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How you can enhance the quality & quantity of your life if you have Cancer. Since the Covid-19...

Petrea King writes about a touching story of Padre Ilarino and his possum-fur socks and how kindness can change a life.

37 years ago, a stranger gave me the gift of a brighter future. His gesture of kindness provided me with an opportunity to heal from a lifetime of trauma and grief.

Sometimes we get up in the morning, brush our hair, plaster on a smile and, while we look fine outwardly, under the surface our feet might be paddling madly to keep us afloat. What’s going on within us can sometimes be very different to how we appear to other people.

Quest is delighted that our Centre in the Southern Highlands is open again for residential programs. The Quest for Life Centre is a COVID-safe business. See our guidelines in place.

Spruce up your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing with simple daily habits that can make a profound difference to your life and fundraise for a cause – helping to fulfill Petrea’s 70th birthday dream of long-term support for people with trauma.

October is Mental Health Month and today, 10 October is World Mental Health Day. Last year, we focussed on the impact the pandemic was having on our mental health, particularly after the recent catastrophic bushfires – and flood.

Daily life can be exhausting even if you’re not living through Covid lockdowns. So, when do those feelings of exhaustion become more serious, and you become burnt out?

This blog is the first in a series on burnout. Taken from a conversation on ABC’s Life Matters with Gordon Parker AO.

To protect the safety and wellbeing of our participants, staff and visitors, we ask you to adhere...

Quest is thrilled to welcome Esther back as our new Program Development Manager – Healing Trauma....

Rob and Joan, affected by bushfire and other trauma, attended residential programs at Quest supported by your donations. Here they share their stories, with heartfelt gratitude for your support.

When life gets busy and stressful – as it tends to in the lead up to Christmas – people can think that taking time out for yourself is self-indulgent, and self-care can easily fall off our schedules.

Every Tuesday, Lyn who lived in Conjola Park, would take her 92 year-old mother who she cares for...

Stacy lived in an abusive relationship for a long time, stuck in a place of hopelessness and fear,...

Not too many years ago it was thought that brain capacity was related to intelligence so the...

Many people have a real problem with self-esteem. In Western society, it’s often more common to...

The Polyvagal Theory provides insight into our responses to threat. Kate MacRae, Quest Facilitator...

What they are, how to set them, why we don’t set them and why we need them. By Bernadette Arena...

Clutter can be both a symptom and a cause of stress. Perhaps for some, the challenges of 2020 have...

The year 2020 will remain in the memories of people as the time the world came face to face with a...

Physical pain is often a very private affair, especially when it is chronic. The impact that...

Everyone has a brief memory lapse from time to time. Perhaps you’ve forgotten your PIN number, the...

There really is no such thing as a perfect family. As the mother of children who now have their...

Former Police Officer Bob Simpson chose to fundraise for Quest for Life by cycling from Perth to...

We all know the saying, ‘charity begins at home’. At this difficult time, we appreciate this is...

My family has been farming our property near Warren for over 100 years. Country people are...

On 28 December 2016, our 25th wedding anniversary, we received a phone call from a friend to say...

I’m writing this at home while in isolation as I imagine, many of you are. My mother Rae, aged 98,...

Did you know that 1 in 5 Australians are affected by mental illness? During this extraordinary...

In extraordinary times like these, how can we remain calm, focused, responsive and alert? As the...