Terms of service.

Welcome! We are looking forward to working with you! Please read this information carefully.

1. Program Description.

You are enrolling in our small group program called The Mothering Circle (“Program/TMC”). As part of this Program, you will receive:

  • One weekly 60 minute Mothering Circle video call during the 3 month program period - integration weeks may also be included and will be outlined when signing up for each course period

  • Call will be facilitated by Jennifer

  • Access to a call schedule calendar

  • One (1:1) 30 min video call with Jennifer during each 3 month period

  • 1:1 direct messaging support with Jennifer throughout the program via a private

    messenger chat, where Jennifer will offer weekly office hours

  • Facilitated group chat with other members of the Mothering Circle

    As part of this Program, you will receive:

  • Discounted pricing for the Mothering and Daughtering online program hosted by Sil Reynolds and Eliza Alloway as an optional supplement to the program

  • Additional resource options for parents curated by The Mothering Circle that compliment the curriculum, themes, and/or topics of the circle

  • Group call calendar

  • Direct access to Team Mothering Circle via email for questions or resources surrounding your experience in the program

    2. Expectations and Responsibilities.

    This Program is centered on supporting the enrolled participant, and an intentional network of relationships makes this possible (facilitator + participant + participant, facilitator + participant, participant). At the heart of Mothering Circle programs is the mothering community/intergenerational model, and our agreements together create a foundation of role clarity, trust and connection which makes growth possible.

Within the Facilitator + Participant relationship:

During the Program, you can expect the Facilitator will:

  • Come prepared and devote their full attention to the group during the shared time together and during the 1:1 time together (with minimal disturbances pertaining to the elements they can control)

  • Co-create a trusting relationship with you by keeping everything shared in 1:1 and group sessions confidential, except in cases of potential harm to self or others

  • Discuss avenues of support

  • Serve as group facilitator offering support, encouragement, and insight, while also

  • lovingly stretching you outside of your comfort zone at times

  • Respect your sovereignty, wholeness, and enthusiastic consent in every exercise by supporting you in trusting yourself and acknowledging that you know yourself, your needs and your boundaries best

  • Create a brave and safe group environment throughout the Program

  • We expect that you will:

  • Show up on time for all 1:1 and group calls and be present without distraction

  • Ask any questions as they arise and actively engage in The Mothering Circle community in order to create community connection and receive support

  • Participate with care, kindness and respect for yourself, other Program participants, and the Facilitator

  • Be open to new ideas and be willing to stretch and grow

  • Reach out to the Facilitator directly if you experience interpersonal harm or witness harm

  • Actively participate in The Mothering Circle calls and complete, to the best of your ability, all recommended actions in order to see shifts

  • Seek additional support from a therapist or medical professional as needed outside of the Program

    Within the Participant relationship:

  • Seek support for your own journey as a parent outside of emails or conversations with the Facilitator/Mothering Circle, understanding that supporting you in your parenting journey is limited within The Mothering Circle’s scope of practice, and that at times we may be able to refer you to curated resources or recommended professionals and Programs

  • Promptly provide payment for the Program

  • Actively seek out and provide professional assessment, guidance, and/or treatment for your child should you become aware of your child’s need for additional support due to high-risk behaviors, understanding that this is outside of the scope of practice of the Program.

  • Find moments to pause and celebrate how amazing you are, and honor your investment of time, energy and resources in the participant’s relationship to themself

    Within the Participant + Participant relationship:

    During the program, we ask that together all participants:

  • Read through the expectations and responsibilities together and gain clarity on each of your relationships to the facilitator and each other throughout the Program, so that the participant can feel clarity in their trust and confidentiality with their Facilitator and fellow participants, and the network of support around them

  • Find moments to pause and acknowledge how amazing and brave other participants are and honor your journey together in The Mothering Circle with respect and gentle care.

Support Systems: While our Program can be a great compliment to support systems, it is not a substitute for therapy or treatment from medical professionals. The Facilitator will communicate concerns and inquire about professionals/systems you have in place or are actively seeking for support. If it is determined that no professional assessment and/or support systems are being sought out or obtained, and/or your needs continue to fall out of The Mothering Circle’s scope of practice, we retain the right to pause the Program until there is a reliable and sustained support system in place. This determination will be made by the Facilitator and/or other relevant members of The Mothering Circles team. Should such a pause in the Program take place, you continue to be fully responsible for making all Program payments owed and no refunds will be provided.

