Cape Talk Interview on Cuddle Puddle Club

We are quietly starving for human touch. And most of us don't even realise it.

That was the conversation I had recently with Lester Kiewit on Good Morning Cape Town — and the response has been extraordinary.

In a world that mistakes digital connection for real connection, where we are more "connected" than ever yet lonelier than ever, Cuddle Puddle Club exists to offer something beautifully simple: a safe, consent-based space for human beings to slow down, breathe and be held. No agenda. No pressure. Just presence.

Cuddle Puddle Club is a gathering for those who desire genuine human connection - the kind that soothes your nervous system, nourishes your soul, and reminds you that you are not alone.

Through facilitated connection exercises, gentle touch, and shared presence, we create a space that is warm, intentional and profoundly human.

You arrive as you are. You leave feeling held.

NB : Attendees are vetted. This is not a dating event, hookup party, or a performance. It is a sanctuary - clothed, consent-based, sober.

In the interview we talked about what Cuddle Puddle Club is, and perhaps more importantly, what it isn't. We talked about why touch matters, what happens to our nervous systems when we receive genuine platonic connection, and why creating intentional spaces for this kind of nourishment is increasingly necessary. We also talked about some of the feedback from our first public gathering.

Press play and have a listen. And if something stirs in you — come find us.

Come curious. Leave held.