The Cascade your username By: Andrea Sadowski Near the end of summer, my friend and I were hula hooping on Wreck Beach, enjoying one of the last sunny days before the rainy season and talking about how we cope with stress and anxiety. I told her that I read my Bible, write in a journal, and gulp down CBD oil. She said whenever she sees a friendly looking tree while walking down the street, she gives it a hug. I laughed at first because I thought she was joking, but she was, in fact, totally serious. She said that tree hugging can be comforting and grounding, and she can feel the tree transfer its energy to her. She didnât care that she might have looked weird to other people who were passing by; she just wanted to give the tree a hug and thinks that more people should as well.