Secret Lives

Cuddler for Hire

A perpetually shirtless San Franciscan launches the most intimate of business plans: spooning for sale.

Cuddler for Hire

Travis Sigley is a professional cuddler. Yes, that means he cuddles, for money. In this audio story, Sigley explains how he came to found Cuddle Therapy, and two intrepid reporters come to learn the value of non-sexual, expectation-less cuddling.

Since we last talked, Sigley has shifted his time to focus more on group cuddle workshops, but his philosophy remains the same: he still believes every person you come across in life is someone to love and learn from, and that there’s no better way to accomplish this than cuddling with a stranger.