After years of living with PTSD, burnout and profound exhaustion, Aislin shares a deeply personal story of what became possible when she finally found the space, support and safety to begin healing.
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Why Men Struggle to Talk About Feelings
Why is it so hard for men to talk about their feelings? From stigma to old-school masculine norms, there are real barriers. Learn what’s behind the silence — and how we can change the conversation.
Grief at Christmas
Petrea offers helpful strategies for coping with grief on those special days of the year when our sadness may be in sharp contrast with other people’s expectations.
Rekindling Hope: Sharni’s Inspiring Journey from Burnout
Sharni gives an inspiring account of her recovery burnout and how hope and healing were possible with the tools and strategies she learned at Quest.
Ways to Prioritise your Mental Health
Too much exposure to the troubles we face contributes to communal stress, anxiety and/or generalised fear of the future. What can you do to support your mental health and flourish?
Moving Beyond Trauma: Heal the Past and Bring Relief to Your Troubled Body, Mind and Spirit
Our Moving Beyond Trauma program assists people with post-trauma stress symptoms to reclaim their lives and bring relief to the troubled body, mind and spirit.
Healing Your Life: Reclaim Your Life With Renewed Confidence
Feeling depressed, burnt-out, stressed, anxious or sad? Our Healing Your Life program can make a profound and positive difference to your life.
A woodworker’s story: Rising from the ashes of the Australian bushfires
The day after the bushfires that devastated the NSW south coast on New Year’s Eve in 2019, John stood surveying the piles of twisted metal that were once his six sheds and their contents.
A Manager’s Guide to Mental Health: Workplace PTSD
Former police forensic investigator Esther Mckay has a lived experience of post-traumatic stress in the workplace after her medical retirement due to PTSD in 2001.
David’s Story: Quest Supporting Men’s Mental Health
David has a message for men struggling with mental illness or experiencing life’s Ds – despair, divorce, disaster, a diagnosis, a death, or drug dependence.
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Aislin’s Story: Why Supporting Women Through Trauma and Burnout Matters
“Healing Isn’t a Solo Sport”: Professor Phoebe Phillips’ Journey from Trauma to Hope
From the Edge of Life to a Life of Purpose
Hope in Hard Times: Reflections from Quest’s Recent Regional Workshops
Why Men Struggle to Talk About Feelings