Greywell Institute — Application

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Page 1 of 5 · Particulars

Particulars

Who you are to Greywell. Your answers save as you go.

Email address * Where the Governor's decision will be sent. Example: [email protected]

Enter an email address in the form [email protected].

What should we call you? Optional Programme records use your designation; your House Officer starts using your name as your Term goes on, and asks you first. A first name, a scene name, or a form of address. If you finish, this is the name on your Testimonial, the certificate of a finished Term.

Your time zone * Taken from your device. Change it if that is wrong. Every deadline in the programme is set by this clock.

This must be answered.

I am 18 or older. The one answer that ends an application on its own.

Greywell is open only to applicants aged 18 or over.

Gender Optional Counted, so the Governor knows who Greywell reaches. Nothing else reads it.

What is your working pattern? * It sets when your phone and internet blocks make an exception for work.

This must be answered.

Practical details · 1 of 5 · Days

Days

The hours you work. Your day at Greywell is built around them.

Choose one time to rise on working days? Optional No later than your earliest start allows. Left blank, each day follows its own hours.

Is your journey to work the same every day? * If not, you'll give it per day.

Yes

This must be answered.

Work / Study Hours Add ordinary committed blocks. Use 24-hour time. Mark days off where no work or study is scheduled. Example: 08:00 to 16:30. Add additional shifts where needed. A shift ending earlier than it starts is read as an overnight one — 19:00 to 07:00 is a night shift.

Check the hours entered.

Anything the grid cannot show? Optional. On call, alternate weeks, seasonal work.

Practical details · 3 of 5 · Body

Body

What your body should not be asked to do. This is not a medical assessment.

Safety Restrictions
Declare any physical or medical limit that would make a movement unsafe. The House Officer uses this record to avoid unsuitable physical training assignments.

Physical or Medical Restrictions *

No restrictions

No injury, condition, pain pattern, or medical limit affects assigned physical training.

Restrictions apply

Some movements must be avoided, modified, or reviewed before assignment.

This must be answered.

Which movements or areas? * Tick every area a limit affects. The House Officer leaves out or modifies the movements named.

Knees — squats, jumping, deep bending

Hips — squats, lunges, long strides

Lower back — lifting and bending

Upper back or neck — loaded positions

Shoulders — pressing overhead

Wrists — weight on the hands

Ankles or feet — running and jumping

Asthma or breathing — hard cardio

Heart or circulation — high intensity

Something else

This must be answered.

Anything else the House Officer should know? Optional. One line.

Do you take prescribed medicine? * Including medical cannabis. Greywell never restricts it, never judges it, and never asks what it is for — this is recorded once and not raised again. Yes or no; nothing else is asked.

Yes

This must be answered.

Starting Condition
Give a plain current baseline. Overstating it risks unsafe assignments; understating it weakens the programme.

How fit are you now? *

Not very

Little or no exercise lately

Fairly

Some exercise most weeks

Very

Training now, or coming back to it

This must be answered.

Equipment and space
Record the equipment or space available.

Where can you train? * Tick all that apply.

A clear floor at home, big enough to lie down on

A garden or yard

A gym

A park or path nearby

A swimming pool

Stairs

This must be answered.

What do you already own? Tick all that apply.

Exercise bike

Exercise mat

Free weights

Pull-up bar

Resistance bands

Skipping rope

Nothing

Something else

This must be answered.

Can you press both arms overhead without arching your back? * Used to avoid unsafe upper-body assignments.

This must be answered.

Are your hips tight after long sitting? * Used to calibrate squats, lunges and running.

This must be answered.

I understand Greywell does not provide medical advice. I am responsible for declaring restrictions accurately, avoiding unsafe movements, and seeking professional medical advice where needed.

You must confirm this before proceeding.

Page 3 of 5 · The Case

The Case

The Governor reads all of this before deciding, and some of it shapes how your House Officer speaks to you.

Now say it in your own words. *

What you ticked

Between 150 and 1,200 characters.

How you'll show your work

The Governor needs to know the setting, and how work will be evidenced, before saying yes.

Who else is there? * This bears on privacy, and on where a camera can point.

Alone

With a partner

With family

With housemates

This must be answered.

