Disclaimer
Last Updated: August 17, 2026
The information, programs, resources, products, educational materials, and services provided by Norma’s Circle of Stories, LLC are created to support emotional literacy, self-awareness, connection, personal growth, stronger relationships, purposeful leadership, and emotional wellness.
We believe that learning to recognize, understand, express, and lead with greater emotional awareness can help individuals, families, educators, leaders, organizations, and communities create meaningful and lasting change.
The information provided through this website is intended to educate, inspire, and empower. It is not intended to replace professional medical, psychological, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other individualized professional services.
Educational and Informational Purposes
The content available through this website—including articles, videos, programs, workshops, presentations, books, social and emotional learning resources, exercises, worksheets, digital materials, newsletters, speaking content, and other resources—is provided for educational and informational purposes only.
Norma’s Circle of Stories provides emotional literacy education, personal and professional development, storytelling, leadership education, and related learning experiences.
Nothing provided through this website should be interpreted as individualized medical, psychiatric, psychological, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other licensed professional advice.
Emotional Literacy and Emotional Wellness
Norma’s Circle of Stories teaches emotional literacy as a foundation for greater self-awareness, communication, connection, personal growth, stronger relationships, and purposeful leadership.
Our educational framework encourages individuals to:
Recognize → Understand → Express → Lead
Emotional literacy education may complement other forms of personal or professional development, but it is not psychotherapy, counseling, psychiatric care, medical treatment, or a substitute for services provided by a qualified licensed professional.
The use of terms such as “emotional wellness,” “growth,” “resilience,” “self-worth,” “regulation,” “healing,” “transformation,” or similar language within our educational content describes learning, reflection, development, or personal experience and should not be interpreted as a promise of clinical treatment or a specific health outcome.
Not Therapy or Medical Care
Norma’s Circle of Stories, LLC does not provide psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical diagnosis, medical treatment, or individualized mental health treatment through this website unless a service is expressly identified otherwise and provided by an appropriately licensed professional acting within the scope of that license.
Participation in a program, workshop, presentation, course, speaking engagement, or educational experience does not create a therapist-client, physician-patient, psychologist-patient, or other licensed healthcare-provider relationship.
Information provided through the website should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent a medical or mental health condition.
Always seek appropriate professional guidance when making decisions concerning your individual health or wellbeing.
Rooted to Rise and Other Programs
Rooted to Rise and other Norma’s Circle of Stories programs, workshops, courses, and educational experiences are designed to encourage reflection, emotional literacy, self-awareness, personal growth, connection, communication, leadership, and purposeful action.
Participants may be invited to reflect on their stories, defining moments, beliefs, emotions, relationships, values, boundaries, goals, strengths, or experiences.
Participation in these activities is voluntary.
You are encouraged to use your own judgment regarding what you choose to reflect upon or share and to seek additional professional support when appropriate for your individual circumstances.
Our programs are educational and developmental experiences and should not be considered substitutes for psychotherapy, counseling, medical treatment, or other individualized professional care.
Personal Stories and Lived Experience
Storytelling is central to the mission of Norma’s Circle of Stories.
Personal stories, reflections, experiences, examples, and perspectives shared by Norma Youmans or others are intended to encourage connection, learning, reflection, and understanding.
A personal experience represents the experience of that individual. It should not be interpreted as professional advice, a clinical recommendation, or a guarantee that another person will experience the same outcome.
Your story is your own, and your experiences, circumstances, needs, and decisions may be different from those described through our content.
No Guarantee of Results
Personal and professional growth are individual processes.
Norma’s Circle of Stories does not guarantee that participation in a program, use of a resource, attendance at a presentation, implementation of a framework, or purchase of a product will produce a particular personal, emotional, relational, educational, professional, organizational, leadership, or financial outcome.
Testimonials, success stories, participant experiences, case examples, or other descriptions of results represent individual experiences and are not guarantees of future results.
Your outcomes may depend upon many factors outside the control of Norma’s Circle of Stories.
Leadership and Organizational Development
Information relating to leadership, communication, workplace culture, organizational development, relationships, professional growth, or employee wellbeing is provided for educational and developmental purposes.
Organizations remain responsible for their own employment practices, personnel decisions, workplace policies, legal obligations, employee support systems, and professional decisions.
Our leadership and organizational programs are not substitutes for legal, human-resources, medical, psychological, or other specialized professional advice.
Children, Families, Educators, and SEL Resources
Norma’s Circle of Stories creates books, stories, social and emotional learning resources, literacy materials, activities, and educational tools intended to support children, families, caregivers, educators, and learning communities.
These resources are educational in nature.
Parents, caregivers, educators, schools, and other responsible adults should use their own professional or parental judgment when determining whether a resource or activity is appropriate for a particular child, student, classroom, or learning environment.
Our children's and SEL resources are not intended to diagnose, evaluate, or treat developmental, behavioral, psychological, educational, or medical conditions.
When individualized support is needed, families and educators should consult an appropriately qualified professional.
Speaking Engagements, Interviews, and Media
Statements made during speaking engagements, workshops, podcasts, interviews, social-media content, videos, articles, presentations, or other public communications are generally intended for educational and informational purposes.
Because public presentations address broad audiences, information presented in these settings cannot account for every individual's circumstances.
Audience members remain responsible for determining how, whether, and when information is appropriate for their individual circumstances.
External Resources and Third-Party Information
From time to time, this website or our educational materials may reference or link to books, research, articles, websites, organizations, professionals, products, services, or other third-party resources.
These references may be provided for educational purposes or convenience.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, a reference or link does not constitute an endorsement, guarantee, partnership, or representation regarding the accuracy, safety, effectiveness, qualifications, availability, or practices of a third party.
Norma’s Circle of Stories is not responsible for independent third-party content or services.
Your Responsibility
You are responsible for your own decisions, actions, interpretations, and use of the information provided through this website and our educational resources.
We encourage thoughtful reflection, personal responsibility, and appropriate professional consultation when circumstances warrant it.
By using this website, you acknowledge that educational information cannot account for every person's unique circumstances and that you are responsible for determining what is appropriate for you.
Emergencies and Immediate Support
Norma’s Circle of Stories is not an emergency, crisis-response, medical, psychiatric, or mental health treatment service.
The website, contact forms, email addresses, social-media accounts, programs, and other communication channels should not be used to seek emergency assistance.
If you believe that you or another person is experiencing an emergency or is in immediate danger, contact appropriate local emergency services or seek immediate assistance from a qualified professional or emergency facility.
Limitation of Responsibility
While Norma’s Circle of Stories strives to provide thoughtful, useful, and accurate educational information, we make no representation that all information will be appropriate for every individual, organization, circumstance, or purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Norma’s Circle of Stories, LLC is not responsible for decisions, actions, losses, injuries, or other consequences resulting from reliance upon or use of information provided through this website, except where liability cannot legally be excluded or limited.
Relationship to Our Other Policies
This Website Disclaimer should be read together with our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and any additional agreements, participation terms, purchase policies, licenses, or disclaimers applicable to particular programs, products, events, or services.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Website Disclaimer, please contact:
Norma’s Circle of Stories, LLC
11304 Chandler Blvd Unit # 53
North Hollywood, CA 91601
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Emotional literacy gives us the tools to recognize what we feel, understand what those emotions are telling us, express ourselves with greater clarity and compassion, and lead our lives with greater intention and purpose.