Healing Recovery Centre

Healing Recovery Centre Mental Health and Eating Disorder Support

Workshops, events, individual, group and family therapy. Workshops, events, individual, group + family therapy.

Healing Recovery Centre | Mental Health + Eating Disorder Support

Embark on your healing journey in a safe, inclusive space. Book a free consultation: linktr.ee/healingrecovery

01/08/2026

Signs therapy is working that no one warned you about 👀

We hear this all the time:
“I’ve done therapy before… I don’t know if it actually worked.”
or
“Why do I feel worse after some sessions?”

Here’s the thing — a lot of people miss the real signs that therapy is working because they don’t always look warm, fuzzy, or Instagrammable.

Sometimes they look… inconvenient. Swampy. A little yuck.

From where we sit, here are 5 green flags that therapy is actually working:

1️⃣ You start noticing patterns instead of just reacting to situations.
It’s less “this person is driving me crazy” and more “oh wow, this pattern is showing up again.”
Green Flag when you notice it without spiralling into blame or shame, for yourself or anyone else.

2️⃣ You’re tired after sessions.
Not dysregulated. Not vibrating.
But like you did, emotional weightlifting and your nervous system want a nap and rest.
Good therapy is like psychological surgery, but that can’t happen without prep → exploration → grounding → integration. It’s NOT ripping things open and sending you on your way, that is a Red Flag.

3️⃣ You stop wanting to burn every bridge
Instead of cutting people off or exploding after months of resentment, you find yourself having clearer, calmer conversations, infused with love, and having them even when it’s uncomfortable.
The win isn’t the outcome. The win is staying regulated and true to yourself while you speak.

4️⃣ Your life starts to feel… like it doesn’t fit anymore
This one’s sneaky.
Old roles, relationships, and routines start feeling like clothes from childhood: tight, uncomfortable, familiar but not your vibe anymore.
That discomfort is often a sign you’re becoming more embodied and honest with yourself. This is where insight meets real-life change.

5️⃣ You show up to therapy more YOU
Less apologizing for crying.
Less nodding along when something doesn’t quite land.
More honesty. More humanity. More presence.
(My personal fav stage of therapy).

Therapy isn’t always about big breakthroughs.
Sometimes it’s about building the kind of safety that allows real change to happen.

What signs have you noticed when therapy starts working?
We’d love to hear. 🤍

If you’ve felt this way, this is for youFeeling disconnected from your loved one?Nervous system buzzing when in the thic...
01/06/2026

If you’ve felt this way, this is for you

Feeling disconnected from your loved one?
Nervous system buzzing when in the thick of it?
Not sure what to say in the moments where it’s feels like there’s nothing to say?
Struggled when your loved one has or shares their big emotions?

This offering was designed for you.

Join us on Saturday 17 & 24th

Two full days of learning, practicing and taking care of your nervous system. Leaving each day with practical tools, insight and a nervous system that has been nurtured.

Send us a DM and will send you the link for more info 🥰

01/04/2026

The Sunday scaries got nothing on you 😘😉

2025 was quite literally a roller coaster. Some of the highest highs and the lowest lows for HRCWe’re already cooking up...
01/04/2026

2025 was quite literally a roller coaster. Some of the highest highs and the lowest lows for HRC

We’re already cooking up some amazing things for 2026 and we can’t wait to share them with you!

We want to hear your guesses for what you think is coming to HRC this year ⬇️⬇️⬇️

12/26/2025

PSA a cute Raccoon doesn’t want you to track your calories but a bunch of suits round a board room want you too…

Because nothing says “health” like turning your nervous system into a performance review at 12:01 AM on Dec 26th 🙃

So before you download another diet app disguised as ✨self-care✨, here are 5 things to do instead in 2026 that actually support your wellbeing:

1️⃣ Wear clothes that don’t interrogate you all day. Comfort is data.

2️⃣ Uninfluence yourself from buying a vibrating standing plate. It is not helping your nervous system or your digestion. You just saved hundreds of dollars.

3️⃣ Unfollow anything that makes your body feel like a project. Yes, even if it has “wellness” in the bio.

4️⃣ Ask your body what it needs today. Not what the app, the trend, or the raccoon says.

5️⃣ Invest in rest, connection, support, and movement that feels human.

Your health does not begin with restriction.
Your worth is not unlocked by trends branded as discipline.
And your body is not a mascot that behaves better when you control it harder.

Save this. Send it to someone who needs it.

Let’s start 2026 in our bodies, not at war with them.

Your body is a home. Not a problem.

With love
Healing Recovery Centre, Your friendly anti diet mental health and wellness team
❤️

Merry Christmas from our families to yours ! Sending all the love today to everyone ❤️❤️❤️
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from our families to yours !

Sending all the love today to everyone ❤️❤️❤️

There was a moment early in my career, working in residential treatment with kids and teens who were really struggling,...
12/20/2025

There was a moment early in my career, working in residential treatment with kids and teens who were really struggling, when I felt like I was holding my breath all the time.

Parents were exhausted. Burnt out. Ashamed. Doing everything they were told to do… and nothing was working.

Traditional skills weren’t cutting it. Behaviour charts, consequences, skills & ice packs… so many ice packs — they all felt like band-aids on something much deeper.

Then I found this work.

Emotion-Focused Family Therapy created by Adele Lafrance, the neuroscience of the nervous system, and later Dr. Becky’s lens on parenting, and the radical idea that parents aren’t the problem — they’re the medicine.

It felt like oxygen.

For the first time, there was a pathway that didn’t ask parents to be perfect…
but helped them remember who they already are.

And you know what?
It worked.

Parents started saying things like:
“If I had learned this sooner, everything would have been different.”
“This made everything else flow so much easier.”
“I finally feel like myself again as a parent.”