Inspections are on your own phone: up to five in any 7 days, at most one a day, without notice. On a Governor-assigned Term the Governor may also inspect you live, from Escalation. You opt into each one; it is video only, with no sound, nothing is recorded, and you can end it at any moment.

Might you nominate a partner? * Nobody is named here. That comes after you send this, before Reception.

Yes

Perhaps

This must be answered.

Page 5 of 5 · Agreements

Agreements

What we have to ask

Greywell is a structure and not treatment. A yes to any of these does not refuse you.

In the last 12 months, have you had intensive mental-health care: a hospital stay, a crisis team, or care you were required to accept? * The Governor reads this before deciding. Nothing here rules you out on its own.

Yes

This must be answered.

Are you living with an addiction, to alcohol, drugs or anything else? * The Governor reads this before deciding. Nothing here rules you out on its own.

Yes

In recovery

This must be answered.

Anything you want the Governor to know Optional.

Do you have appointments that repeat every week? * Tell us when, never what for.

Yes

This must be answered.

I can read and speak English comfortably. Greywell is written only in English for now. I have my own smartphone or tablet. Everything happens in the app.

Before you apply, please complete the PAR-Q+, a standard five-minute check of whether it's safe for you to become more physically active: eparmedx.com. Did it advise you to speak to a doctor or a qualified exercise professional before becoming more active? *

Yes

This must be answered.

Is eating something you're struggling with at present, or have struggled with in the last 2 years? * If yes, the Governor reads it before deciding.

Yes

This must be answered.

What you're agreeing to

These rules apply from day one. All use is self-declared in the daily musters.

I understand that use is self-declared, and that concealing use is treated more seriously than the use itself.

You must confirm this before proceeding.

Voluntary Admission

The programme is entered voluntarily. Greywell is not clinical care, urgent support, legal advice, or financial advice. You remain responsible for your own safety, health decisions, premises, devices, employment obligations, and compliance with applicable law.

Greywell does not know your name or where you live, and it cannot send anyone to you. If you are in danger, call your local emergency number yourself.

Programme communications are formal records. Declarations, Governor directives, House Officer notices, fee status, DNS status, evidence arrangements, and completion actions may be retained as part of the Term record.

Greywell runs on honesty. My answers are true, and if I have lied and the Governor finds out, I can be removed without a refund.

You must confirm this before submitting.

I have read and understood the nature of this programme. I enter voluntarily and accept that voluntary entry does not entitle me to leniency or modification of the Rules. I understand that Greywell is not clinical care, urgent support, legal advice, or financial advice. I understand the role of the House Officer and the Governor. I accept that the Term asks me to submit evidence of my work through the app. I agree to the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy, including that fees are refundable in full before a Term commences and are not refundable once it has commenced, except as set out in section 12 of the Terms.

You must confirm this before submitting.

Submitting sends these five pages to the Governor. The practical details — your days, your home, your body and your food — follow straight afterwards, or later through a link we give you, and you can change them until your fee is paid.

We will write to this address. Is it right? Change it

Page 4 of 5 · The charter

The charter

Your House Officer reads this and holds you to it every day. The Governor may strike a line with a reason. You are held only to what you accept.

Who are you trying to become by the end? *

This must be answered.

What should be held for you on days you don't want it? *

This must be answered.

What usually makes you slip? *

This must be answered.

What should Greywell never do to you? *

This must be answered.

How will you know it worked? *

This must be answered.

Describe the House Officer you want holding you to this. * You can shape how your House Officer speaks to you and what it holds you to. You cannot change what keeps you safe. A starting point, not a setting. Change any of it. The Governor reads what you write here before it takes effect, and may strike a line with a reason. After that it is between you and your House Officer.

This must be answered.

Practical details · 4 of 5 · Food

Food

Greywell sets what you eat. Allergies and food rules are always followed.

What do you eat? *

Meat and fish

Meat, no fish

Fish, no meat

Vegetarian: no meat, no fish

Vegan: nothing from an animal

This must be answered.

Allergies and intolerances * Diagnosed allergies or medically confirmed intolerances only. Tick "None" if you have none.

None

Gluten (coeliac disease)

Crustaceans

Eggs

Fish

Peanuts

Soya

Milk

Tree nuts

Celery

Mustard

Sesame

Sulphites

Lupin

Molluscs

Something else

This must be answered.

