Practice Disclaimer & Informed Consent

This document is the foundational document of the package that governs your engagement with my work. Please read it in full.

It explains what my work is and what my work is not, the scope and limits of any consultation or programme, the basis on which you receive any of my views or perspectives, and the nature of your own responsibility for any choice you make in your own life as a result. The Privacy Policy, the Terms of Service, the Cookie Policy, the Checkout Terms (for any purchase made through the website), the One-to-One Coaching Agreement (for any one-to-one engagement), and the Minors Engagement Addendum (where a minor client is involved) are read alongside this document. By using this Website, by purchasing any product or programme, by attending any consultation, course, masterclass, group programme, podcast, interview, or by viewing any free content I publish in any medium, you confirm that you have read this document and that you accept it in full.

If you do not accept this document, do not engage with my work in any form.

1. The foundational principle: Your Sovereignty, Your Choice

Everything that follows in this document, and everything contained in the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Service, the Cookie Policy, the Checkout Terms, the One-to-One Coaching Agreement, and the Minors Engagement Addendum, rests on a single foundational principle that governs all of my work in every form: every podcast, interview, talk, social media post, blog post, newsletter, course, cohort, masterclass, journal, digital product, consultation, and one-to-one engagement.

The principle is this: Your Sovereignty, Your Choice.

You are sovereign over your own life, your own body, your own health, your own relationships, your own finances, and every choice and action you take or do not take. I do not, in any format and through any channel, instruct, prescribe, direct, or assume authority over any decision in your life. I share my own perspectives, reflections, expertise, and frameworks. You receive them, you weigh them, and you decide. Any choice you make as a result of any engagement with my work is your own free, conscious, voluntary choice, taken at your own discretion, by your own agency, and at your own risk.

This principle is the lens through which every other clause in every document I publish must be read. It is not a disclaimer of caring; I care deeply about the wellbeing of every person who engages with my work. It is a statement of where the locus of decision and responsibility lies in everything I share. The locus is with you, always.

2. Who I am and the basis on which I work

I am Dr. Mayssam Mounir Saliba, a medical doctor licensed to practise medicine in Lebanon. I hold additional certifications and training in holistic and integrative modalities, including approaches drawn from mind-body medicine, Ayurveda, and somatic and contemplative traditions.

My medical licence authorises me to practise medicine in Lebanon. It does not authorise me to practise medicine in any other country. When I work with clients online, when I publish content, when I deliver programmes, when I appear on a podcast or in an interview, when I share on social media, and when I publish any digital product, I am acting as a holistic educator, consultant, and writer. I am not acting in the capacity of a treating physician in your jurisdiction, and no doctor-patient relationship is created with you in that engagement. A doctor-patient relationship with me arises only where you are a patient in Lebanon receiving medical care from me under my Lebanese medical licence, under a separate written agreement specifying that scope.

I share, in those engagements, my own perspectives, my own reflections, and my own working frameworks. The fact that I have a medical degree, professional certifications, and clinical experience is disclosed so that you understand the perspective from which I think and write. It is not a representation that anything I share is medical advice, that I am acting in a medical capacity in your jurisdiction, or that you should treat anything I share as a clinical recommendation.

3. What my work is

My work is educational, informational, reflective, and philosophical. It is intended to help you understand yourself more clearly, to consider perspectives and frameworks that may be useful to you, and to make better-informed decisions in your own life.

The forms in which I deliver this work include:

One-to-one consultations and coaching

Group programmes, cohorts, and masterclasses

Free content on my website, in newsletters, in social media posts, in podcast appearances, and in interviews

Digital products, journals, courses, audio companions, and written materials

Public talks, written articles, and any other public-facing communication

4. What my work is not

My work, in any of the forms above, is expressly not, and must not be construed as, any of the following:

4.1 Medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment

Nothing I share is medical advice, a medical diagnosis, a treatment plan, a prescription, or a recommendation that you start, stop, or change any medication, supplement, treatment, procedure, surgery, therapy, or care plan. I am not your treating physician. The fact that I am a Lebanese-licensed physician does not change this. For any medical question or concern, consult a physician licensed in your country of residence.

