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Alex Iantaffi

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Alex Iantaffi, PhD, MS, SEP, CST, CST-S, LMFT (they/he/lui) is an award-winning author, cultural worker, family therapist, WPATH certified gender specialist, AASECT certified sex therapist, Somatic ExperiencingⓇ practitioner, clinical supervisor and mentor. They have researched and published extensively on gender, disability, sexuality, trauma, spirituality, and relationships, and have trained, spoken, and presented to audiences in North America, Australia, Africa, and throughout Europe, both in person and online. Alex is a Founding Member and Past Chair of the Trans and Queer interest network of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and Past President of the Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT). They were the recipient of the 2023 AASECT Humanitarian Award, the 2019 MAMFT Distinguished Service Award, the 2013 Twin Cities Deaf Pride Community Organization Award, the 2012 Breaking the Silence Award at the University of Minnesota, and the 2000 Best Dissertation Award from the British Educational Research Association. They are a conditionally white, trans masculine, gender defiant, bi queer, polyamorous, disabled, neurodivergent, kinky, Italian immigrant with citizenship privilege, and a parent who has been living on Dakota and Anishinaabe territories, currently known as Minnesota, since 2008. Alex is the author of the book "Gender Trauma: healing cultural, social, and historical gendered trauma", which was awarded the Nautilus gold category award and the AASECT Book Award for Sexuality Professionals, editor of “Trans and Disabled”, and co-author, with MJ Barker, of the books "How to Understand Your Gender: a practical guide for exploring who you are", “Life Isn’t Binary”, “How To Understand Your Sexuality”, “How to Understand Your Relationships”, and “Hell Yeah Self-Care: a Trauma-Informed Workbook”. They also host the podcast Gender Stories and the YouTube series Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr. Alex Iantaffi. When they are not working, writing, parenting, or organizing, Alex can be found reading, sitting by the lake, crafting, watching TV and movies, making music, reading tarot, cooking, dancing, doing ritual, and hanging out with their dogs. They love collaborating with others in service to the vision of a more liberated world for all of us.

Website: www.alexiantaffi.com

Books: https://bookshop.org/shop/xtaffi

Instagram: @xtaffi and @genderstories

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iantaffi/

Monthly Newsletter: https://alex-iantaffi.myflodesk.com/subscribe

Podcast: Gender Stories https://genderstories.buzzsprout.com/ (or anywhere you listen to podcasts and on my YouTube channel!)

Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex Iantaffi: https://wtwwithdralex.buzzsprout.com/ (as well as on my YouTube channel!)

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TransformingPerspectives

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Alex is the author of award-winning book "Gender Trauma", 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”, and editor of the “Trans and Disabled” anthology. They’re also a cultural worker, family therapist, WPATH certified gender specialist, AASECT certified sex therapist, Somatic ExperiencingⓇ practitioner, clinical supervisor and mentor. Alex hosts the podcast Gender Stories and the YouTube series Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex. When they are not working, writing, parenting, or organizing, Alex can be found reading, sitting by the lake, crafting, watching TV and movies, making music, reading tarot, cooking, dancing, doing ritual, and hanging out with their dogs. They love collaborating with others in service to the vision of a more liberated world for all of us.