“Healing Isn’t a Solo Sport”: Professor Phoebe Phillips’ Journey from Trauma to Hope

by Petrea King | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog Articles

Professor Phoebe Phillips AM, Associate Dean in the Faculty of Medicine and Head of the Pancreatic Cancer Personalised Medicine Program at UNSW, knows better than most the complexities of cancer care. But when she lost her husband Joshua on 13 May this year, her...

From the Edge of Life to a Life of Purpose

by Petrea King | Nov 17, 2025 | Blog Articles

How a Christmas that wasn’t meant to be became the beginning of a legacy of hope… In September 1983, Petrea King received news no one is ever prepared to hear — she was told she would not live to see Christmas. Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and still reeling...

Hope in Hard Times: Reflections from Quest’s Recent Regional Workshops

by Petrea King | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog Articles

This reflection has been co-written by Quest Facilitator, Kate Syzmanski, and Partnerships Manager, Candice Piper. Together, they recently travelled through regional NSW to deliver Your Life Matters workshops in six towns. What follows is their shared account of those...

Why Men Struggle to Talk About Feelings

by Petrea King | Aug 8, 2025 | Blog Articles

Why is it so hard for men to talk about their feelings? The silence is costing lives. From stigma to “tough bloke” expectations, there are real barriers that keep men quiet. Understanding what’s behind this — and how to break it — is the first step toward better...

Strength in Community: A Healing Force

by Petrea King | Jul 28, 2025 | Blog Articles

Why Community is Essential to the Healing Process When people are navigating life’s challenges—mental health, trauma, illness, grief, hardship or natural disaster—there’s often a natural instinct to withdraw. Pain can feel deeply personal and, for many, difficult to...