by Jean Franzblau | Oct 22, 2019 | Professional Cuddling, Stories from Sessions
I was having fun It was Friday afternoon, and I was feeling mighty proud of myself. A week before I’d invested in shared office space at a place called Cross Campus. I no longer spent the day working at my home office feeling isolated. Now I was happily working among...
by Fei Wyatt | May 2, 2019 | Consent, Professional Cuddling, Stories from Sessions
“I already love you unconditionally.” That’s the opening line of my professional cuddling profile. Sure, it’s a little cheesy. But I sincerely mean this, and believe it to be true. Love and acceptance has always come easily for me. It’s why I became a...
by Jean Franzblau | Apr 25, 2019 | Cuddling, Professional Cuddling, Stories from Sessions, Training
As many of you know, my dad died earlier this month. I spent ten days on an emotional roller coaster of sadness, laughter, sibling friction, nostalgia, empathy and pure grief. I’ll never forget the experience of my brother, sister, mom and I in the guest bedroom...
by Fei Wyatt | Jun 14, 2018 | Cuddling, Professional Cuddling, Stories from Sessions
Last week, I wrote about the validity of the intimacy we encounter in environments like cuddle events, or with a professional cuddler. In that article, I tiptoed around using the word love; I avoided it for the most part. But I also used it anyway. I’ve been thinking...
by Fei Wyatt | Mar 24, 2018 | Cuddling, Etiquette, Professional Cuddling, Stories from Sessions
When Adam* came in for his first session, he made a beeline for the lone chair in the far corner of the living room. I don’t usually hold sessions in my living room. Or in chairs. But I was prepared. “The only touch I’d ever gotten as a child was abusive,” he’d...