Alex Iantaffi, PhD, MS, SEP, CST, LMFT (they/he/lui) is a disabled, trans, bi queer, polyamorous, Italian author, therapist, International speaker, clinical supervisor, teacher, initiate, parent and witch currently living on Dakota and Anishinaabe territories known as Minnesota in the so-called United States. They have been involved with Reclaiming since 2004 as a co-creator, teacher, weaver, organizer, ritual artist, initiate and initiator. Alex is also a Feri and a Queer Spirit initiate and practices some of the Mediterranean ancestral practices they were brought up with, such as the tarantella. Alex is the author of award-winning book Gender Trauma: Healing Cultural, Social, and Historical Gendered Trauma and co-author of How to Understand Your Gender, How to Understand Your Sexuality, How to Understand Your Relationships, Life Isn't Binary, and Hell Yeah Self-Care: a Trauma-Informed Workbook. They host the podcast Gender Stories. More at www.alexiantaffi.com.