Healing Your Life

We call them life’s Ds – whether it’s divorce, death, depression, disease or disaster, everyone faces significant challenges at some point. But life’s difficulties aren’t always dramatic. Sometimes they build quietly through chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, caring for others, or the relentless pressure of trying to keep up. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted or finding it difficult to cope, our Healing Your Life program can make a profound and positive difference in your life.

Each of us needs to find our own best answer to the challenges we face. Through practical education, evidence-based strategies and restorative practices, you’ll learn tools to support your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, you’ll be encouraged to discover and apply the techniques that work best for you and your unique circumstances.

Our residential programs are conducted at the Quest for Life Centre in Bundanoon, in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW. Stepping away from the demands of everyday life allows you to fully immerse yourself in a safe, supportive environment where you can rest, reflect, learn and begin creating lasting positive change without the usual distractions.

About the team

Healing Your Life is facilitated by highly experienced professional teams of psychologists, counsellors and therapists who educate, encourage and support participants to achieve their goals. In addition to our team members’ many professional qualifications, each member has their own experience of personal growth through suffering. This lived-experience adds a powerful dimension to our programs as participants feel they’re amongst people who relate to their suffering.

Program content

Content is tailored to participants’ needs and addresses practical aspects of living well with challenging circumstances and instruction on how to create an environment for peace of mind. The program provides evidence-based approaches to health and wellbeing.

Your day starts at 7.30am with a gentle morning stretch and meditation and finishes with an evening activity that ensures you get plenty of sleep. There is long lunch break so you can rest, read, have a counselling or massage appointment or go for a walk in the beautiful gardens.

Group sessions include:

• An understanding of neuroplasticity that can empower your choices
• Preventing and recovering from burnout through practical self-care strategies
• Pathways to healing from trauma
• The role of meditation – understanding the why and how
• Living mindfully
• Taking charge of our thoughts and feelings
• Practical strategies to improve communication
• Learning to respond rather than react
• Managing our lives more skilfully
• Relaxation and sleep strategies and techniques

You will leave this program

• With a clear map forward for your life
• Feeling equipped to prevent and recover from burnout while restoring balance and energy
• Knowing how to stop old patterns from dominating your life
• Feeling confident in your ability to skilfully embrace your challenges
• Knowing how to create an environment for healing
• With a much deeper understanding of yourself and others
• Feeling optimistic, empowered and capable
• With a greater appreciation for your story and your potential
• With a toolkit of strategies and practical skills to draw on for life
• Able to respond rather than react to stressful situations

Our nationally acclaimed programs change people’s lives in practical and positive ways and people generally leave confident in their ability to meet the significant challenges they face.