Terms and Conditions

These terms govern your use of healingtale.com. By accessing the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Healingtale is operated by My Ally Monika Wirżajtys, ul. 3 Maja 26/3, 85-016 Bydgoszcz, Poland (NIP 8441939035). For questions about these terms, contact contact@fam-roots.com.

Educational content, not clinical advice

This is the most important section of these terms. Please read it carefully.

Healingtale publishes educational resources about therapeutic storytelling: articles and explainers. This content is designed to help you learn about Polish bajkoterapia, creative and interactive bibliotherapy, and the craft of writing a healing tale for your family. It also explains adjacent traditions (narrative therapy, Ericksonian metaphor, Bettelheim's analysis of fairy tales) where they inform the form. It is not a substitute for professional care.

Specifically, nothing on this site constitutes:

• Medical or psychological advice. Writing or reading a healing tale can surface strong feelings. Noticing a pattern is not the same as receiving a diagnosis. If the process reveals something clinically significant, consult a licensed therapist, counselor, or physician.
• Therapy. Therapeutic storytelling is used inside real therapy. Doing it on your own is not therapy. If the material you are writing about concerns trauma, abuse, addiction, or active mental-health crisis, please work with a licensed professional.
• A diagnostic tool. A healing tale helps people process an experience. It does not diagnose conditions, predict outcomes, or replace clinical assessment.

We take the accuracy of our content seriously. Our clinical advisor reviews material for correctness. Educational content, no matter how carefully prepared, cannot account for the specifics of your situation. If the process of writing or reading a tale brings up something that worries you, the right next step is a conversation with a qualified professional, not further reading on the internet.

Free resources and downloads

Where Healingtale offers downloadable resources in exchange for an email address, those resources are provided under the following terms:

• Personal use only. You may download, print, and use these resources for your own family, learning, teaching, or clinical practice.
• No redistribution. You may not republish, resell, or redistribute the PDF files, whether modified or unmodified. Sharing a link to the resource page is welcome. Sharing the file itself is not.
• No warranty of clinical completeness. While we strive for accuracy and cite the primary sources, these resources are reference aids, not authoritative clinical instruments. Therapists using them in practice should verify the material against their training and the primary literature.

Intellectual property

The text, images, page designs, and downloadable resources on Healingtale are copyright My Ally Monika Wirżajtys unless otherwise noted.

The traditions we draw on, such as Polish bajkoterapia (Molicka), creative and interactive bibliotherapy (Pardeck; Hynes & Hynes-Berry), Ericksonian metaphor (Erickson; Rosen; Battino), and the adjacent fields we cite (narrative therapy, Bettelheim on fairy tales) are professional frameworks developed by other authors. Those frameworks are not our intellectual property. Our original work lies in the explanations, visual presentations, article texts, card sets, and sample tales, not in the underlying traditions themselves.

You may quote short excerpts of our articles for non-commercial purposes (education, review, commentary) with attribution to Healingtale. For any other use, contact us first.

Email communications

Where the site offers an email subscription, you consent on submission to receiving the requested material and related emails. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email. Our privacy policy describes in detail what data we collect, how we use it, and how long we keep it.

Links to third-party services

Healingtale links to external services including FamRoots (our parent practice), academic references, and tool comparisons. These links are provided for convenience and context.

• We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or availability.
• A link to a service does not imply endorsement.
• FamRoots is a separate commercial service with its own terms and pricing. Using Healingtale does not create any obligation or account with FamRoots.

Limitation of liability

Healingtale is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:

• We are not liable for any decisions you make based on the educational content on this site.
• We are not liable for any emotional distress arising from the process of writing or reading a healing tale. Therapeutic storytelling can surface difficult material. That is a known characteristic of the practice, not a defect of our resources.
• We are not liable for the accuracy, completeness, or clinical suitability of any content for your specific situation.
• Our total liability to you for any claim arising from the use of this site shall not exceed the amount you paid us, which, since Healingtale is free, is zero.

This limitation does not affect any rights that cannot be waived or limited under applicable law.

Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of Poland. Any disputes arising from the use of Healingtale shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts competent for Torun, Poland.

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. When we do, we update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

For material changes that affect your rights, we will make reasonable efforts to notify subscribers by email.

A note on these terms

These terms were drafted in good faith by the Healingtale team. They have not been reviewed by a lawyer. For definitive legal advice about your rights or our obligations, consult a qualified professional.