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Podcast: Mental health, Loneliness and Isolation

The Quest November 1, 2022

Darren Brady (he/him) and Ade Adeniji (he/him), founders of The Quest Collective recently joined Ray Carter (they/them), National LGBT+ Partnership Stakeholder Officer, on The LGBT+ Consortium Podcast to talk about Mental health, Loneliness and Isolation. You can listen to the episode here: 

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Confronting the silent epidemic of Shame

Adé Adeniji September 1, 2022

  ‘Shame’ was a word I often heard during my teens. It was mostly my mother who used it, and always in the context of “Have you no shame?” I hated hearing that word, as it was only used whenever I had done something that did not meet her expectations. During those moments, I’d feel

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A Space For Us – The Quest Mosaic

The Quest February 15, 2021

A mosaic is defined as a pattern or picture made using many small pieces of coloured stone or glass. Relating this to myself, what I find especially meaningful is how differences brought together can create something powerfully beautiful.

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Second grant awarded to The Quest!

The Quest February 12, 2021

The Quest is one of 120 social entrepreneurs who have been awarded funding from UnLtd’s Inclusive Recovery Fund, a £4.75 million fund to help social entrepreneurs in England deliver their important services while adapting to challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis.

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Solitary Confinement: The Story of my gay childhood

The Quest May 21, 2016

“Obama administration urges states to curb the use of solitary confinement” is the headline in The Guardian. It captured my attention so much, but why? I’ve never been to prison or been affected by somebody being incarcerated. The article continues that Obama has hopes of “reining in a practice that is still widespread despite having

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Gay Men and the New Way Forward – why being different is a gift

The Quest January 6, 2016

In conversation with Raymond L. Rigoglioso Raymond L. Rigoglioso is the author of “Gay Men and the New Way Forward” and Founder of “Gay Men of Wisdom”. Ade Adeniji, Co-Founder of The Quest, talks to him about the unique gifts gay men have as a result of being different. Ade:  I think a good place

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Deconstructing ‘Shame’ and ‘Ashamed’

The Quest July 22, 2015

I was talking to someone recently about the work of The Quest. I had mentioned ‘shame’ as part of my response to a question he’d asked. “I do not feel ashamed about being gay”, he said very firmly, before I could finish my sentence. It’s a response I’ve heard from a few people when I

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Speaking from the ‘I’: Jean-Felix Callens

The Quest June 22, 2015

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Programme. Jean-Felix Callens attended The Quest Workshop in November 2014….. What brought you to The Quest Programme? Firstly, it was recommended by my psychotherapist. Secondly, it was recommended by two close friends. What was your experience of The Quest Programme? It was life

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The Two-Way (Being Asian and Gay in the UK)

The Quest March 30, 2015

Ian McCurrach (Editor of The Quest Newsletter) talks to Tahir Saleem (a previous participant on The Quest Programme) on being a Volunteer Assistant on The BME Quest Programme Ian: Tahir, you recently took part as an assistant on The Quest Programme for Black, African, Black Caribbean, mixed Black and other ethnicity (BME) Gay Men, and

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Speaking from the ‘I’: Graham Hadley

The Quest February 24, 2015

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Graham Hadley attended The Quest Workshop in May 2013…… What brought you to The Quest Workshop? I was introduced to The Quest through a friend who had been on the weekend workshop. I had been doing lots of personal development work through

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Speaking from the ‘I’: Robert Ramcharan

The Quest February 16, 2015

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Robert Ramcharan attended The Quest Workshop in January 2012….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? After coming out as gay in my 40’s, I increasingly became a big believer that I personally needed to continually examine and develop myself and not

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THE TWO WAY

The Quest February 16, 2015

 Ian McCurrach talks to Shaun de Wet Steyn about his experience of The Daring Way™ workshop. Ian McCurrach: What drove you to enrol on The Daring Way™ workshop? What did you expect, and in what ways did you hope you would benefit? Shaun de Wet Steyn: I’m a bit of a self-confessed Brené Brown groupie

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Speaking from the ‘I’: Peter Cotton

The Quest February 10, 2015

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Peter Cotton attended The Quest Workshop in November 2014….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? I have come out as a gay man late in life and have been keen to develop an enjoyable and supportive network through which I can

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My Story: Paul

The Quest February 6, 2015

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Paul Ryan attended The Quest Workshop in April 2014….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? When the train hits the buffer it comes to a stop; well my life hit a buffer and I felt there was no way to go

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The Two Way

The Quest January 6, 2015

Ian McCurrach talks to Nirmal Sandhu about being Gay, British and Asian  Ian McCurrach In what specific ways is it difficult being a gay BME around the issues of sexuality in your experience? I’m thinking family, culture, friends and peers. Nirmal Sandhu Family: Being gay feels at odds with a sense of responsibility that I

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My story: Tobias

The Quest January 5, 2015

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Tobias Oliver attended The Quest Workshop in November 2014….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? The last two years has seen a great deal of challenge and change, both good and bad, for me and my family. Perhaps inevitably, this brought

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My story: Mark

The Quest January 5, 2015

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Mark Ward attended The Quest Workshop in December 2012….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? I ‘came out’ to everyone at the age of 48 in the summer of 2011. I had spent years of living a heterosexual life peppered with

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Searching for that place called ‘home’

