May 17, 2026
Christina Jazzar: Whole Body Hugs
<p><br>Some people find that their entire lives are about learning how to read a room. Christina Pitts Jazzar built a career learning how to care for the people inside of it.</p><p>Long before she became an intimacy coordinator (IC) at 45 years old, Christina had spent years working as a performer, actor, and choreographer, instinctively attuned to the emotional energy, vulnerability and unspoken dynamics on both the stage and the screen. So when a friend suggested she explore the emerging field of Intimacy Coordination, something in her immediately and wholeheartedly responded. As Christina shares in this conversation, it was a full-body and resounding “yes”.</p><p>In this episode of Half Betty, we explore the deeply human work behind Intimacy Coordination and the growing importance of care, communication, consent, and emotional safety within storytelling. From scenes involving romantic intimacy to the tenderness between parents and children, friends, partners, or chosen family, Christina shares what it means to support actors and crews through moments that require trust, boundaries, clarity, and compassion.</p><p><br>Together, we talk about midlife reinvention, advocacy, and what happens when the work you step into feels less like a pivot and more like an alignment with who you have always been. Christina also opens up about her family life, her marriage, motherhood, and growing up with a father who was hard of hearing and later vision impaired - experiences that profoundly shaped her understanding of communication, emotional awareness, and human connection.</p><p><br>As film and television continue to evolve, Intimacy Coordinators like Christina are helping to redefine what safe, ethical, emotionally intelligent storytelling can look like, not just for actors, but for entire creative communities.</p><p><br>This conversation is thoughtful, deeply grounded and such an important and beautiful reminder that the things we are naturally drawn toward often hold clues to the work we are meant to do.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bio</strong></p><p><br></p><p>With over 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Christina Pitts Jazzar (she/her) is a celebrated Performer, choreographer, and Certified Intimacy Coordinator (IC). She has been at the helm of Canada’s IC community with extensive training in Movement, Motion Pictures and Mental Health.</p><p><br></p><p>When it comes to being an IC, Christina is a true collaborator. She has a fun, natural ability to put people at ease, focusing on Communication, Consent & Boundaries and Care. She creates inclusive, welcoming work environments for both cast and crew during sensitive and vulnerable content/situations. </p><p><br></p><p>As a mother of two, caregiver, partner, and working creative, Christina stepped into intimacy coordination at the age of 45 - in the middle of a global pandemic - and quickly realized something important: productions need care, but so do the people doing the caring. That understanding led her to become a proud board member of the National Society of Intimacy Professionals (NSIP), as well as co-founder of ICU (Intimacy Coordinators United), a Collective prioritizing intimacy coordination as a holistic, sustainable, and community-centred practice.</p><p>You can see Christina’s work on Netflix, Paramount+, Disney FX, Hallmark, CBC and CBS with shows like FUBAR, Adults, Umbrella Academy, Miniature Wife, The WESTIES, Sheriff Country, Boston Blue, Devil In Disguise John Wayne Gacy, and The Way Home to name a few. </p><p><br></p><p>And finally, a special thank you from Christina to Dani, for 25 years of love and support, and to Krista Gruen and Laura Adkin for her first intimacy coordination credit on their beautiful film Re: Uniting. <br>If you haven’t seen it yet, consider this your sign to add it to the list! </p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.intimacycoordinatorsunited.com/">Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/christinapittsjazzar">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://m.imdb.com/name/nm10008794/">IMDB</a></p><p><br></p><p>Christina’s words - Communication, Curious, Creativity, Collaboration, Capable</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sponsor Information</strong></p><p><a href="https://zaleska.ca/">Zaleska</a> size-inclusive jewelry</p><p>Use the code HALFBETTY and receive 20% off your first purchase</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with us</strong></p><p>Website link <a href="https://halfbetty.com">here</a></p><p>Instagram link <a href="https://www.instagram.com/halfbetty">here</a></p><p>LinkedIn link <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/half-betty">here</a></p><p>Facebook link <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/19DTURdGkS/?mibextid=wwXIfr">here</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Leave a voicemail for us</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.halfbetty.com/voicemail/">https://www.halfbetty.com/voicemail/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Christina Jazzar</p><p><strong>Founder/Host/Producer:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-rathborne/">Andrea Rathborne</a></p><p><strong>Producer/Co-Host</strong>: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristagruen/">Krista Gruen</a></p><p><strong>Editors: </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-rathborne/">Andrea Rathborne</a> & <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristagruen/">Krista Gruen</a></p><p><strong>Audio Engineer:</strong> Alex McCarthy</p><p><strong>Episode sponsors:</strong> Zaleska size-inclusive jewelry </p><p><br></p>
