Relationship Matters Therapy Centre

Relationship Matters Therapy Centre Covered by most benefits, Individual, Couple & family counselling services offered securely online t

Quick question... and don’t overthink it (I mean it)!If you had to choose one word to guide how you show up in 2026… wha...
01/05/2026

Quick question... and don’t overthink it (I mean it)!

If you had to choose one word to guide how you show up in 2026… what would it be?

Not a goal.
Not a resolution.
Not a personality upgrade.

A value.

The thing you want steering the ship when life gets messy, decisions get hard, and your nervous system is already tired.

Maybe last year was run by survival. Or perfectionism. Or keeping the peace at all costs.

Maybe this year needs something different: Kindness. Honesty. Self-respect. Gentleness. Integrity. Rest. Courage.

There’s no pressure to pick the “best” word... And no bonus points for choosing the one that sounds impressive. 🙄

Just notice which word makes your body soften a little when you read it.

Drop your word in the comments ⬇️

You might be surprised how many people are choosing something similar.

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🔀 Follow Matters Therapy Centre for honest conversations about relationships, mental health, and the parts of being human we don’t usually talk about out loud.

12/31/2025

Resolutions are nice and all... But we’re not doing them.

Every December, the internet explodes with “new year, new me” energy, and honestly? We’re tired.

At RMTC, we don’t believe you need a reinvention.

We believe you need reflection.

That’s why this year, instead of making resolutions, we’re having a State of the Union; a Gottman-inspired check-in where we talk about what we’re grateful for, what hurt, and where we’re heading next (with honesty, not hustle).

This is your invitation to do the same.

Skip the pressure to become someone new.

Choose to understand the person you already are.

💌 Read the full post: “We’re Not Doing Resolutions, We’re Doing Honesty.”

Then grab someone you trust and ask:

Where did we drift?

Where did we grow?

And what do we want to protect next year?

Half the people who think they have a “motivation problem” actually have a connection problem.Your nervous system doesn’...
12/29/2025

Half the people who think they have a “motivation problem” actually have a connection problem.

Your nervous system doesn’t reset when you download a new habit tracker.

It resets when you feel emotionally safe with another human.
One honest conversation with someone who gets you can make your whole body exhale. Your brain stops scanning for threat. Your personality comes back online.

Suddenly, you can think again.

Meanwhile, a week of being dismissed, minimized, or walking on eggshells will make your system go into full DEFCON 2... and no planner, supplement, or productivity hack is strong enough to override biology.

Connection is not indulgent, it’s regulation.

If you’ve been trying to “optimize” your way out of burnout, but everything still feels heavy… you’re not the problem.

Your nervous system is asking for something different, something relational.

Drop a 💛 if you’ve felt this shift before, the way the right person makes your whole system go quiet in the best way. IN FACT, take the time to tag them below so they know they're your safe space (that feeling is so special).

If you want help rebuilding that sense of safety in yourself and your relationships?
RMTC is here.

💬 Book a consult whenever you’re ready.

🎄✨ From all of us at RMTC: Happy Holidays, however this season finds you.Whether you’re counting down the minutes to coz...
12/24/2025

🎄✨ From all of us at RMTC: Happy Holidays, however this season finds you.

Whether you’re counting down the minutes to cozy downtime or bracing yourself for complicated family dynamics, we see you.

This time of year can be warm, beautiful, exhausting, messy, lonely, joyful, overwhelming, and sometimes all of the above in the same afternoon. Human beings are complex like that.

So here’s our non-cheesy, therapist-approved wish for you:
May you find moments of quiet in the noise.
May you feel connected to someone who makes your nervous system exhale.
May you give yourself permission to rest without apologizing for it... And may you enter the new year with gentleness instead of pressure.

No “new year, new you” here.
No reinvention demands.
No performance goals.
Just a slow, steady reminder that you’re allowed to grow at a humane pace.

As we wrap up 2025, we’re incredibly grateful for the community that has formed around RMTC, every client, every reader, every person who’s shared our work or trusted us with their story. You’ve made this year meaningful in ways we don’t take lightly.

We’ll be spending the final stretch of December doing what we ask our clients to do: reflecting, resting, reconnecting, and getting honest about where we’re headed next.

However you celebrate, whatever this season looks like for you: we’re rooting for you, we’re in your corner, and we’re so glad you’re here.

See you in 2026.
With warmth, care, and zero judgment —
The RMTC Team

12/17/2025

If one more person tells you to “just slow down” you might yeet yourself into a snowbank.

Here’s the tea: Most people aren’t bad at resting; their lives simply do not allow it. Kids, jobs, aging parents, emotional labour, the group chat, capitalism…

Tell me again how a bubble bath fixes that?

We wrote a blog about the kind of rest that works in real life, not the Pinterest version.
➡️ Rest as repair
➡️ Rest as resistance
➡️ Rest as tiny, doable interruptions to burnout
➡️ Rest that doesn’t require money, time, or a cabin in Muskoka

If December is draining you like a phone stuck on 2% at Disney World, read this.

