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On Meaning and Becoming — Publisher Terms

On Meaning and Becoming is a personal publication by Florence Thum containing essays, reflections, commentary and other written material on meaning, identity, the inner life, relationships, culture, books, wellbeing and the experience of becoming.

By subscribing to, reading or interacting with this publication, you agree to these Publisher Terms in addition to Substack’s own Terms of Use.

The content published here is for general informational, educational and reflective purposes only. Although some writing may draw on ideas from psychotherapy, counselling, wellbeing, bibliotherapy, coaching or related fields, nothing published here constitutes individual psychological, therapeutic, medical, legal or other professional advice.

Reading, subscribing to or corresponding through this publication does not create a therapist–client, counsellor–client, coach–client or other professional relationship with Florence Thum.

You are responsible for deciding whether and how any ideas discussed in this publication are relevant to your own circumstances. Where appropriate, you should seek advice or support from a suitably qualified professional.

Unless otherwise stated, all original writing and other original material published in On Meaning and Becoming is copyright Florence Thum. You are welcome to share links to published pieces and to quote brief excerpts with appropriate attribution. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute or commercially use substantial parts of the publication without prior written permission.

Comments and discussions are encouraged where available. Please engage respectfully and in good faith. Comments that are abusive, discriminatory, threatening, promotional, intrusive or otherwise inappropriate may be removed, and access to commenting may be restricted.

The publication may occasionally include links to books, articles, websites or other third-party material. These are provided for interest or reference only and do not necessarily constitute endorsement of all content, views, products or services associated with those sources.

These terms may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the publication or its offerings.

Questions about these terms may be directed to Florence Thum through the contact details provided on the publication.