Back to Discovery - Legal + Ethical

Legal + Ethical

Back to Discovery is a personal development and mentoring program. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care, medical treatment, or crisis services. Facilitators do not diagnose conditions or provide therapy. Participants are responsible for seeking licensed support when needed. By participating, you acknowledge that emotional material may arise and agree to engage at your own pace, using personal judgment and external support as appropriate.

Facilitator-facing addendum:

Facilitators operate within an educational mentoring scope. Any presentation of clinical authority, diagnosis, or therapeutic treatment is prohibited.

PARTICIPANT TERMS & CONDITIONS

Participation Agreement – Back to Discovery

By enrolling, you agree to the following:

You agree to seek appropriate professional support when needed and understand that this program is not a substitute for medical or psychological care.

Back to Discovery provides trauma-aware mentoring and educational experiences. It is not therapy, medical care, or crisis intervention.

Personal Responsibility:

You are responsible for your own wellbeing, participation choices, and boundaries. You may pause or opt out of any exercise.

Eligibility:

You confirm that you are not currently in acute crisis and that you have access to external support if needed.

Confidentiality:

Group spaces are confidential. You agree not to share other participants’ personal material outside the program.

Consent:

You may decline any activity at any time. No explanation required.

LIABILITY LIMITATION:

By participating, you acknowledge that inner work may involve emotional discomfort and agree to hold Back to Discovery harmless for personal outcomes.

Release of Liability:

You release Back to Discovery and its facilitators from liability related to emotional discomfort, personal insights, or life changes arising from participation.

Respectful Conduct:

Harassment, coercion, or disruptive behavior results in removal without refund.

Data Use:

Your information is stored securely and used only for program delivery and improvement. You may request deletion.

Termination:

Back to Discovery reserves the right to discontinue services if participation exceeds the scope of mentoring or requires clinical intervention.

Back to Discovery reserves the right to remove participants who violate boundaries or safety agreements.

REFUND POLICY

Workshops:

• Full refund up to 7 days before start

• 50% refund up to 48 hours before

• No refunds after workshop begins

Mentoring Programs

• 7-day grace period after program start

• After that, payments are non-refundable due to limited-capacity containers

Exceptions:

Refunds may be granted in cases of medical emergency or significant life disruption, at program discretion.

Removal for Conduct:

If a participant is removed for violating agreements, no refund is issued.

By enrolling, you acknowledge that emotional growth requires commitment and that refunds are not provided for discomfort, resistance, or change of mind.

CRISIS REFERRAL DIRECTORY

United States:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call/text 988)

Emergency: 911

International:

Find local crisis lines: https://findahelpline.com

If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

Local Resources:

• Community mental health clinics

• Trauma-informed therapists (Psychology Today, Open Path Psychotherapy Collective)

• Somatic practitioners

DATA PRIVACY PRACTICES

Back to Discovery collects only information necessary for participation and safety. We do not sell or share personal data. Records are stored securely and accessed only by authorized facilitators. Participants may request deletion of their information at any time. This program is not therapy, and no medical records are kept.

Allowed: • name

• email

• emergency contact

• intake reflections

• program participation history

• outcome surveys

Avoid unless absolutely necessary: • detailed trauma narratives

• medical diagnoses

• medication lists

If someone volunteers those, you do not store them unless required for safety.

BRAND VOICE

Back to Discovery is a trauma-aware mentoring space designed

to help you build emotional capacity, self-trust, and conscious response patterns.

Not healing promises. Not spiritual salvation.

Create a life not organized around survival.

Core qualities

• present-focused

• nervous-system aware

• consent-centered

• non-pathologizing

• practical

Grounded. Calm. Direct. Human.

Never mystical. Never clinical. Never dramatic.

CORE DISCLAIMER

Back to Discovery provides mentoring and educational services. We do not provide psychotherapy, medical treatment, or clinical mental health services.

Participation in programs does not establish a therapist–client relationship.

Clients are responsible for their own physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. Back to Discovery does not diagnose, treat, or cure any condition.

If you are experiencing crisis, suicidal thoughts, or severe psychological distress, please contact a licensed mental health professional or emergency services.

SCOPE OF PRACTICE:

Our work focuses on:

• present-time awareness • emotional capacity • trauma-informed education • personal development mentoring

We do not:

• process traumatic memories • provide mental health treatment • replace licensed care

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