As a therapist there’s very little about paying a professional to help you self-regulate and develop your communication strategies that seems foreign to me. Commodified relationships and scholastic training in naturalistic social skills are part and parcel of the therapeutic process so it’s no surprise to me that professional cuddlers have something to offer the world. What that is and what to do with it on the other hand took some examination. Catch Nate and I’s conversation with Sundeep Arole of Mindful Touch Austin 9/30 7p CT and be sure to check back afterwards for some footNOTES!
Inside the Gentle World of Professional Cuddling by Meghan Nesmith from Repeller
Looking For A Side Hustle? How About Professional Cuddling? from Grey Journal
The Cuddle Sutra by Rob Grader
11 Weird Facts About Working as a Professional Cuddler by Carly Carano for Ranker
Fighting Loneliness With Cuddle Parties by Jon Fortenbury for The Atlantic
I cuddled with strangers at a San Francisco cuddle party alongside other members of the city’s intimacy-starved workforce. No, it wasn’t that weird. by Katie Canales for Business Insider
Cuddle (2015) Documentary
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall Rosenberg
Wim Hof: The Man and the Method by Emily Cronkleton for Healthline
