When life or relationships feel confusing or difficult, it helps to have a good shared map
I Matter® Relationship Health Learning
Build your understanding and confidence for relationships - at home and work and in your community
Start with yourself, then bring your learning into conversations with others.
You care deeply about your relationships and the part you play at home, at work and in your community. But when situations become challenging, it can be difficult to know what might help.
I Matter offers a step-by-step learning programme to help you understand relationship health and build your confidence in everyday interactions with children and with adults.
Start with your own understanding and responses. Then bring what you learn into conversations with clients, parents, colleagues and the people close to you.
Learn at your own pace, build yourself solid foundations and progress practical steps to seeing a positive difference.
We know that mental health and physical health are important, but what about 'relationship health'?
What happens if you start thinking about Relationship Health as a priority?
Why I created the I Matter Resources
I'm Dr Cathy Betoin, clinical psychologist and creator of the I Matter Framework and relationship health learning journey. I help professionals and the children, adults and families that they work with to understand each other and work better together, at home and at work.
Across more than 30 years in health, education and community settings, I saw many professionals and families wanting to help children and other adults but experiencing a lot of confusion including:
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Not knowing what to focus on
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Not understanding how healthy relationships develop
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Families and teams pulling in different directions
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Feeling uncertain about what can make a difference
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Finding conflict difficult to navigate constructively
I developed the I Matter Learning Journey and the Five Steps and Five Stages to help people with varied start points gain some shared language so as to be able to explore these questions in more depth. My own learning continues too. Curiosity is a powerful place to begin.
Do you have tricky moments with children, parents, colleagues or your own family?
I Matter is for professional, parenting-caring and personal learning
Focusing on relationship health can feel sensitive, but the skills that support it are often overlooked - and are key to wellbeing.
Learning more can help you make sense of what is happening and find a way forward in a wide range of situations at home, at work and in your community.
👉 Join the next Level 1 Live Workshop
👉 Try the 2 minute Relationship Check
What to expect as you learn? Imagine 6 months time:
Imagine having a clearer way to think when you are feeling pushed and pulled by everyone's needs at work and at home. As you explore and apply the ideas you will find it easier to step back, understand your own responses and think about your own choices and priorities. You will have gained some new ways of understanding what is happening and the old confusion will be giving way to confidence that you can figure things out. Conversations can become opportunities to listen and find win-win solutions.
You will likely be able to see and feel the positive difference that is making for you and others - both with children and with other adults. Challenges will likely remain but, you will see them differently and be enjoying deepening your understanding and skills. You will be out of the deepest Fog and with your map to help you, the way forward looks much more interesting!
That's what an I Matter Learning Journey is all about.
How does it work? First decide on your starting priorities
The same I Matter relationship health ideas can give you a foundation for every role. Choose your top priority focus for your learning, but remember that many of our community are balancing at least two if not more of these home and work competing priorities.
Build your own understanding of relationship health and use the ideas to support conversations with clients, parents and colleagues within your existing role and with those close to you
Working or living in Kendal? Explore Kendal Locality options
Dip your toe in, build your foundations, then deepen your learning—it's one step at a time.
The online programme can be supplemented by a range of study support options
Study support can help you reflect on the ideas, apply them in everyday situations and build confidence
in conversations with others. Explore the options available for your chosen pathway.
And if you are looking for a very quick easy start:
👉 Join the next Level 1 Live Workshop
👉 Try the 2 minute Relationship Check
What people say about I Matter Learning Resources
People are using the ideas to understand more and make a practical difference at home and at work.
The way the ideas are brought together creates a beautiful and accessible map for anyone interested in improving their confidence and relationship health.
Professional
I Matter has given GPs, schools, services and families a shared language and structure that helps us understand our roles and support young people and families more effectively.
GP
We help you build calmer, more connected relationships for these uncertain times
Our current priority is: Helping professionals bring relationship health into everyday thinking, conversations and practice
Help widen access to training in relationship health and an I Matter Approach
If you would like to make a donation to help us increase understanding of relationship health in the world your help will be much appreciated
Our mission is progressed through a partnership between I Matter Training Ltd and Relationship Health Matters CIC.
Our fundraising work helps us develop training in relationship health and an I Matter approach to bulld skills and reduce isolation in communities
We work with schools, families and neighbourhoods to strengthen informed networks
We fundraise and work together for 4 priorities
Prioriy 1 Building awareness via books and online content
Priorty 2 Supporting bursaries for professionals in schools
Priority 3 Small projects helping parents access training via professionals
Priority 4 General developments and overheads
We work with Good Hub to receive donations from individuals and organisations
www.goodhub.com/go/relationshiphealthmatters
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Start with one step
Explore an introduction, reflect on what feels relevant, and decide whether you want to learn more.
👉Get Started with Relationship Health Foundations
👉Start with an online Free introduction
👉 Join the next Level 1 Live Workshop
Working with Partners
Help shape what comes next
The I Matter Resources are continuing to develop through conversations with people exploring questions around relationships at home, at work and in their communities.
53 Stramongate
Kendal
LA94BH
United Kingdom
