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...
by Jean Franzblau | Jun 3, 2020 | Checking In, Video
As the Founder of Cuddle Sanctuary, I wanted to share with you my position on racial equality: I’m for it. As a white woman in the business of kindness, it pains me to acknowledge that I’ve turned away from this issue again and again. Not because I...
by Jean Franzblau | May 13, 2020 | Checking In, Covid Diaries
Apparently I’m not a robot. The pandemic has taught me that. No, I never thought I was actually a cyborg, but American culture is relentless. And Los Angeles is a relentless town. And I need to acknowledge that my personality must also enter into the equation. I’m...
by Jean Franzblau | May 1, 2020 | Checking In
Did you know that our mental health can get a nice boost with the use of nostalgia? The 1980’s. That’s my sweet spot. Though I really like listening to the music, for a while I felt some shame about it. The shame arrived when I realized that 1980’s songs are...
by Jean Franzblau | Apr 8, 2020 | Checking In, Covid Diaries
A week or so ago, my friend Steph sent me an article with a warning that included two words I’d never heard used together before: Zoom and Bomb. Zoom is the popular virtual meeting app that Cuddle Sanctuary has been using for years to deliver our free monthly classes....
by Jean Franzblau | Mar 25, 2020 | Checking In, Covid Diaries
Someone’s Being Mean to Jean The thoughts started creeping in two nights ago. I had a dream that I had poop coming out of my mouth. Can you think of a better metaphor for being “full of shit”? This was my sleeping self waging an attack on me. And then my waking self...
