SPICY: Sensory and Personal Identity Community for You
(TLDR: I'm launching a monthly workshop series called SPICY for neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, and trauma-affected adults in the Denver metro area. It's trauma-informed, sensory-safe, and built around topics our community actually needs. First sessions coming soon. Keep reading if you want in.)
I built Reclamation Tattoo because the space I needed didn't exist. I've written about that before. What I haven't written about yet is the part that came after, the part where I realized that one appointment slot, three times a week, in a private studio, is not enough.
The people who find me aren't just looking for a tattoo. They're looking for somewhere to land. A room that was built with their nervous system in mind, where they don't have to explain themselves or mask through the whole experience just to get out alive. They find the studio and they can breathe easy. And then they leave and go back to a world that wasn't designed for them.
I've been thinking about that a lot.
What SPICY Will Be
SPICY stands for Sensory and Personal Identity Community for You. It will be a monthly workshop series for neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, and trauma-affected adults who are tired of programming that wasn't designed with them in mind.
Each session will be facilitated by a guest practitioner who lives these experiences. Topics will rotate and include things like tarot for the neurospicy, self-advocacy, identifying your strengths, finding and creating safe spaces, and body autonomy and self-image. Sessions will be small on purpose. Five to ten people. Enough for real conversation, not enough to be overwhelming.
The sensory environment will be approached the same way I approach my studio. Not perfect, not silent, but deliberate. You will not be expected to perform comfort you don't have.
Topics will extend beyond the core series as SPICY grows. Art classes, game nights, community building events, and collaborative gatherings are all part of the vision. The goal is a recurring, rotating calendar of low-barrier programming where showing up is the only requirement.
Why This Instead of Just More Tattoos
Because the problem I'm trying to solve isn't just about tattooing. It's about the fact that neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ adults in the Denver metro area have limited access to spaces that were actually built for them. Not retrofitted. Not theoretically inclusive. Actually built.
SPICY will be a start. It's not a therapy group, it's not a support group, and it's not a networking event. It will be a gathering. A room where you can show up as you are and engage with topics that matter to your actual life, facilitated by people who get it.
Where and When
SPICY is currently in development as part of the Reclamation & Relic expansion. Sessions will be announced as locations and dates are confirmed. If you want to be the first to know, get on the list.
Who This Is For
If you are neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, a trauma survivor, or just someone who has spent years showing up to spaces that weren't built for you and leaving more depleted than when you arrived, this is for you.
You don't have to have a diagnosis. You don't have to explain yourself. SPICY exists for inclusivity.
Get Involved
I'm also looking for people who want to help make SPICY real.
If you are a practitioner, educator, coach, artist, or community facilitator with something to offer a neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ audience, I want to hear from you. Workshop facilitation and guest presenter spots will be available as sessions get scheduled.
If you represent an organization interested in grants, fiscal sponsorship, or community partnership to support and promote SPICY, I would love to connect. This program is actively seeking funding and aligned partners to help it grow.
Reach out directly. Text 720-441-2928 or email camithunderink@gmail.com.