"People are missing things that we take for granted, like little things like a hug," Paul Ayoub said of the creation Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital.

A weighted blanket feels like a cozy hug and may help with sleep issues. Our favorites span cooling, budget, and king-size blankets and comforters.

Weighted blankets are great for easing stress and anxiety, thanks to their ability to stimulate serotonin and create the feeling of a warm, comforting hug. Spring may be approaching, but many of ...

These heavier-than-usual blankets have gained popularity in the past few years since laying them over yourself mimics the feeling of a hug or being held and, in turn, may calm the nervous system.

Weighted blankets use small weighted glass beads or ‘nanobeads’ to create pressure that replicates a warm hug, thereby helping calm and relax the body for an improved night’s sleep.

Hugimals offers cozy weighted pillows for soothing stress relief that double as a decor item for your couch or bed ...

Or, as David Rubin, a certified sleep-science coach and director of product testing at the Sleep Doctor, explains, using a weighted blanket feels like “being swaddled or held in a firm hug ...