It all started with a homemade button with “Free Mom Hugs” written on it in black Sharpie. Sara Cunningham, a mom of two from Oklahoma, wore it to a Pride festival in 2015, offering hugs to anyone who ...

A mom was curious what her dogs looked like when she gave them hugs, so she recorded herself hugging them. And what came out ...

In this week's My Unsung Hero, Katie Ortman Doble recounts how a stranger supported her after a rare cancer diagnosis. Time now for "My Unsung Hero," our series from the team at Hidden Brain. "My ...

If you have a healthy relationship with your mom, there’s a good chance that she's the first person you reach out to when you’re stressed. There’s something so soothing about hearing your mom tell you ...

Free Mom Hugs — the humble, homegrown LGBTQ+ advocacy group — has come a long way since Sara Cunningham attended Oklahoma City Pride wearing a button that offered marchers and attendees a “free” ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Twin Cities Pride has kicked off and thousands are flooding Loring Park to celebrate inclusion. There’s art, food, activities and more than 650 vendors and businesses offering resources ...

A volunteer for Free Mom Hugs, an Oklahoma-based LGBTQ+ advocacy group, became the center of far-right malice after a Moms for Liberty co-founder called her a "groomer" on social media. After Free ...

A military mom kept both her and her kids' spirits up during the year they were apart by recording herself practicing her reunion hug before returning to surprise them with an emotional embrace. Laura ...