The Quest January 4, 2015

In conversation with Jeremy Helligar Ade Adeniji (Co-Founder of The Quest) speaks to Jeremy about being black and gay, online dating, relationships, being an outsider, and much much more. Jeremy Helligar is a journalist, author, pop culturist and world traveler from New York City, where he spent 15 years working as a writer and editor

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My story: Ian

The Quest November 26, 2014

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Ian Smith attended The Quest Workshop in September 2014….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? I had developed a general malaise towards life. I felt disconnected from my friends and my surroundings. Feeling that no-one understood me and because of that

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My story: Steve

The Quest November 9, 2014

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Steve Harding attended The Quest Workshop in June 2014….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? I became aware of the work of The Quest through a mutual friend of Ade’s. Over the years I have done a fair amount of personal

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My story: Jide

The Quest November 3, 2014

‘My Story‘ is an ongoing series featuring previous participants of The Quest Workshop. Jide Rowland Macaulay attended The Quest Workshop in April 2014….. What brought you to The Quest Workshop? First it was my curiosity to find out what was going on. I knew that I had issues, mostly especially at the time I was

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The Two Way

The Quest October 28, 2014

Ian McCurrach talks to Darren Brady (Co-Founder of The Quest and The Daring Way™ Certified Facilitator-Candidate) about The Daring Way™ workshop Ian: Can you tell me what The Daring Way™ is all about? Darren: The Daring Way™ is the way in which Brené Brown translated the findings of her research and the content of her

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The Two Way

The Quest July 26, 2014

THE QUEST FACILITATORS FLY TO TEXAS Ian McCurrach talks to Darren Brady about his experience attending The Daring Way™ program, which is based on the research of Brené Brown. IAN: Darren, you have recently returned from Texas where you were with Brené Brown, can you tell us what the course is about? DARREN: The Daring

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The dilemma of ‘hook-up’ apps

The Quest July 2, 2014

In this Conflab, Ade Adeniji, Co-Founder of The Quest and Sunny Bahra, a previous participant of The Quest workshops, talk about gay men and the dilemma of hook-up apps. Ade: @HuffPostGay recently featured a piece entitled “why I’ve given up on hooking up” where the writer talked about his journey with ‘dating’ apps. What were

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The Two Way

The Quest May 27, 2014

Ian McCurrach talks to Peter Collins about his experience of marching in London Pride IM: Peter, I have never taken part in London Pride before, so what would you say to me, or others who have no previous experience about what they might expect to find? PC: London Pride is an extraordinary event, especially if

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The Two Way

The Quest April 28, 2014

Ian McCurrach talks to Ade Adeniji 5 Steps to Authentic Self Expression IM: What are the main outcomes of the Authentic Self Expression WorkOUT? AA: The session is an opportunity to deeply explore the different aspects of self-expression and examine how we ‘show up’ (or not) for each one of them. The intention is that

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Reflections on the Journey

The Quest April 22, 2014

Darren: As we approach our third year anniversary I thought it would be interesting to talk about the journey so far and where we intend to go next. When you look back over the last 3 years what stands out for you? Ade: So many things stand out – too many for this conflab! I

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The Two Way

The Quest April 15, 2014

Ian McCurrach talks to Peter Collins – The Quest Mastery Workshop vs The Power of Seven IM: What did you get out of The Quest Mastery? PC: I discovered an issue of unforgiveness for someone from my past that triggered a deep emotional release from something that I thought I’d settled many years ago. This

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The Past Is A Foreign Country

The Quest April 11, 2014

Editor of “Love Me As I Am: Gay Men Reflect on their Lives” and Quest Workshop participant, Francois Lubbe made a short film about Ade Adeniji’s journey with storytelling, the piece is titled ‘The Past Is A Foreign Country’. The short film takes a brief but in-depth look at the positive impact and healing power

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The horizon beyond Same-Sex Marriage

The Quest March 14, 2014

As the first same-sex marriages take place in England and Wales,  Ade Adeniji and Darren Brady talk about the issues beneath and beyond the legislation and their impact on Gay Men. Darren: What impact will same-sex marriage make to Gay men? Ade: It will have a multiple impact. Not just on gay men, but on

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Aching for Home

The Quest March 11, 2014

“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” – Maya Angelou I was disowned for 10 years when my family found out about my sexuality. About 3 years ago, one of my brothers died and I reconnected with my family

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Growing Up Gay in a Straight World

The Quest January 24, 2014

In this conflab, Ade Adeniji, Co-Founder of The Quest and Sunny Bahra, a previous participant of The Quest workshops, talk about the notion that ‘Gays need to grow up’. Ade: Beige Magazine recently ran an article with the headline ‘Gays need to grow up‘ and it struck a cord with many people. What were your

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Broadcasting Ourselves

The Quest December 5, 2013

Today at 4.37pm Scott, aged 5, looked at a Christmas brochure and pointed to a doll set. It includes ‘realistic’ doll, clothes, hair accessories and a dressing table. His eyes lit up and he jabbed the picture shouting “me, me, me for Mistmas ” It was 10.14 am when Jason, aged 12, spotted David in

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Race, Culture & Sexuality

The Quest October 22, 2013

In this conflab, Ade Adeniji, Co-Founder of The Quest and Sunny Bahra, a previous participant of The Quest workshops, talk about the journey of black/Asian gay men and the importance of having conversations about race, culture & sexuality. Ade: As you know, The Quest is co-organising an event this coming Friday titled “The Rainbow Intersection

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