trusted space-holders, groups and resources
Spaceholders We Trust (Portland, OR)
Cuddle Medicine, LLC
Platonic and therapeutic hands-on touch work facilitated by Aimee Murphy, a trained Cuddlist cuddler.
First Matter Press
A Portland-based publishing wave seeking to publish first-time authors, genre-breaking collections, and people otherwise silenced by the publishing industry.
Lunation Doula Care
Ariana Micek is a birth and postpartum doula with tattoos and a winning personality. She’s a sweet, caring feminist who helps women through both childbirth and termination.
Medicina Massage & Healing
Holistic pelvic care and massage offered by Aimee Murphy, who trained with Tami Kent, MSPT.
MJ Strauhal, PT
Physical therapist specializing in pelvic muscle therapy who works through Providence Health & Services.
Mother Tree Doula Services
Organized by Jesse Remer, this is a haven for birthers seeking doulas and new birth, postpartum, and death doulas looking for training. She is a DONA-certified instructor and offers trauma-informed care.
OPEN, NW (Open, Polyamorous, and Ethically Non-monogamous Northwest)
A nonprofit centered around events and community for people choosing ethical non-monogamy.
Portland Cuddle Shop
Maryam Brown, a Cuddlist-certified cuddler offering trauma recovery through platonic and therapeutic touch, offers her cuddle parties, group sessions, and one-on-one sessions through this name.
Touch to Save the World
Andra Light’s offerings for platonic and therapeutic touch work, tantra, surrogate partner therapy, and custom ceremonies. Andra Light is a trained Cuddlist cuddler and DONA-trained postpartum doula who studied tantra with Kim Rose Keller.
Spaceholders We Trust (International)
Cuddlist
A community of trained and certified therapeutic touch providers specializing in the recovery of touch trauma and addressing the epidemic of chronic loneliness.
Embodied Astrology
Renee Sills is a second-generation astrologer, bodyworker, and educator who offers chart readings and horoscopes with the body as centering force.
IPSA (International Professional Surrogates Association)
An organization with 50 years of training surrogate partners in hands-on therapy in conjunction with sex therapists to transform sexual trauma and insecurity.
Toys We Love (Access from Anywhere)
3 Flowers Healing
Essential oils and sprays made by Jesse Remer, a doula and doula trainer in Portland, OR.
Altar
Online consignment store based in the Pacific Northwest with a curation of handmade apparel, jewelry, and oracle decks.
Raven’s Wing
Women-owned PDX-based store stocking magical toys such as divination supplies, crystals, and ethically sourced cleansing herbs.
The Wild Unknown
This is the website for Kim Krans’ tarot deck, animal spirit deck, and Wild Unknown journal, all of which we highly recommend as tools for your practice of self-discovery.