Hold Yourself Close®
Weighted Hug is a wearable embrace — a way to feel held, steady, and supported in the moments you need it most.
Slip it on when your chest feels tight, when your thoughts start to scatter, or when you just want to feel more grounded in your own body. Its gentle weight wraps around your torso like a reassuring hand, helping you settle, soften, and come back to yourself.
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It’s a way to feel safe inside your own skin again.
Nervous System Regulation
Weighted Hug works by applying gentle, evenly distributed pressure around your torso — the area of the body most closely tied to your sense of safety. This type of pressure activates the body’s deep‑touch receptors, sending a steady stream of “you’re safe” signals to the brain.
When these receptors are engaged, the nervous system naturally shifts out of fight‑or‑flight and into the parasympathetic state that supports calm, digestion, emotional regulation, and focus. It’s the same physiological response that makes a real hug grounding — delivered in a wearable form you can reach for anytime.
What You'll Experience
Steady in Your Body
Gentle, evenly distributed deep pressure helps your system shift from stress into safety. Your breath settles, tension softens, and your body feels more grounded and regulated.
Clearer in Your Mind
Predictable, grounding sensory input reduces overwhelm and supports clearer thinking. As your nervous system settles, your thoughts organize and your focus naturally returns.
Emotionally Contained
Weighted Hug creates a steady sense of internal holding — a form of wearable emotional regulation. It helps you process feelings without spiraling, shutting down, or becoming overstimulated.
Calmer Through Transitions
From waking to working to resting, deep pressure helps your nervous system stay regulated. Daily transitions become smoother and less activating, supporting consistent anxiety relief throughout the day.
Supported, Not Alone
A quiet reminder that you don’t have to hold everything by yourself. Your body receives the message: you’re safe enough to soften and thrive.
Why We Made This
I created Weighted Hug out of a deep longing for containment and holding — something my body had been asking for long before I had words for it. I was living in a body that had learned to brace, to perform, to survive. And I wanted to feel held without needing another person to do the holding.
I started experimenting with weight, pressure, and fit—not just for comfort, but for regulation. I wanted something I could wear while working, resting, transitioning. Something that would remind my nervous system: you’re safe enough to soften.
Weighted Hug became that tool. It’s not just a vest—it’s a wearable embrace. A way to downshift from stress into safety. A way to return to breath, focus, and emotional clarity.
I believe we’re meant to live beyond survival mode. In abundance, love, and thriving. Weighted Hug is my offering toward that belief—a tool for embodied healing, designed to meet you where you are and help you come back to yourself.
—Samuel James, Creator of Weighted Hug
Who's It For
Weighted Hug supports a wide range of bodies, rhythms, and nervous systems.
Weighted Hug supports people who:
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Feel deeply and get overstimulated
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Struggle with transitions and task switching
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Carry tension without meaning to
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Work long hours in their head or at a desk
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Want to feel held without needing someone else
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Are learning to regulate, not just cope
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Crave softness without collapse
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Need help arriving in their body
"True wellness begins with our capacity to rest."
Moments That Call for Grounding
Weighted Hug supports the rhythms and routines that shape your day.
There are the moments when grounding makes all the difference.
Transitions
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You’re transitioning between tasks
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You’re working long hours in your head
Regulation
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You’re overstimulated and need to downshift
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You’re trying to rest but can’t settle
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You’re preparing to show up and need grounding
Emotional Containment
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You’re processing emotion and want containment
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You’re in public and need support without touch
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You’re at home and want to feel held
Fit & Features
A practical guide to how Weighted Hug fits, feels & functions
How does it fit?
Weighted Hug sits close to the body without squeezing. Its design distributes weight evenly across the shoulders and torso for steady, grounding pressure.
What sizes are available?
One Size Fits Most:
The adjustable side straps and extended Velcro allow Weighted Hug to fit a wide range of bodies and clothing layers.
To determine if it will fit you, use your waist measurement as a helpful guide.
• Minimum circumference: 26"
• Maximum expansion: 52"
A second size will be available in early 2026.
What does it feel like?
Like a steady, even pressure — grounding but not restrictive.
What’s inside it?
Non‑toxic glass bead weights sewn into secure internal channels for even distribution and durability.
How heavy is it?
Weighted Hug is 8 lb — roughly the same steady pressure as a gentle hug around your body.
Is it adjustable?
Yes. Side adjusters allow you to customize the fit to your body, clothing layers, and preferred level of closeness.
Is it washable?
For longevity, we recommend spot cleaning or handwashing in a tub or sink. Lay flat on a towel with a fan to dry.
What’s the fabric like?
Soft, durable cotton canvas that warms slightly with your body heat.
