/Want to learn more about Ridiculously You or join our newsletter? https://ridiculouslyyou.comReady to join the Ridiculous Women Society and stop shrinking? https://ridiculouslyyou.com/womenWant to learn more about Julie May or book her to speak? https://thejuliemay.com