by Jean Franzblau | May 7, 2021 | Checking In, How To
I’m feeling sorry for myself right now and probably need to shake some emotions loose. So I’m going to invite you to witness a real time experiment. I’m going to try my newly created “fake laugh” video and let you know how I feel after I...
by Jean Franzblau | Apr 15, 2021 | Checking In, Cuddle Workshops
I sent out an anonymous survey exploring the possibility of offering cuddle events in July. More than 80 people who care about cuddling responded. Did it reveal a sure-fire approach that I’m ready to implement? No, but I didn’t expect that. It did give me...
by Jean Franzblau | Apr 9, 2021 | Checking In, Cuddle Queen Jean, How To, Video
Already today, I’ve emailed a legal document, took my supplements, reached out to a colleague, and set up an appointment. There will be more of the same tomorrow and the next day and the next. So. Much. Adulting. I find that being a grown up in this complex...
by Jean Franzblau | Mar 19, 2021 | Checking In, Covid Diaries
Old Movies My Dad used to tape old movies on the VCR and play his favorites over and over. A 1951 film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, was part of the pantheon. The film was about an advanced being coming to earth with a warning that human activities – in...
by Jean Franzblau | Jan 11, 2021 | Antiracism, Checking In
In his book, How to Be An Antiracist, Ibram Kendi says, “The heartbeat of antiracism is confession.” As a black man he wasn’t wagging his finger at the white reader with judgment. Instead, he acknowledged with embarrassment that he expressed racist ideas as a younger...
by Jean Franzblau | Dec 7, 2020 | Checking In, Covid Diaries, How To
Quarantine Discoveries, Part 2 I promised to share with you the resources that are helping me survive and even thrive during the pandemic. An item or two may be “too out there” for your taste, but perhaps you shouldn’t be surprised. I’m the one who tried cuddling and...
