This Can End Whenever You Want
Permission to stop.
Permission to leave.
Permission to stay only as long as it feels possible.
This song makes no request of the listener. It does not ask for endurance, completion, or presence. The sound unfolds slowly and without insistence, creating a listening environment where exit is always available. Nothing here needs to be pushed through.
Listening may be brief or intermittent. You may turn it off without explanation. The sound does not resolve, instruct, or lead. It simply exists while you decide what is enough.
This Can End Whenever You Can is especially mindful of trauma, overwhelm, and experiences where staying feels obligatory or unsafe. By making the ending explicit and available, the work offers a form of containment rooted in choice rather than control.
There is no requirement to continue.
Stopping is part of the design.
Your timing is respected.
Practitioner / Facilitator License
For This Can End Whenever You Want
This Practitioner / Facilitator License grants limited permission to use This Can End Whenever You Want in professional, therapeutic, educational, and facilitated settings under the terms outlined below.
Permitted Uses
With this license, the practitioner or facilitator may use the recording in:
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Mental health, counseling, and psychotherapy settings
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Trauma-informed, somatic, and body-based practices
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Yoga, meditation, and mindfulness sessions
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Workshops, circles, retreats, and facilitated group spaces
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One-to-one or group sessions (in person or virtual)
The recording may be played live during sessions as supportive listening or background sound. Use may be guided or unguided, provided participation remains voluntary and choice-based.
Restrictions
This license does not permit:
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Redistribution, resale, or sharing of the recording (free or paid)
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Uploading, embedding, or streaming the audio on websites, platforms, apps, or social media
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Use in recorded sessions, online courses, trainings, or downloadable materials
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Editing, remixing, excerpting, or altering the audio
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Transfer or sublicensing to another practitioner, organization, or location
Each practitioner, facilitator, or practice must obtain their own license.
Important Notes
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This Can End Whenever You Want is not a medical or psychological treatment and is not a substitute for licensed care.
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Practitioners are responsible for ethical, consent-based use and for remaining within their professional scope.
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Clients and participants must always be informed that they may stop listening, adjust volume, or disengage at any time without explanation.
Copyright
All rights not expressly granted under this license are reserved by the rights holder.
Extended Use
For inclusion in recorded programs, institutional settings, publications, or commercial offerings, a separate extended license is required.
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