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...
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...
