This is Spatial Medicine.

Putting your hand on someone’s shoulder is a way of saying,

“I got you, I’m here to help”.

When you’ve never had that kind of support in your life, the burden on your back and shoulders will be too great for you to hold, or you will bear it at great expense to your finite energy levels.

Spatial Medicine is a way to re-assure your body and nervous system, that it can carry the loads you WANT to carry.