by Jean Franzblau | Feb 10, 2024 | Checking In
I’ve been quiet about my use of plant medicine. Yet plants and mushrooms have been changing my life for the past few years. The first time I tried magic mushrooms, I was unaware of how healing and sacred they could be. My introduction was purely recreational. I had a...
by Jean Franzblau | Dec 26, 2023 | Checking In, Cuddle Queen Jean, How To, Video
Years ago, I worked with an executive coach who shared with me a terrific New Year’s ritual called “Complete and Create.” It’s an easy and satisfying way to say good-bye to the old year and how-do-you-do to the new one. Want to give it a shot? I’ve created the video...
by Jean Franzblau | Nov 23, 2023 | Checking In
Time with my journal is a personal tryst A visit with my ongoing gratitude list Just this week – on the lip of a sadness abyss I logged the good and wallah! The blues were dismissed Yep! I use gratitude lists on the regular to help make my life better. I...
by Jean Franzblau | Mar 29, 2023 | Checking In, Consent
I had the good luck to spend a day at Disneyland last week. But even better luck – my buddy for the day was my touch-and-hug-positive friend – Susan! This means that if I had an impulse for physical connection, I felt comfortable asking for it. It was so...
by Jean Franzblau | Jan 15, 2023 | Checking In
What a delight. Epiphany Jordan, author of Somebody Hold Me, reached out unexpectedly that she was in Los Angeles. This was the first time I’d be meeting Epiphany in person. It felt special! We organized a morning beach walk and geeked out together on guess what? The...
by Jean Franzblau | Dec 21, 2022 | Checking In
A Friendly Reminder A few weeks ago I had a Zoom call at 5:00pm with my friends, Carmen and Stella. We began with a quick check in. “How are you?” I went first. I told them that I was having the typical feelings that occur at sundown. “You know, despair and a sense...
