Women's Resilience Centre: Recovery Programs

Our beachside home is often portrayed as carefree laid‑back. But behind the sun and surf, many women are quietly dealing with major transitions: relationship breakdown, surviving domestic and family violence, navigating new parenting roles, financial instability or employment uncertainty. WRC acknowledges this. Their approach: “free, trauma‑informed programs accessible nationwide address the core needs women require to recover and rebuild their lives after domestic abuse and trauma.”

Recovery Programs Offered

Caring Conversations

• 5‑week program (120 minutes each week).
• Designed for women recovering from major life challenges: trauma, abuse, coercive control, stress, anxiety.
• Key outcomes: develop self‑care routines, build self‑compassion, rediscover personal boundaries, identify needs and next steps in a supportive environment.
• Term 4: Tuesdays, 12–2 pm, online (28 October – 25 November 2025)

Strength After Divorce, Separation or Loss

• 6‑week program (120 minutes each week).
• For women recovering from relationship breakdown, domestic abuse or major loss.
• Explores grief, identity rebuilding, releasing attachments, boundary‑setting for future relationships.
• Term 4: Tuesdays, 6.30–8.30 pm, online (4 November – 2 December 2025)

Parent Support

• 6‑week program (120 min weekly) for mothers or women parenting after trauma or major life transition.
• Focus: reconnecting with your strength as a parent, emotional resilience for you and your children, positive parenting strategies, life‑management skills in a safe space with other mothers.
• Term 4: Thursdays, 6.30–8.30 pm, online (30 October – 4 December 2025)

Managing Money

• 6‑week program (90 minutes each week) dedicated to financial recovery and mindset.
• Target: understanding your relationship with money, building personal finance skills (budgeting, debt recovery), overcoming money‑fears, building confidence in money‑decisions.
• Term 3 example: Thursdays 12–1.30pm online (23 Oct – 27 Nov 2025) — check Term 4 registration for updated schedule.

Empowering Employment

• 6‑week program (90 minutes weekly) for women ready to re‑enter the workforce or shift careers.
• Includes: packaging existing experience, resumes, interview tools, neuroscience‑based confidence building, LinkedIn & networking strategies, plus a 1:1 clinic session with a real recruiter.
• Term 3: Mondays, 12–1.30pm (20 Oct – 24 Nov 2025) online — look for Term 4 updates.

Trauma‑Sensitive Yoga

• Ongoing weekly 90‑minute sessions combining trauma‑sensitive yoga, breathwork, meditation and self‑compassion practices.
• Term 4: Mondays 5.00–6.30pm, online (13 Oct – 19 Dec 2025)

What makes WRC’s programs stand out

• Trauma‑informed: Every program is built with awareness of trauma, abuse and recovery in mind, meaning the facilitation style, language and group structure are adapted to be safe and respectful.
• Accessible: Delivered online to remove barriers relating to commutes, cost, childcare and mobility. Some in‑person options also exist.
• Holistic: Covers emotional, relational, financial and employment recovery. Not just “get a job”, but “recover your sense of self and capacity to thrive”.
• Peer‑connected: Groups provide opportunities to connect with women who understand your journey. This sense of being seen and understood can be powerful.
• Free: No direct cost to participants - an important factor when you’re rebuilding after trauma or separation.
• Effective & practical: Uses evidence‑based techniques, so it's not just talk.

How to get involved & what to know

• Visit the WRC website’s Free Programs page to register for the specific term and program that fits you.
• If you’re unsure which program suits your needs, WRC invites you to book a call with their team.
• These programs can be taken in any order, though the sequencing is carefully designed. So don’t worry if you want to start with what feels most relevant to you.

If you’re ready to reclaim your next chapter, whether it’s life after leaving an abusive relationship, rebuilding as a single parent, getting back into work, stabilising your finances, or simply wanting to feel calmer, stronger and more purposeful, the WRC will get you back on your feet.

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