Less burnout.
Less shame.
Less self-blame.

More confidence.
More connection.
More love — even in the hard moments.

Since then, Mariana and I have taught these skills to hundreds of caregivers across Ontario, parents of young kids, teens, and adult children, with over 90% reporting a meaningful shift in how they show up, how they connect, and how their family relationships feel.

This is why we created The Parenting Reset.

And I’m so excited (and honestly so proud) to share that registration is now open.

🗓 Two-day in-person intensive
📍 January 17 & 24
🤍 Open to parents and caregivers across the lifespan

If you’re feeling frozen in the face of big emotions…
If you don’t know what to say when nothing seems to work…
If you’re longing for a reset that actually changes things…

This is for you.

✨ Start 2026 with the Parenting Reset you’ve been waiting for.
Discount codes available at checkout.

🔗 Link in bio or on our website for all the details.

With so much love,
Morgan & Mariana 🤎

12/19/2025

THIS TEAM.

(And yes, we’re missing a few gems in this video — but still… come on 😮‍💨)

Healing Recovery Centre is built on interdisciplinary values, deep respect for both clinical excellence and wellness, and the belief that truly holistic, trauma-informed care happens when we stop working in silos.

What you’re seeing here is just a snapshot — but at the heart of it all, we’re a group of humans doing work we deeply love. We hold ourselves to a standard of care we would send our own loved ones to. We stay curious, collaborative, and grounded in the knowing that people deserve more than one way to heal.

We are living proof that mental health care can look different — softer and evidence-based, relational and skilled, expansive and deeply human.

✨ Want to learn more about who we are and what we do?
Visit www.healingrecoverycentre.ca

👀 And yes… we’re growing.
We’ll be welcoming new team members in 2026. If you feel aligned with this work, this energy, and this vision — we want to hear from you.

Come build something meaningful with us 🤍

Anxious Girl Social: The New Year Edition ✨January 9th | Vision Boards + MicrodosingImagine…Non-alcoholic wine in hand 🍷...
12/17/2025

Anxious Girl Social: The New Year Edition ✨
January 9th | Vision Boards + Microdosing

Imagine…
Non-alcoholic wine in hand 🍷
Charcuterie boards that honour all the sweet + savoury craving 🧀🍓
A moody room filled with scissors, glue, magazines, intention, and big dreamy energy

This is the ultimate vision board night — we’ve got everything you need to bring your visions boards to life, to get clear on your 2026 goals - all you have to do is show up.

We’re so excited to be joined and sponsored by , sending everyone home with a little magic sampler (iykyk ✨).

I’ll also be sharing all things micro-dosing, daily rituals, and routines so you leave feeling grounded, inspired, and supported as you step into the new year.

And because no Anxious Girl Social is complete without a little extra sparkle, Bethany Fracassi Real Estate will be joining us to make this night feel like the anxious girls New Year’s we all deserve 🤍

Soft. Intentional. A little witchy. A lot of heart.
See you on the 9th.

xo
Morgan

12/16/2025

December… it’s an Olympic sport in the therapy world

12/12/2025

If your heart has been whispering “slow down”… this is your invitation. ✨

As the holiday rush begins to rise and the world gets a little louder, many of us feel that quiet ache for stillness — the desire to exhale, return to ourselves, and remember what actually matters.

The Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year.
A moment when nature herself pauses…
when darkness softens into a gentle turning point…
and when light begins its slow return.

It’s a time for reflection, intention, and renewal — not through force, but through quiet, tender presence.

On December 21 at 7pm, we invite you into the candlelit warmth of Healing Recovery Centre for a very special Winter Solstice Meditation + Restorative Yoga class with Alison.

Alison is one of those rare humans whose presence feels like a soft embrace — grounded, warm, and deeply attuned. Her voice alone feels like exhaling tension you didn’t even realize you were holding. Being able to host her in our space feels like such an honour.

✨ What to expect:
– Candlelit restorative yoga
– A guided Winter Solstice meditation
– Gentle release + grounding practices
– Warm tea & quiet connection
– A moment to breathe in your own intentions for the season ahead in a 75 minute class just for you

If you’re craving slowness…
If you long for a ritual that feels sacred yet simple…
If your nervous system is asking for softness and your soul is asking for space…

This night was made for you.

Reserve your spot through the link in our bio.
Come sit in the stillness with us — and let the light find you again. 🤍✨

12/10/2025

Let me remind you of something important…
You’re a human being — not a robot.
Which means you’re supposed to have emotions.
Even the messy, inconvenient, “why am I like this?” ones.

But somewhere along the way, we got the idea that every uncomfortable feeling needs to be fixed or “coping-skilled” out of existence.
And honestly? That’s where we lose a lot of the magic.

Because emotions aren’t just problems.
They’re messengers.
Signals.
Tiny little truth-tellers trying to get your attention.

Of course, we don’t want you drowning in your feelings — coping skills matter.
But there’s a sweet spot between tolerating distress and listening to the wisdom underneath it.

So next time an uncomfy emotion bubbles up, if you have the capacity and safety, try this before rushing to fix it:

✨ 1. Slow down. Breathe.
Bonus points if your exhale is longer than your inhale — your nervous system will thank you.

✨ 2. Get curious.
Ask:
– What is this emotion trying to teach me?
– What’s the tiny pearl of truth hiding in this feeling?

✨ 3. Validate + soothe.
Explore:
– What does my system need to feel safer right now?
– Is there a way to soothe this without abandoning myself?
– What is my body quietly asking for?

Your emotions aren’t flaws.
They’re invitations.
And when you listen — really listen — they’ll show you exactly where you’re longing to grow, heal, or reconnect.

✨ Be gentle with your heart today. It’s speaking to you. ✨

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