Anything genuinely unworkable? Optional. Foods you cannot eat at all, not dislikes.

Anything else you cook with? Tick all you have.

Air fryer

Blender, jug or stick

Grill

Pressure cooker

Rice cooker

Slow cooker

Toaster

Something else

This must be answered.

Do you keep to any food rules for religious or cultural reasons? (For example halal or kosher.) Your menu will follow them, like an allergy. Optional

Practical details · 5 of 5 · Reading

Reading

Every Term includes reading. Your House Officer chooses your books from these answers.

How much do you read? *

A book a month or more

Now and then

Rarely or never

This must be answered.

What do you like reading? * Tick everything that applies.

Classics

Crime and thrillers

History

Ideas: philosophy, psychology, belief

Lives: biography and memoir

Modern novels

Poetry and short stories

Science and nature

Science fiction and fantasy

Something else

This must be answered.

Fiction or non-fiction? *

Mostly fiction

A mix of both

Mostly non-fiction

No preference

This must be answered.

The last book you finished, or one you loved Optional The best single clue to what will suit you.

I can't name one.

Subjects you must not be given * You do not need to say why. Your House Officer will not choose anything on a subject ticked here. If one gets through, remove it at once — it does not count against your objections. If there is nothing, tick "Nothing is off limits".

Nothing is off limits

Abuse or sexual violence

Addiction, alcohol or drugs

Death, grief or terminal illness

Eating disorders or body image

Graphic violence or war

Mental illness

Pregnancy, fertility or baby loss

Religion

Suicide or self-harm

Something else

This must be answered.

Book budget for the Term * Reading texts are bought by you, not by Greywell. Your reading plan is built to fit whatever you choose here, and if a title cannot be had inside it, the title changes — not the budget. Nothing is a valid answer: free and library copies are accepted.

Nothing — free or library copies only

Under $20

$20–50

$50–100

Over $100

This must be answered.

Your craft

You chose a practice of your own, so your House Officer needs a little more to write your weeks.

Where are you with it? *

Choose both.

What do you have to work with? * Tick everything that applies. Nothing will be asked of you that needs more.

A table or desk I can use

Floor space

Outdoor space

Storage for work in progress

The tools it needs

The materials it needs

A computer

Something else

This must be answered.

How much time can you give it? *

Under 2 hours a week

2 to 4 hours

4 to 6 hours

Over 6 hours

This must be answered.

What do you want to have done by the end? *

Finish a piece of work

Reach a stated level

Build a portfolio

Learn a set of techniques

Practise every day

Something else

This must be answered.

Materials budget for the Term *

Nothing — I have what I need

Under $25

$25–50

$50–100

Over $100

This must be answered.

Practical details · 6 of 6 · Filter

The filter

The filter closes kinds of website on your own devices, for the whole Term. Help is never closed.

Greywell sees that the filter answered. It never sees what it answered about.

Mark every device that is yours alone. * Never one for work, and never one you share.

A phone

A tablet

A laptop

A desktop computer

This must be answered.

Left alone with a screen, where do you lose yourself? * Mark anything you simply want closed, too. The first 3 are closed whatever you mark.

Social networks

Video streaming

Gambling

Adult content

Online shopping

Gaming

Entertainment

News

Sport

Nowhere

This must be answered.

Do you order food or essentials online? *

Yes

This must be answered.

List the sites that must stay open. Optional For work, a bank, a doctor or a course. Asked now, so your first day breaks nothing you depend on.

That is not a site name. Try one like example.com.

What Greywell would do

Basic

Nothing you marked needs more than Basic.

Installed on every device only you use. A habit blocked on one moves to another.

Take it, or choose otherwise. *

Basic Greywell’s choice

Social networks, video streaming and gambling.

Full Greywell’s choice

All of Basic, and adult content, online shopping, gaming, entertainment, news and sport.

No filter $0

Your screens are left to you.

This must be answered.

It goes on:

Mark anything more to be closed. Optional Only what your size does not already close. You can add one later; taking one away goes through the Governor.

Check your filter, then hand it in.

It closes:

It leaves open for you:

Crisis and health sites are never closed, so they never need asking for.