Community Agreements: Our facilitator will create a brave and safe group and 1:1 environment throughout the Program, which is made possible by our participants following Program community agreements designed to uphold confidentiality, inclusivity, safety, care, kindness, and respect for self and others. If a participant is struggling within the circle (e.g., connecting with others due to differences in age/background, feeling uncomfortable being vulnerable in a group setting, etc.), the Facilitator will work through feelings of discomfort with them. If a participant fails to follow community agreements, the Facilitator will gently remind the participant of those. Should the participant repeatedly violate community agreements and it is determined they are doing harm to the group, other participants, and/or the Facilitator, The Mothering Circle retains the right to remove that participant from group calls and any other portion of the Program. This determination will be made by the Facilitator after discussion(s) with the participant and Team Mothering Circle. Should a removal from any portion of the Program take place, you continue to be fully responsible for making all Program payments owed and no refunds will be provided.

3. Scheduling and Communication.

Scheduled Time Away: Team Mothering Circle and the Facilitator are scheduled for team vacation November 20 - 24th, 2023 and December 23, 2023 – January 2, 2024. During these times Team Mothering Circle will not be responding to emails and/or messenger chats.

Contacting Team Mothering Circle: Team Mothering Circle is available for all of your questions about the Program and scheduling call times. Should you need to contact them, please reach out to JenniferWeaver@outlook.com. The Mothering Circle team members will do their best to respond within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.

Contacting Facilitator: Should you wish to reach the Facilitator between appointments/calls, you can contact them via email. The Facilitator will not give out their direct cell phone number to participants, and will not respond to direct texts. Instead, the Facilitator will redirect the conversation to email. Your Facilitator will respond weekly during their ‘Facilitator office hours’ (shared at the start of the Program). Any and all communication to and from participants should be directed through Team Mothering Circle at JenniferWeaver@outlook.com.

Group Calls. A schedule of our Program group calls will be shared with you during your enrollment in the Program. If you miss a group call, there will be no make-up dates for the call; rather, you may access the recording which will be shared with Program participants following the call. Should the facilitator need to miss a call due to circumstances beyond their control (illness, family emergency, etc.), it will either be led by a guest Facilitator or rescheduled, at the Facilitator’s discretion.

One-on-one (1:1) Calls. Participants have the opportunity to participate in one 1:1 call each Program period of The Mothering Circle with their personal Facilitator. All 1:1 calls must be scheduled through your personal Facilitator’s online Acuity scheduler (the link will be provided). Additional 1:1 calls may be offered at the discretion of the personal Facilitator for an additional fee which must be paid in full upon scheduling. If you wish to inquire about an additional 1:1 call, please email Team Mothering Circle.

Our time together is important. Please come prepared to start and end each 1:1 call on time. If you would like to reschedule or cancel a 1:1 call, please do so at least 24 hours in advance of your scheduled time by canceling through Acuity or emailing The Mothering Circle Team. If you do not contact the facilitator at least 24 hours in advance, this will be considered a missed call. Missed calls cannot be rolled over into a subsequent month and you will not receive a refund for that portion of the Program. Exceptions are made for illness or a family emergency, and you will be able to reschedule the missed 1:1 session at a later time though times for that same Program period may not be available. If a Facilitator must cancel a 1:1 call due to short-term absence (illness, family emergency, etc.), the Facilitator will send an email message, and you will receive a cancellation email from Acuity (our scheduling app) that contains a message from the Facilitator. Missed calls due to cancellation by the Facilitator will be rescheduled upon the Facilitator’s return. The Facilitator will assist with rescheduling these calls as needed.

Call Recordings. All Program group calls will be recorded. Recorded group calls will be shared with the circle participants directly following the call. By participating in the Program and speaking at any time during any call, you are consenting to the recording of your voice, image and/or name and likeness and the sharing of the recording containing the same with the other Program participants. Please note that all call recordings are confidential and will not be shared with anyone other than the Program participants, our team, or those with a legal right to access such information.

