by Jean Franzblau | Dec 8, 2018 | Checking In, Consent, Cuddle Workshops, Cuddling, The Faces of Cuddle Sanctuary
I received an email this week from a former Cuddle Sanctuary attendee who kindly gave me permission to share it. I’ve changed his name and the names of every other person I mention below… Jean, hi. Hope you are well. Do you find when people start...
by Jean Franzblau | Nov 22, 2018 | Checking In
Welcome to the Thanksgiving Edition of Cuddle Sanctuary’s (mostly) weekly blog! For some, the holidays offer a welcome break from routine and a chance to hang out with people that they love. For others, it’s a time to remember and mourn people who are no longer here....
by Jean Franzblau | Nov 8, 2018 | Checking In, Consent
(Trigger Warning) A few months ago I was at an event with old and new friends when something strange happened. I was in the midst of a conversation. There were three of us. I got very quiet and very anxious. When one of them asked me what was wrong, I said, “I don’t...
by Jean Franzblau | Aug 4, 2018 | Checking In
A few weeks ago, in my blog Support for Men in the #MeToo Era, I promised you an interview with a man who’s been through the ManKind Project’s New Warrior Training. Here it is! I want you to meet a very special person in my life – Brett Rhodes. Brett loves...
by Jean Franzblau | Jul 19, 2018 | Checking In
I was once dating this guy – let’s call him Steve. Steve and I were talking about current events. I noticed that when our conversation went to topics related to women’s empowerment that he got tense and the flow of conversation would become strained. I’m not...
by Jean Franzblau | Jul 4, 2018 | Checking In, How To
This is no fun to write, and yet’s appropriate to take stock of what’s happening as I write this and as you read it. As you probably know, on this day to celebrate American freedom several thousand children are being kept imprisoned away from their...