💌 Your body wants rest, not guilt. Here’s how to start.

🎄✨ The People Have Spoken! ✨🎄After 16 rounds of voting (front and back!), here are your People’s Choice Gingerbread Hous...
12/16/2025

🎄✨ The People Have Spoken! ✨🎄

After 16 rounds of voting (front and back!), here are your People’s Choice Gingerbread House winners:

🥇 1st Place: House 2
🥈 2nd Place: House 5
🥉 3rd Place: House 7

Thank you to everyone who voted, cheered, and took this very seriously 😉🎄🍪💙
Which house was your fave?!

12/15/2025

🎄🍪 GINGERBREAD HOUSE SHOWDOWN 🍪🎄

Our clinic got very festive at our holiday party, and now we need your help.

🏆 People’s Choice Award will be decided by YOU in our Stories
👀 Judge’s Choice Award will be decided by our internal panel (criteria = vibes, creativity, and emotional impact 😄)

Head to our Stories to vote!

If you’re someone who hears the word rest and immediately laughs… we wrote this for you.Not everyone has the luxury of a...
12/15/2025

If you’re someone who hears the word rest and immediately laughs… we wrote this for you.

Not everyone has the luxury of a spa day, a quiet house, a partner who notices you haven’t sat down yet, or a calendar with “buffer time” built in (adorable concept, though).

Some of us are resting in 90-second increments between real-life responsibilities.

And guess what? Your nervous system counts those.

Rest doesn’t have to be fancy. It doesn’t have to be aesthetic. It doesn’t even have to be long.It just has to interrupt the chaos long enough for your body to whisper, “Oh… right. Safety exists.”

If you feel like your life leaves no room for rest, you’re not failing. You’re maxed out.

Drop a 🤝 if this is you.

And if you’re craving support that meets you where you actually are (not where self-help culture thinks you should be), RMTC is ready when you are.

💬 Book a consult using the link in our profile.

You don’t have to untangle overwhelm alone.

Let’s be brutally honest: Most people aren’t “tired.”>> They’re running a whole shadow economy of unpaid labour while co...
12/10/2025

Let’s be brutally honest: Most people aren’t “tired.”
>> They’re running a whole shadow economy of unpaid labour while convincing themselves they “just need better routines.”

If you’ve ever wondered why a nap doesn’t fix anything… why vacations feel like logistical Olympics… or why Sunday night hits like a truck…it’s because you’re not dealing with one kind of tired.

You’re dealing with layers --> Whole ecosystems of exhaustion that no planner, protein shake, or “New Year, New Me” ritual can fix.

Here’s the part that matters: None of these exhaustion types are personal flaws; They’re nervous-system truths. They’re evidence of how hard you’ve been carrying life, not of how poorly you’ve been managing it.

The moment you can name the specific kind of tired you are, your nervous system stops feeling like the enemy and starts making sense.

👇 Drop a comment: Which one of these exhaustion types feels way too accurate right now?

If you’re ready to move from “functional burnout” to actual support, RMTC is here when you want to exhale for real.
💬 Book a consult (link in profile)

Your nervous system deserves something softer than survival mode.

12/03/2025

You’ve probably heard that connection is “good for you.”

Cute… but this isn’t a Pinterest quote, it’s biology.

One safe relationship can literally lower your heart rate, boost your immune system, and help your body process stress.

And chronic disconnection?

It quietly rewires your brain to expect danger, even when life finally goes quiet.

In long-term studies, partners on the receiving end of constant contempt got physically sicker in the next 12 months:
💔 More colds.
💔 Slower healing.
💔 More exhaustion and stress-related illness.
Being spoken to with disdain can literally make you ill.

That’s how high the stakes are for emotional safety.

💌 Read the full piece: “Your Nervous System Called, It Wants Real Connection, Not Another Self-Help Hack.”

Your next act of healing might start with being truly heard.

Contempt isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s quiet… A tone. A look. A tiny shift in the room that tells your whole body, “...
12/01/2025

Contempt isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s quiet…
A tone.
A look.
A tiny shift in the room that tells your whole body, “Oh. I’m not safe right now.”

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation feeling small, shaky, or suddenly exhausted, you’re not dramatic.
You’re not “overreacting.”
You’re not imagining it.
Your nervous system picks up on disrespect faster than your mind does.

That little drop in your stomach?
That urge to shut down?
That sudden need to defend yourself or disappear?

🧠 Your body clocked the danger before you did.

You can love someone and still feel deeply unsafe with how they speak to you. Both things can be true, but neither has to stay that way.

If this hit a nerve, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to untangle it alone either.

👇 Tell us in the comments (if you want to):
Does your body pick up on tone faster than words?

And if you’re ready to understand why you react the way you do (and what real relational safety could feel like) RMTC is here for that work.

💬 Book a consult (link in profile)

Your body deserves the kind of connection it doesn’t have to brace for.

Thank you for hosting our latest social event. The gang had an amazing time!
11/24/2025

Thank you for hosting our latest social event. The gang had an amazing time!

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