Professional Cuddling & Consent: A Conversation with Michelle Renee

About this episode

Michelle Renee discusses professional cuddling, consent, and intimacy coaching.

Michelle Renee (she/her) is a San Diego-based holistic intimacy coach and co-owner of Cuddlist.com. She offers trauma-informed, consent-based support to help people of all genders rebuild trust with touch, practice clear boundaries, and access authentic pleasure at their own pace. Michelle collaborates with therapists to integrate somatic, consent-based healing, and she hosts The Intimacy Lab and Finding Ourselves: A Heartfelt Cuddlist Podcast. She sees clients across Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic, expanding her practice to need cities regularly. She can be found at HumanConnectionLab.com. This episode is brought to you by Olipop, a new healthy brand of soda. Go to https://drinkolipop.com/ and use code Marcela15 at checkout to get 15% off your first order. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Shopify can help you take your business to the next level. Click HERE to set up your Shopify shop today and watch your business soar! This episode is brought to you by BranditScan, the best defese you have against social media fraud. Click HERE to get started with BranditScan today and get your first month for free. There is no better service to protect your social media…

People in this episode

Host: Marcela Alonso

Guest: Michelle Renee

Topics covered

• professional cuddling
• consent
• intimacy coaching
• trauma-informed support
• boundaries
• authentic pleasure

Keywords

• cuddling
• consent
• intimacy
• trauma-informed
• boundaries
• pleasure
• coaching

Sponsors

Olipop, Shopify, BranditScan, Skillshare, Fiverr

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cuddlist.com, HumanConnectionLab.com

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