by Jean Franzblau | Sep 24, 2019 | Checking In, Consent
Today’s my 49th birthday. I wanted to share with you a wonderful development – a birthday gift that I wouldn’t have dreamed to ask for. The Rolling Stone Article Last October, a few people who know me well sent me an article in Rolling Stone that described a new...
by Jean Franzblau | Sep 10, 2019 | Checking In, Consent, Cuddle Workshops, Cuddling, Video
I received an email from the producer of a YouTube series called UnderVlogs. They wanted me to teach their group of Instagram influencers how to be professional cuddlers. And of course they needed to capture the experience on video. I was skeptical I checked out their...
by Jean Franzblau | Aug 17, 2019 | Checking In, Consent, Cuddling
If you’re going to Burning Man this year and come upon Hugzilla Camp, let me know! What’s Burning Man? Burning Man can be hard to describe. Their website says “Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a...
by Jean Franzblau | Aug 2, 2019 | Checking In, Cuddle Workshops, Professional Cuddling
My name is Jean, and I’m a mammal. The species I belong to is homo sapiens. A member of my species, Matthew Lieberman wrote a book for homo sapiens called Social that describes why I have a need to be around other humans. It’s built into my biology! One reason for my...
by Jean Franzblau | Jul 4, 2019 | Checking In
Last night at Cuddle Sanctuary’s opening circle, I posed a question to the group about the personal meaning freedom had for them. It was the eve of 4th of July of course, and the question was a tip-of-the-hat to the holiday. I didn’t anticipate how deep it would go....
by Jean Franzblau | Jun 7, 2019 | Checking In, Cuddle Workshops, History
Two weeks ago I joyfully shared the ch-ch-ch changes at Cuddle Sanctuary. I’d been looking for a new space for our events and one fell into my lap like magic. On June 1st, Louis, Susan, Fei and I entered the venue for the first time and hosted a celebratory Saturday...
