What we do…
Timor Awakening in Timor-Leste
Timor Awakening is an immersive peer to peer wellbeing program for veterans; composing holistic health education, self-awareness, group therapy, mentoring, counselling, physical activity, historical commemoration and community development. The 11-day immersion in Timor-Leste, provides a disruption from participant’s routine to take pause, learn about themselves and seize responsibility for a positive direction forward in life.
Timor Awakening is available to Australian & New Zealand Veterans (and spouse or carer), with or without operational service. Participants provide each other with inspiration, practical tools, strategies and routines in overcoming trauma and re-establishing purposeful lives.
Timor Awakening Gold Coast
The program is centred around an 9-day immersion on the Gold Coast, disrupting participants’ routines to take time to pause, learn about themselves and seize responsibility for a positive direction forward in life. The program has a focus on holistic health and through peer support explores a range of ways we can improve our lives. The Gold Coast program is based at supporting partner, St Georges Defence Suites in Rainbow Bay, directly across from the Rainbow Bay surf club. An example program and testimonies from 2023 are below.
Timor Awakening is available to Australian Veterans (and spouse or carer), from any state, with or without operational service. Participants provide each other with inspiration, practical tools, strategies and routines in overcoming trauma and re-establishing purposeful lives.
Holistic Health & Peer Mentoring
“You guys are making a difference in the veteran world and the lives that will be transformed is remarkable; I feel so honoured to have been able to participate, thank you.”
“I got something from every session which created a small piece of the puzzle each time; I not only learnt from the program material but also from the sharing of all participants and mentors of the program.”
“Being back in Timor gave me and many others the opportunity for closure and grounding. I’ve attended many DVA programs and counselling, but nothing has compared to this experience. This program has saved my life when I was in a very dark place.”
“I have completed several programs with different organisations, and while helpful, none gave me that awakening moment, which I’ve now received, to help me move forward.”