Technical Difficulties. All Program calls take place via Zoom. Should the Facilitator experience technical difficulties (e.g., Zoom platform down), every attempt will be made to continue the call at the scheduled time. If necessary, the facilitator will provide new links to participants by posting in an email or agreed upon messaging app. Please be aware it may be necessary for the Facilitator to change platforms for a call. If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please message the facilitator to let them know they are unable to attend or may join late once the technical difficulties have been resolved.

4. Investment and Payment.

Investment: You agree that you are financially willing and able to invest in this Program by choice, and that by doing so, you are not incurring any economic hardship in any way. The Program cost can be paid in full or in equal monthly installments and is available on the website and enrollment forms. If paying in installments, payment of the first of the installments must be made upon enrollment in the Program, and all subsequent monthly payments in the same amount will be due in 1-month increments from the date of the first payment.

Payment Authorization and Receipt: If paying by debit card, or credit card, you give us permission to automatically charge your credit card or debit card as payment for your Program without any additional authorization, and you will receive an electronic receipt. If we choose to provide you with an invoice instead, you are required to manually pay it by the date due on the invoice or your Program will be put on hold until payment is made. Please note that chargebacks are not permitted and you are agreeing that upon enrollment and by participating in this Program for any length of time, you will make payment in full.

Missed Payment: If payment is not received by the due date or there is a problem with the payment transaction or method, you will be notified by e-mail and then have a 10 day grace period to make the payment following the due date, otherwise your Program will be put on hold. If no payment is made within the 10 day grace period, your access to the Program will automatically pause and you will no longer be granted access. You must communicate with JenniferWeaver@outlook.com to discuss any changes in payment plans, and it must be agreed upon in writing.

Refund Policy: It is our intention for you to be happy with your Program. However, because we have invested considerable time and effort in your Program and in saying yes to you we have said no to others, once you enroll in the Program by signing this contract and making your first payment ("Enrollment"), you are fully responsible for making all Program payments owed and no refunds will be provided.

5. Confidentiality.

Confidentiality Related to Group Calls. Confidentiality is important to us. In order to foster a relationship of trust, private communications between the Facilitator and the participants will be kept confidential. At the same time because this is a group setting, you are aware that when you participate in a group call or interact with any group members by any means during the Program, including a messaging app, you are voluntarily sharing and disclosing information which may be seen, heard, collected and used by others and, therefore, we cannot be responsible for any unauthorized use of any or all of the information that they share with other group participants, whether during the calls, online, in private conversations, or in any other manner.

Confidentiality Related to One-on-One Calls. In order to foster a relationship of trust and confidentiality, all communication between the personal Facilitator and you during 1:1 calls and within the messaging apps will be kept confidential. We will not disclose any information that you share with the Facilitator to anyone else unless: (1) when required by law, (2) when the safety, health, privacy rights, intellectual ownership rights, and/or any other rights of any participants may be threatened or have been violated. You are encouraged and urged to discuss any questions or concerns that you have about issues of confidentiality with the Facilitator of your group.

6. IntellectualPropertyRights.

Your Work Product. The Mothering Circle acknowledges that you hold all intellectual property rights in any of your creative products resulting from participation in the Program.

Jennifer’s Intellectual Property Rights. Jennifer Weaver (Healthy Vibrant Living L.L.C) retains all ownership and intellectual property rights to the Program content and all materials provided to you through the Program, including all copyrights and any trademarks belonging to us. The Program content and materials are being provided to you FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL USE ONLY and with a single-user license which means that you are not allowed or authorized to share, copy, sell, post, distribute, reproduce, duplicate, trade, resell, exploit, or otherwise disseminate any portion of the Program or Program materials, electronically or otherwise, for business or commercial use or in any other way that earns you money, without prior written permission from Jennifer and the Mothering Circle team.

7. PersonalResponsibility,Disclaimer&ReleaseofClaims.

Personal Responsibility & Assumption of Risk: You acknowledge that you take full responsibility for yourself and all decisions made before, during and after your Program and you knowingly assume all of the risks of the Program related to your use, misuse, or non-use of the Program or any of the Program content or materials. You agree to: (1) be mindful of your own well-being during the course of this Program, (2) act with respect and care without causing harm to any other group members, and (3) recognize that you are solely responsible for your results.

