September 2026: Finding Your Place

Focus: Creating safety, building community, and exploring what it means to belong.

September is about laying the foundation for the group. Together, we'll establish community agreements, explore the meaning of belonging, and begin creating a space where authenticity is welcomed and celebrated. Participants will reflect on the environments, relationships, and forms of self-expression that help them feel most at home while becoming familiar with the community closet and its resources.

October 2026: The Stories We Wear

Focus: Unpacking the messages we've inherited about clothing, bodies, gender, and identity.

The clothes we wear often carry stories that aren't our own. This month explores the influences of family, culture, religion, media, and society on how we see ourselves. Through reflection and discussion, participants will identify which messages they want to release and which values they want to carry forward.

November 2026: Living Your Values

Focus: Choosing authenticity over expectation.

Participants will explore the difference between external expectations and internal values, identifying what truly matters to them. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles, we'll discuss how clothing, self-expression, and daily choices can become reflections of our authentic selves rather than attempts to meet others' expectations.

December 2026: Choosing Joy

Focus: Finding moments of joy, celebration, and connection during a season that can be emotionally complex.

The holidays can bring both comfort and stress. This month centers on creating space for joy, honoring chosen family, practicing self-compassion, and celebrating ourselves exactly as we are. Participants are encouraged to explore clothing and self-expression that evoke comfort, confidence, and delight.

January 2027: Becoming

Focus: Embracing growth without the pressure of perfection.

Rather than focusing on resolutions, January invites participants to reflect on who they are becoming. Through intention setting and values-based reflection, we'll explore identity as an evolving process and give ourselves permission to continue growing, changing, and discovering new parts of ourselves.

February 2027: Loving Yourself Gently

Focus: Practicing self-compassion and building a healthier relationship with your body.

This month explores body neutrality, self-acceptance, and challenging the belief that our worth is determined by appearance. Participants will learn skills for responding to their inner critic with compassion while cultivating a more supportive relationship with themselves.

March 2027: Taking Up Space

Focus: Building confidence, boundaries, and the courage to be seen.

Many of us have learned to make ourselves smaller to stay safe or gain acceptance. This month focuses on reclaiming space through assertiveness, boundary-setting, confidence-building, and authentic self-expression, both inside and outside the therapy room.

April 2027: Permission to Play

Focus: Exploring identity through curiosity, creativity, and experimentation.

Authenticity doesn't have to be serious all the time. Participants are invited to experiment with clothing, accessories, colors, and personal style without the pressure of getting it "right." This month celebrates exploration, flexibility, and the freedom to evolve.

May 2027: Rooted Within

Focus: Building resilience and learning to trust yourself.

As confidence grows, participants will explore what it means to rely on internal validation rather than external approval. Through discussions of emotional resilience, values, and self-trust, we'll strengthen the foundation for living authentically in everyday life.

June 2027: Living Out Loud

Focus: Celebrating authenticity, community, and pride.

June is a celebration of visibility, resilience, and belonging. Participants will reflect on their growth throughout the year while honoring the courage it takes to live authentically. Together, we'll celebrate chosen family, community, and the many ways people express themselves with pride.

July 2027: Navigating Change

Focus: Supporting ourselves through life's transitions.

Identity is never static. Whether facing changes in relationships, careers, bodies, health, or personal growth, this month focuses on developing flexibility, self-compassion, and coping skills that help us move through transitions without losing ourselves.

August 2027: Reflect, Celebrate, Renew

Focus: Honoring growth and preparing for the next chapter.

As the program year comes to a close, participants will reflect on their personal journey, celebrate the progress they've made, and set intentions for the future. Together, we'll recognize that authenticity isn't a destination—it's an ongoing practice of returning to ourselves, again and again.​

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Community Agreements

Participants agree to:

• Respect each person's identity and lived experience.

• Ask for consent before offering feedback or styling suggestions.

• Avoid comments about weight, body size, attractiveness, or "passing."

• Honor confidentiality within the group.

• Recognize that clothing has no gender.

• Participate at their own comfort level—trying on clothing, sharing, and receiving feedback are always optional.

• Treat donated items and shared spaces with care.

• Help create an affirming, welcoming environment for everyone.

Participants may:

• Take up to 3–5 clothing items per month (based on inventory).

• Exchange previously received items if desired.

• Access makeup, binders, bras, shapewear, jewelry, shoes, and accessories as available.

• Donate gently used, clean items to support the community.

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