The Governor confirms the size, the price and your sites before you pay. On your first day it goes on, and your officer checks it is answering.

Practical details · 2 of 5 · Home

Home

Where your Term is lived. Your House Officer should know the room before speaking about it.

What can you cook with? * Tick all you have.

Oven

Hob or hot plate

Microwave

Kettle

Fridge

Freezer

This must be answered.

Is the kitchen shared with people outside your household? *

Yes

This must be answered.

Anything about the household we should know? Optional. Tick what applies; the Governor accounts for it in inspections and where a camera can point.

Housemates share rooms

Family or children at home

A partner at home

Visitors or a landlord have access

Some rooms can't be photographed

The camera must avoid an area

Neighbours can see in through a window

Something else

This must be answered.

Seating — select all that apply * The sofa is available during the evening reading block only. Identify all seating in the premises.

Sofa

Ottoman

Armchair

Desk chair

Dining chair

Floor seating only

Governor will advise on eating surface and sofa rule application.

Other

This must be answered.

Other seating — describe briefly Example: bench, floor cushion, folding chair.

Weekly Grocery Budget *

Under $50 per week

$50–80 per week

$80–120 per week

$120+ per week

This must be answered.

State what you can spend on kit for the Term. * Most people already own most of it.

The kit, item by item

This must be answered.

Page 2 of 5 · The Term

The Term

What you are asking for. Nothing is settled until the Governor admits you.

How long? *

Standard Term — 60 to 75 days

The full programme. Most applicants choose this.

Extended Term — 90 to 110 days

For a longer reset, or if you have held a Term before.

This must be answered.

Who holds your Term? *

Officer-governed

Your House Officer holds your Term. The Governor watches over your welfare and decides how it begins and ends.

Governor-assigned

All of that and the Governor's own attention. The Governor may inspect you live by camera and reviews your week.

This must be answered.

The fee depends on these two answers and is set out on the fees page. Nothing is charged until you are admitted.

Which regime? * How the two differ. On Strict a default never costs more days and the fee is never higher.

Standard

The Term as it is written. Most people belong here.

Strict

For those who want the push. The same Term asks more of you and is slower to approve. No alcohol and no cannabis until it ends. Where it applies the Governor looks sooner.

This must be answered.

Who will you answer to? * Your House Officer holds you to the Term every day. All three work to the same rules.

Mr. Cole

Firm and fair and not talked round. Listens first and then acts. Warmth here is earned and you will know when you have it.

Mrs. Hartley

In charge and enjoying it. Quick and witty and always a step ahead. You will not know the next move until it is made.

Mx. Marlowe

Thoughtful and bold and never lording it over you. Has thought of you before you speak. Here you are understood, and always told why.

This must be answered.

Which trade will you be put to? * A craft you are set to work at every week. You are judged on effort and never on the result.

Photography

Your phone will do for the first two weeks. After that you need a camera that is not your phone. A used one costs 40 to 120 dollars.

Drawing and Sketching

Music

Craft or Making

Other — something not on this list

The Governor sets it by hand.

This must be answered.

Which instrument? *

This must be answered.

Which craft? *

This must be answered.

Would you want the filter? Optional It closes kinds of website on your own devices for the Term. Its size is worked out with you after you apply. What the filter does

Yes

A page of intake works out its size with you.

Not for me

Your screens are left to you.

When would you like to start? * Terms begin on a Sunday, at least a fortnight after you apply. The Governor confirms the date when you are accepted.

Loading available Sundays...

This must be answered.

The week it must fit

In an ordinary week, how many days do you not work? *

I do not work.

This must be answered.

How long is your longest working day? * From start to finish. Do not count the journey.

hours

This must be answered.

How long is your journey home? *

This must be answered.

Can you rely on your journey home? * Reliable means you get home at about the same time.

Yes, it is the same most days

No, it varies

This must be answered.

In a week, what is the most shifts you work through the night? * If your weeks vary, answer for your heaviest week. A shift across midnight counts once.

None

This must be answered.

On days off, do you sleep in the day or at night? *

In the day

At night

It varies

This must be answered.

Are your working hours the same every week, or do they change? * This does not decide whether you are accepted.

The same every week

They change week to week

This must be answered.