4.2 Psychiatric, psychological, or mental health treatment

I am not a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a psychotherapist, or a licensed mental health counsellor. Nothing I share is psychiatric assessment, mental health diagnosis, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, or treatment of any mental health condition. If you have a mental health concern, consult a licensed mental health professional in your country of residence.

Mental health emergency: If you are in immediate danger of harming yourself or another person, do not contact me. Contact your local emergency services immediately, in your own country of residence. I am not a crisis service, I am not equipped to respond in an emergency, and I am not a directory of local crisis resources. Locating your country's emergency numbers and crisis lines, in advance, is your own responsibility.

4.3 Relationship advice or relationship counselling

I am not a couples counsellor, a marriage and family therapist, or a licensed relationship counsellor. Anything I may share that touches on relationships is my personal reflection or a general framework, not relationship counselling, relationship therapy, or relationship advice. For relationship support, consult a licensed couples or family therapist in your jurisdiction.

4.4 Financial, investment, or trading advice

I am not a licensed financial adviser, investment adviser, broker, dealer, or trading professional in any jurisdiction. Anything I share that touches on trading, investing, money, business, or wealth is my personal perspective or a general framework regarding the inner state, discipline, and psychology of the practitioner. It is not financial advice, investment advice, a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security, instrument, or asset, or a solicitation of any financial transaction. For financial decisions, consult a licensed financial professional in your jurisdiction.

4.5 Legal, tax, or accounting advice

I am not a lawyer, tax adviser, or accountant. Nothing I share is legal advice, tax advice, or accounting advice.

4.6 Religious, spiritual, or pastoral counsel under any organised tradition

Where my work draws on contemplative, philosophical, or wisdom traditions, it does so as a form of personal reflection and educational perspective, not as religious instruction or pastoral counsel under any organised religious tradition.

4.7 A guarantee of any outcome

I make no representation, warranty, or guarantee of any specific outcome, healing, change, improvement, transformation, or result from any engagement with my work. Outcomes depend on many variables, most of which are within your own life and outside my control.

5. The unconventional nature of some of my views

Some perspectives I share are unconventional and may differ from mainstream guidance, conventional medical opinion, or current institutional consensus. They are presented as my personal point of view, drawn from my own thinking, study, practice, and experience. They are not presented as universal truth, as standard of care, or as a recommendation that you adopt them.

You are free to consider these perspectives. You are free to disagree with them. You are free to disregard them. Where any perspective I share differs from guidance you have received from your own physician, therapist, financial adviser, lawyer, or other licensed professional, you should follow the guidance of your own licensed professional in your jurisdiction, who knows your specific situation and is regulated to advise you on it.

6. Your responsibility, your autonomy, your risk

By engaging with my work in any form, you confirm and acknowledge:

That you are an adult of sound mind, with full legal capacity, voluntarily seeking my perspective

That you understand the nature of my work and the carve-outs set out above

That any choice you make in your own life as a result of any conversation with me, any content of mine you read or hear, or any product or programme of mine you engage with, is your choice, taken freely, by your own conscious agency, and at your own discretion

That I do not instruct you to do anything, do not direct you to take any action, and do not assume control over any decision in your life

That if you choose to act on any perspective I have shared, you do so on your own responsibility and at your own risk

That you will continue to consult and to follow the guidance of your own licensed medical, mental health, financial, legal, and other professional advisers in your country of residence

That you will not delay, modify, or stop any treatment, medication, financial decision, legal action, or care plan based on anything I share, without first consulting the licensed professional who prescribed or recommended it to you

That you assume all risk of any kind associated with any choice you make as a result of any engagement with my work

7. Limitation of liability

This section is read in light of the foundational principle Your Sovereignty, Your Choice set out in Section 1. The limitations below are an expression of that principle: where the locus of decision and responsibility is with you, the consequences of your decisions are also with you. To the maximum extent permitted by law:

