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...
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....
