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Beltran is many things: a gogo dancer, writer, performer, model and activist. Born in Argentina and now based in Barcelona, Beltran is a bear of the world. He dances and performs at bear events and bear weeks - alongside modelling and managing his OnlyFans. 

Beltran shares his story of coming out gay in Argentina and finding their way in the rugby, gay, and dance scenes - never fitting squarely into any...to their evolution into becoming a known bear go-go dancer, to using his platform for activism, to exploring the bleeding of the masculine and feminine as a form of art, activism, and lifestyle. 

His journey has created a unique perspective and style - which we know you'll enjoy hearing about.

This first part of this two-part episode was recorded live in a studio, and the second part was remote via Zoom. Check out the second half next week!

Learn more about Beltran + follow them:

• IG: @beltran_h
• All links page

Sponsors

• Big Fig Mattress - The Mattress for Bigger Figures 

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, merch, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow Jon Fischer on Instagram @coach.cub
• Follow Johnathan Horring on Instagram @therealjohnnybear69

Visit www.coachcub.com to learn more about my Camp Bear Hug Retreats, local NYC classes, and virtual experiences. You will also find a link to our private Facebook Group called The Belly Club.

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Erik Cavanaugh is a dancer and choreographer who's been helping the dance world that dancers come in all sizes. After a viral video and his performance on America's Got Talent season 11 he has been seen in fashion, television, film, music video, at music festivals, billboards, and more.

We chatted with Erik about his early relationship with dance and the messages he received about his body, his return to dance, body image within the dance world, and much more.

Learn more about Erik + follow them:

• IG: @erikcavanaugh 
• YouTube
• Website

Sponsors

• Big Fig Mattress - The Mattress for Bigger Figures 

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, merch, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow Jon Fischer on Instagram @coach.cub
• Follow Johnathan Horring on Instagram @therealjohnnybear69

Visit www.coachcub.com to learn more about my Camp Bear Hug Retreats, local NYC classes, and virtual experiences. You will also find a link to our private Facebook Group called The Belly Club.

Join us for a Camp Bear Hug retreat in 2025. Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Bearpad Art founders Jordan and Patrick's goals to celebrate big queer bodies in many forms. They are redefining what bear and queer art is by  making gigantic brightly colored wood cutouts - among other things - to adorn queer spaces.

We chat with Jordan and Patrick about their backgrounds in art, how they met and began to collaborate, what their mission is, and so much more.

Learn more about Bearpad + follow them:

• IG: @bearpadart
• Website: http://www.bearpad.art/
• Shop: https://bearpadart.squarespace.com/

Sponsors

• Big Fig Mattress - The Mattress for Bigger Figures 

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, merch, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow Jon Fischer on Instagram @coach.cub
• Follow Johnathan Horring on Instagram @therealjohnnybear69

Visit www.coachcub.com to learn more about my Camp Bear Hug Retreats, local NYC classes, and virtual experiences. You will also find a link to our private Facebook Group called The Belly Club.

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Joline Seavey holds a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services and an accreditation from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition as a Health Coach and boasts an impressive 18-year tenure within the mental health field as a licensed social worker. Joline has worn various hats, ranging from counseling roles to program directorships and management positions.

Joline is now working with clients to help them embrace their spirituality and live life through that lens. This allows them to live life from their heart instead of their head.

Since Joline is a good friend of ours, so this was a fun chat. She talks about how her childhood and life have influenced her spiritual outlook and the work she does now as a Spiritual Empowerment Coach.

She also brings us through a lovely meditation, which we encourage you to listen to when you're at home in a comfortable place.

Learn more about Joline + follow her:

• IG: @Joline.Seavey
• Website: www.jolineseavey.com

Sponsors

• Big Fig Mattress - The Mattress for Bigger Figures 

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, merch, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow Jon Fischer on Instagram @coach.cub
• Follow Johnathan Horring on Instagram @therealjohnnybear69

Visit www.coachcub.com to learn more about my Camp Bear Hug Retreats, local NYC classes, and virtual experiences. You will also find a link to our private Facebook Group called The Belly Club.

