by Jean Franzblau | Oct 26, 2020 | Checking In
A few years ago I wrote a check to myself for ten million dollars and post dated it September 24, 2020. My 50th birthday. A secret gift It all started with an anonymous package I received in the mail in 2018. A book called You Are a Badass at Making Money. After days...
by Jean Franzblau | Sep 10, 2020 | Checking In
I have a mystical side to me. Back when browsing bookstores was a thing, I used to enjoy visiting Thunderbolt Spiritual Books in Santa Monica. Though sometimes the incense burning was a little too pungent for my delicate nose, I adored running my fingers over piles of...
by Jean Franzblau | Aug 25, 2020 | Checking In, Covid Diaries, Cuddle Workshops, Cuddling
I don’t want to write this blog – because if I do, I’ll have to feel this. No thanks. The Pandemic March Through Time In March, nice people sent me emails to ask how I was doing. ‘How is Cuddle Sanctuary?” “How are you?” I was fine. I was busy creating online...
by Jean Franzblau | Jul 21, 2020 | Checking In, Consent, Covid Diaries, How To
My secret is out. I’ve been keeping a secret for months about how I’ve been able to navigate the pandemic and even thrive during it. (Hint: I’ve been doing a whole lot of cuddling. More on that scandalous truth in a moment.) We’ve turned a...
by Jean Franzblau | Jul 13, 2020 | Checking In
I made it! I must be some sort of important badass to finally have imposter syndrome. According to my good friend Wikiipedia, imposter syndrome is the “psychological pattern in which one doubts one’s accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of...
by Jean Franzblau | Jun 30, 2020 | Checking In
Cuddle Sanctuary’s credo of being warmly welcoming to all was never good enough. Deep in my heart, I think I always knew that. Systemic racism is vicious; much more is needed to make things right in our broken culture. Cuddle Sanctuary is an organization founded and...