Disclaimer: We have used care in preparing the information provided to you, but this Program and our Program materials are being provided as self-help tools for your own use and for informational and educational purposes only. There are many factors that influence results, so no guarantees can be made as to the results you will experience through this Program. You agree that we are not responsible for your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, or for any other result or outcome that you may experience through this Program. Nothing related to this Program is intended to be considered medical, mental health, legal, financial, or religious advice in any way. For specific questions related to a medical or mental health situation, consult your own medical or mental health professional. For specific questions related to religion, spirituality, or faith, consult your own clergy member or spiritual healer. Do not start or stop taking any medications because of anything you read or received through this Program. Any recommendation of any specific programs, products or actions are simply offered for educational purposes, and you need to check with your own medical professional before using any of these programs, products or taking any actions that may affect your body or your health in any way.

Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Release of Claims: We will not be held responsible in any way for the information that you request or receive through this Program, including our services, products, and Program materials and any other information you have received from or through us related to this Program to the fullest extent permitted by law. You agree that you fully and completely hold harmless, indemnify and release Jennifer Weaver (Healthy Vibrant Living L.L.C) and The Mothering Circle from any and all liability, damages, causes of action, allegations, suits, sums of money, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or equity, that you ever had, now have or may have against Jennifer Weaver (Healthy Vibrant Living L.L.C) and The Mothering Circle in the future that may arise from your minor child’s participation in the Program, including all services, products, and Program materials, to the extent permitted by applicable law. You agree to hold Jennifer Weaver (Healthy Vibrant Living L.L.C) and Mothering Circle free of all liability and responsibility for any actions or results for adverse situations created as a direct or indirect result of specific information or recommendations that you receive through this Program.

8. OtherImportantTerms.

Termination: If either of us want to terminate the Agreement at any time, we both agree to notify the other at least 5 days in advance by email. Even after termination by either of us, all of the terms of this Agreement, including all of the Investment, Refund Policy, and Intellectual Property terms, will still apply to both of us now and in the future.

Notice: All correspondence or notice required regarding the Program shall be made to each of us at the respective email addresses in the signature block below. Should your email address, billing or contact information change at any time throughout the Program, it is your responsibility to provide your updated information to me within 3 days of any change.

Entire Agreement, Assignment, Survivability and Waiver: This Agreement contains our entire agreement. This Agreement may be modified or amended at any time so long as the amendment is in writing and signed by both of us. You may not assign your rights or obligations under this Agreement to anyone else, and the obligations under this Agreement shall survive indefinitely unless otherwise stated in this Agreement. If we choose to waive or not enforce one or more terms of this Agreement, it does not in any way limit my right to later enforce every part of this Agreement. If any section of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, all other sections shall be held in full force and effect.

Governing Law: This Agreement shall be construed according to the laws of the County of Oakland in the State of Michigan.

Dispute Resolution: Should we ever have any differences, it is hoped that we could work them out amicably through email correspondence. However, if we are unable to seek resolution in 30 days, we agree now that the only method of legal dispute resolution that will be used is binding arbitration before a single arbitrator, jointly selected by both of us, unless we both agree otherwise in writing. You understand and agree now that the only remedy that can be awarded to you through arbitration is the full refund of your Payment made to date. No other actions or financial awards of consequential damages, or any other type of damages, may be granted to you. We both agree now that the decision of the arbitrator is final and binding and may be entered as a judgment into any court having the appropriate jurisdiction. You also agree that should arbitration take place, it will be held in the County of Oakland in the State of Michigan where my principal place of business is located, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to all reasonable attorneys’ fees and all costs necessary to enforce the decision of the arbitrator.

Non-Disparagement: You agree to not publicly or privately make any negative or critical comments about the Program, The Mothering Circle or Jennifer, or to communicate with any other individual, company or entity in a way that disparages the Program or harms Jennifer’s reputation in any way, including on social media at any time. In arbitration or when required by law, of course, you are not prohibited from publicly sharing your thoughts and opinions.