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The upside and downside of perfectionism
What is perfectionism and why does it drive so many of us? Margie Braunstein writes about her experiences and insight, and how perfectionists are more prone to burnout.
Supporting Think of the Five, Arrive ALIVE Initiative
Quest for Life’s Hope and Healing Tree in Bundanoon is adorned with pink, orange, purple, blue and...
Building Peace and Resilience: Out West in June 2023
Quest team members Margie and Kate recently hosted empowering workshops for people living with the difficulties and challenges of rural and regional life in rural NSW.
Trauma Changes a Person
Around 12% of Australians are likely to experience a Post-Traumatic Stress Injury in their...
Ralph and Kathy Kelly: Staying Kind with Quest
Quest was delighted to welcome Ralph and Kathy Kelly to our Centre in Bundanoon this week....
Helping Northern Rivers Flood Communities
While the Lismore and Northern Rivers floods have subsided, one year on, physical and emotional...
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.
Road Trauma Support Group NSW partners with Quest for Life Foundation
About 80 people who have lost a loved one on NSW roads shared a vision for reform and the future of support for families at the Road Trauma Support Group NSW launch.
Pamela and Ian’s story of relief and gratitude
Pamela and Ian, aged 80, moved back into their home in the Northern Rivers region in November...
John’s story: Building a brighter future
John Duffy has been an active member of the Penrose Rural Fire Service (RFS) for the last eight...
Quest’s ongoing work with flood-impacted communities
A collaboration of donations, community fundraising, grants and generosity of spirit has enabled...
Australian Federal Police offered free PTSD support thanks to AFPA
A new lifeline is available to Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) members experiencing psychological distress or symptoms of PTSD.
Healing PTSD: Former paramedic Chris Henning’s story
If there’s one thing veteran paramedic Chris Henning wants you to remember, it’s this: don’t just bottle it up when you’re feeling down.
Free massage therapy for trauma-affected flood victims of Lismore
Quest has teamed up with Jaycar Electronics to provide free massage therapy for people affected by the devastating floods in Lismore.
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.
Your Life Matters: Out West in June-July 2022
Quest team members Keri and Margie left their homes on 28 June for a drive through our magnificent countryside on their way to Coonamble for the first of four workshops in rural NSW.
Your Life Matters: Heart-warming stories
Margie Braunstein writes about communities she and Fiona Nixon met on their travels to Wangaratta and the Riverina, delivering Your Life Matters regional and rural workshops. Stories of joy, hope and healing.
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.
Police Moving Beyond Trauma
Former police officer and mental health advocate Esther McKay is encouraging current and former serving police to consider taking part in the Moving Beyond Trauma program.
Your Life Matters Regional Workshops 2022
The Quest for Life Foundation has partnered with community organisations to deliver the Your Life Matters Regional Workshops in NSW and Mallacoota.
Animals Helping Humans Heal
Yoga instructor and former police officer Kate Kilby’s dog Gidget loves to help during the light exercise sessions that form part of the Moving Beyond Trauma program.
My experience with burnout – and what helps
Petrea experienced burnout early on in her career. Here she describes how she felt, the symptoms she experienced, and how she recovered. The 3rd in our blog series on Burnout.
Vicarious Trauma – PTSD Awareness Day
With a ‘lived’ experience of trauma after working 17 years in forensics for NSW Police, Esther Mckay helped establish Quest’s acclaimed Moving Beyond Trauma program
Quest’s Appeal: Cobargo Community’s story
Around 50 people attended each of the one-day workshops Quest held in Cobargo. It was a joy to see members of the small community come together to share this time.
Quest’s Appeal: Chris’s Story – Knowing I’m not ‘broken’
I spent New Year’s Eve 2019 sitting in the pitch dark at my best friend Alicia’s house listening to a portable radio while Alicia’s parents, Lyn and Stu, tried to figure out if they would still have a house.
Quest’s Appeal: Lorraine & Ken’s story, Conjola Park
I spent New Year’s Eve 2019 sitting in the pitch dark at my best friend Alicia’s house listening to a portable radio while Alicia’s parents, Lyn and Stu, tried to figure out if they would still have a house.
Katie’s story: I am not my trauma
I spent New Year’s Eve 2019 sitting in the pitch dark at my best friend Alicia’s house listening to a portable radio while Alicia’s parents, Lyn and Stu, tried to figure out if they would still have a house.
Jason’s story for Quest’s Christmas Appeal
Jason talks about his experience of 18 years living with PTSD brought about by his profession, and...
