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June 2018

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Learning to Love My Body Through Cuddling, Part II

2018-06-16
By: Andi_Cuddles
On: June 16, 2018
In: Body Image and Self-Esteem
With: 1 Comment

Before becoming a professional cuddler, my body may as well have been just a robot built to carry my brain around. While I embraced my intellectual side by reading, playing board and video games, researching, and writing… I neglected my body. But cuddling has been changing how I relate to my body and how I see myself. Cuddling has given my body a purpose again — to provide platonic comfort, pleasure, and be a vessel of unconditional love. It feels good to use my body this way. And, as a result of this, I’ve been taking better care of my body. I’ve done a littleRead More →

Learning to Love My Body Through Cuddling Part I

2018-06-16
By: Andi_Cuddles
On: June 16, 2018
In: Body Image and Self-Esteem
With: 0 Comments

I have really mixed self-esteem. I feel great about my personality, intelligence, sense of humor… but I’ve never felt that great about my body. Tl;dr. Through most of grade school, I was not an attractive child. Starting in 3rd grade, I had 80s plastic glasses (think: Barb from Stranger Things, except before it was cool…), crooked teeth, a weird mullet-y hairstyle. And, as such, I was not a popular kid. But, I got through it and as the saying goes: That which does not kills us, makes us stranger. — Trevor Goodchild from Aeon Flux I became a true nerd in high school. It wasRead More →

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How I Became a Professional Cuddler

2018-06-10
By: Andi_Cuddles
On: June 10, 2018
In: Professional Cuddling
With: 2 Comments

I’m not sure *when* I first heard about professional cuddling, but I’m pretty sure it started with the Buzzfeed video where Buzzfeed editors cuddle with professional cuddlers from The Cuddle Sanctuary. The video was published in 2015 and has received NINE AND A HALF MILLION VIEWS since then. (You can watch the video on my What the Heck is Professional Cuddling?! page.) When I watched the video, 1/3 of my brain said, “That is effing weird!” The other 2/3 of my brain said, “How cool! That makes perfect sense!” At this point in my life, I wasn’t even considering being a professional cuddler. Like, theRead More →

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