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

Send us Fan Mail

David Stevenson is a London-based massage therapist. He's transitioning out of his 9-5 job as a train ticketer to move to Spain to pursue a lifestyle job of providing massage. Here's the founder of Soothing Kneads.

We chat with David about his winding journey of discovering his true calling, about bear weeks and events, and body-positivity - and of course, what his experience is like doing massage work. He's a gentle guy with a big heart - we know you'll love listening to him!

Learn more about David + follow him :

• IG: @soothing_kneads
• Website: soothing-kneads.com

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, merch, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow Jon Fischer on Instagram @coach.cub
• Follow Johnathan Horring on Instagram @therealjohnnybear69

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

Send us Fan Mail

Jonathan Bardzik is a storyteller, cook, keynote speaker, author and television personality. Starting with his first live cooking demonstration ten years ago, Jonathan has brought his message of joy and connection to more than 900 audiences, coast-to-coast, from farmers markets and business conferences, to private homes and on the TedX stage.

We chat with Jonathan about food, retreats, and trusting your intuition. Jonathan is full of insight and stories - you'll love this one!

Learn more about Jonathan + follow him :

• IG: @jonathanbardzik
• Website: onathanbardzik.com

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, merch, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow Jon Fischer on Instagram @coach.cub
• Follow Johnathan Horring on Instagram @therealjohnnybear69

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Michael Quinichett is a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist and is
the owner/operator of Body Positive Massage Therapy - NYC located in Union Square. His business specializes in working with all body types, the LGBTQ+ population, black and brown communities, and helping men to empower themselves through loving, safe, healthy touch.

Our conversation covers why and how Michael got into massage, his approach to making his practice queer friendly and body inclusive, his background in the Dom/Sub world and how that overlaps with his work, and about his recent move to NYC.

Learn more about Michael Q + follow him :

• IG: @michaelqnyc1
• Tiktok: @michaelqnyc
• Website: www.michaelqmassage.com

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, merch, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow Jon Fischer on Instagram @coach.cub
• Follow Johnathan Horring on Instagram 

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Doctor Carlton Thomas is a Mayo Clinic trained gay gastroenterologist who has been a sensation on social media teaching Queer Health and Butt Stuff.

His videos have reached well over 30 million views on TikTok and Instagram.  He used his platform in 2022 to help educate the community on MPOX and helped thousands of men get help with vaccination, education, testing and treatment. He was named to Out magazine’s OUT 100, The Queerty Pride 50, and was honored by San Diego Pride as "Hero of Pride" in 2023. Oh, and he gets invited to the White House often...NBD.

Our conversation is packed with Dr. Carlton's resources and recommendations for all things related to sex health: vaccines, STI testing, PreP, shame, anal preparation for bears, and much more.

You'll go on an educational journey from fisting demos to the  halls of the White House.

This is a must-listen for anyone who wants to maximize pleasure and minimize risk while playing.

Learn more about Dr. Carlton + follow him :

• IG: https://instagram.com/doctorcarlton
• TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdM8psEC/

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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We are joined by Roy Belzer, a body-positivity personal trainer.  Roy shares about his history with eating disorders. And his path to not only healing but helping others heal to - through fitness and movement. Our chat was deep, powerful, and joyful.

Trigger Warning:  tread lightly or skip this episode if topics such as body dysphoria or eating disorders are unsafe for you to listen to

Learn more about Roy + follow him :
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@roybelzerfitness
IG: https://www.instagram.com/roybelzerfitness_
Website:  https://www.roybelzerfitness.com/

Learn more about his Costa Rica Retreat here.

Eating Disorder Resources: 

• National Eating Disorders Association

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

Send us Fan Mail

We are joined by Janusz Domagała, The Great British Bake Off season 13 contestant and author of "Baking with Pride." We discuss body image, male body positivity, baking, authenticity, queer life, and of course Coach Cub sneaks in a question about Paul Hollywood.

Learn more about Janusz + follow him at instagram.com/januszbakes

+ Buy "Baking with Pride" at Target or (in the US) on Amazon.

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time!