"Telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act." - Janet Mock

At RECLAIM we believe in this quote - but what does it mean to tell your story? Have you ever wanted to share your story and didn't know how? How do we create community by sharing our stories with one another.

RECLAIM will host multiple sessions in helping people participate in the revolution and learn how to share their stories. Join us Thursday November 7th and/or Thursday December 5th from 6-7:30 at RECLAIM and learn how to share your story, first with yourself and then with the world. Snacks provided.

Facilitated by Laine Mohnkern and Quinn Rivenburgh:

Laine Mohnkern (They/Them) is Reclaim's Clinical Director. In addition to being a therapist for almost 10 years and serving the queer/trans community for over 20, they are also a published writer, director and actor for over 15 years. They previously have helped others create their own stories, and they believe that communication, continued practice and hope will continue to benefit areas they are committed to and strive to bring these commitments and beliefs to their therapeutic work, advisory practices, training and writing.

Quinn Ribenburgh (they/them) is an art therapist at Reclaim, and an artist working in the media of cut paper, graphic memoir, puppetry, and large-scale installation. In their art, they explore the intersections of bodies, environment, gender, and relations across difference. Their emphasis is on accountability, manifesting the pull they feel toward stories that are left silenced or unspoken. They desire a world in which a multiplicity of identities, of personhoods, of ways of being are ecstatically celebrated. As an artist and art therapist, Quinn works to attend to the poetry and metaphor of our life stories.

RECLAIM’s Gratitude Circle is a monthly gathering to express our gratitude to our community, donors, and other volunteers. So many people step up to make RECLAIM's work to increase mental health support for queer and trans youth a possibility and we want to thank them! This is designed to be a low-pressure, no commitment opportunity and is a great place to start if you want to get more involved with RECLAIM.

Activities will be different each time, but include: signing letters and writing postcards, making phone calls to donors, folding/stuffing/preparing mailings, and creating/delivering handmade gifts to our steadfast supporters. We'll also work on crafts and decorations in preparation for our annual Celebrate the Love brunch every February.

We'll have light snacks and lots of fun! 5:00-6:30 on the Third Monday of each month (unless otherwise indicated).

RSVP to Samuel at samuel@reclaim.care. You're invited to fill out our volunteer application, although this is not required.