Rebranding Human Touch with Epiphany Jordan

In this episode of Health Coach Conversations, Cathy Sykora sits down with Epiphany Jordan, MPH, CPH, to explore the fascinating topic of rebranding human touch. Epiphany shares her insights on the benefits of touch, the need for a cultural shift in how touch is perceived, and actionable ways to bring nurturing touch into our lives.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why Human Touch Needs a Rebrand: How our current perceptions of touch limit its accessibility and benefits.
• The Three Brand Archetypes of Touch: Exploring touch as a lover, a caregiver, and a villain.
• Benefits of Reimagining Touch: Insights into how touch can lower stress, improve health, and create meaningful connections.

Epiphany Jordan, MPH, CPH, is on a mission to rebrand human touch. From 2013-2020, she provided platonic touch therapy in a ritualized setting with her Austin-based business, Karuna Sessions. She is the author of Somebody Hold Me: The Single Person’s Guide to Nurturing Human Touch, which addresses the touch deficit singles face and offers multiple solutions. Epiphany has appeared on several podcasts discussing human touch and spoke about solving loneliness with touch at Austin’s SXSW Interactive Festival in 2019. In 2023, she earned her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Social Marketing from the University of South Florida, where she researched rebranding human touch. Her diverse background includes roles as a journalist, event planner, professional tarot reader, and more.