False Accusations (Part 2)
Last time I told you about the sex ed talk I gave at a conservative university. One of the students asked me how he can avoid false accusations, and I fumbled. Today, I’ll share how I might handle it next time and who I turned to for help. Tactics The student asked a...
Men: How Do You Protect Yourselves From False Accusations? (Part 1)
Have I told you that sometimes I get invited to speak at universities to give sex education talks? (I probably already told you because I’m so proud of that fact!) I treasure the opportunities when they come my way. Last year I presented at Idaho State University. The...
Reprieve From Perfectionism
I was having fun It was Friday afternoon, and I was feeling mighty proud of myself. A week before I’d invested in shared office space at a place called Cross Campus. I no longer spent the day working at my home office feeling isolated. Now I was happily working among...
I Was Resistant: Now I’m a Believer (video)
I owe it all to my friend Samantha Hess from Cuddle Up to Me in Portland. Sam was deep into her professional cuddling business when we met. At this point Cuddle Sanctuary was really experienced at leading events. Rather than be competitive - true to the spirit of what...
I Got the Best Birthday Gift
Today’s my 49th birthday. I wanted to share with you a wonderful development - a birthday gift that I wouldn’t have dreamed to ask for. The Rolling Stone Article Last October, a few people who know me well sent me an article in Rolling Stone that described a new...
Will They Make Fun of Me? (video)
I received an email from the producer of a YouTube series called UnderVlogs. They wanted me to teach their group of Instagram influencers how to be professional cuddlers. And of course they needed to capture the experience on video. I was skeptical I checked out their...
Hugzilla at Burning Man
If you’re going to Burning Man this year and come upon Hugzilla Camp, let me know! What’s Burning Man? Burning Man can be hard to describe. Their website says “Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a...
My Fellow Mammals
My name is Jean, and I’m a mammal. The species I belong to is homo sapiens. A member of my species, Matthew Lieberman wrote a book for homo sapiens called Social that describes why I have a need to be around other humans. It’s built into my biology! One reason for my...
The Good Men Who Fail
I’m a fan of good men When I met Dave Jorgensen, I could tell he was a good man. He dearly wanted to start a business as a professional cuddler serving the elderly in his city - Victoria, British Columbia. His heart was in such a beautiful place. And I could tell he...
Where in your life can you celebrate freedom?
Last night at Cuddle Sanctuary’s opening circle, I posed a question to the group about the personal meaning freedom had for them. It was the eve of 4th of July of course, and the question was a tip-of-the-hat to the holiday. I didn’t anticipate how deep it would go....