by Jean Franzblau | Nov 22, 2019 | Consent
Last time I told you about the sex ed talk I gave at a conservative university. One of the students asked me how he can avoid false accusations, and I fumbled. Today, I’ll share how I might handle it next time and who I turned to for help. Tactics The student asked a...
by Jean Franzblau | Nov 8, 2019 | Consent
Have I told you that sometimes I get invited to speak at universities to give sex education talks? (I probably already told you because I’m so proud of that fact!) I treasure the opportunities when they come my way. Last year I presented at Idaho State University. The...
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 | May 11, 2019 | Checking In, Consent
Did you open this blog because of the lure of the title? The seductive promise that the writer knows the truth about you? That deep down, even though you recycle plastic or give spare change to the homeless or say hello to strangers – that deep down, you’re kind...