I do not warrant or guarantee any specific outcome, healing, change, improvement, or result from engagement with my work

I am not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive loss or damage of any kind, including loss of profits, loss of opportunity, emotional distress, physical harm, or any other loss, arising from your interpretation of or your acting on anything I share, in any format and through any channel

You acknowledge that any action you take in your own life, or any action you choose not to take, following or in connection with any engagement with my work, is taken at your own discretion, by your own conscious choice, and at your own risk

Where my liability cannot lawfully be excluded, my total aggregate liability to you is limited to the amount you have paid me in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, without prejudice to the narrower per-purchase limitation in the Checkout Terms for purchases made through the website

Nothing in this section excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded under the law applicable to you, including liability for death or personal injury caused by my own gross negligence, for fraud, or for fraudulent misrepresentation.

8. Special situations

8.1 Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility

If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive, do not act on anything I share without first consulting your obstetrician, midwife, or other licensed maternity care provider.

8.2 Pre-existing medical conditions

If you have any pre-existing medical condition, including but not limited to any cardiac, neurological, endocrine, autoimmune, oncological, or psychiatric condition, do not act on anything I share without first consulting the physician treating that condition.

8.3 Medication

If you are taking any prescribed medication, do not start, stop, increase, decrease, or change the timing of any medication based on anything I share. Consult the prescribing physician.

8.4 Eating disorders, addiction, and trauma

If you have a current or recent history of an eating disorder, an addiction, or unresolved trauma, my work is not a substitute for treatment with a licensed specialist. Engage only under the active guidance of a licensed specialist in your jurisdiction.

8.5 Children and adolescents

My free content and general-audience work (this website, my podcast, my newsletter, my interviews) is directed to adults. Where any of this material reaches a minor (including an adolescent aged 13-17), do not apply anything I share to that minor without the involvement of a parent or legal guardian and the relevant licensed paediatric or adolescent specialist in your jurisdiction.

Paid engagements with minors are available only under specific, gated routes set out in the Privacy Policy (Section 10) and in the Terms of Service (Section 1.1): adolescents 13-17 may use teen-appropriate journals and teen-marked cohorts under parental purchase; adolescents 16-17 may receive direct one-to-one coaching under a separate Minors Engagement Addendum signed by the parent. Direct one-to-one coaching is not available to anyone under 16.

9. Free content, podcasts, interviews, and social media

Free content I publish in any medium (the Website, the newsletter, social media, podcasts I host or appear on as a guest, articles, interviews, public talks) is general educational content for a general audience. It does not address your specific circumstances, it does not establish any consulting relationship, and it does not establish any duty of care towards you. Everything in this Disclaimer applies to that free content in full.

10. Confidentiality and your story

Everything you share with me in intake, in session, or in written correspondence is held in strict confidence, subject to the limited exceptions set out in the One-to-One Coaching Agreement (for adult clients), in the Minors Engagement Addendum (for minor clients aged 16-17), and as required by law.

11. Acknowledgement

By using this Website, by purchasing any product or programme, by attending any consultation, one-to-one engagement, course, masterclass, group programme, podcast, or interview, by viewing any free content I publish in any medium, or by engaging me in any other way:

You confirm that you have read this Practice Disclaimer & Informed Consent in full

You confirm that you understand it

You confirm that you accept it in full

You confirm that any engagement with my work is your own free, conscious, and voluntary choice

You confirm that you assume all responsibility and risk for any action you take or do not take in your own life as a result

12. Governing law and jurisdiction

This Disclaimer, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it, is governed by the laws of the Lebanese Republic. The competent courts of Beirut, Lebanon have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, subject to any mandatory protection of consumers under the law of your country of residence.

13. Contact

Dr. Mayssam Mounir Saliba

Mar Roukoz, Dekwene, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon

Email: support@drmayssam.com

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