She worked as a consultant in the early careers of actors including Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Portia De Rossi, and Geoffrey Rush.
[6] After this experience, Mullinar left her career in film and television to form the Australian Association for Recovered Memories in 1995.
Richard Guilliatt, a journalist for The Australian and author of the book Talk of the Devil: Repressed Memory and the Ritual Abuse Witch-Hunt has been an outspoken critic of the validity of claims by survivors of child abuse, including Mullinar and her colleague in trauma advocacy, Dr Cathy Kezelman Archived 20 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
[18][19] After speaking publicly about her ordeal as a child in response to an article by Richard Guilliatt, Mullinar received significant media attention.
Initially, Mullinar believed her future in advocacy would be with the church and she completed her Bachelor of Theology with the intent to become an Anglican minister.
[20] It was later reported by the Royal Commission in regards to the Anglican Archdiocese of Newcastle: "The cumulative effect of a number of systemic issues allowed a group of perpetrators to operate within the diocese for at least 30 years.
The report found that systemic issues included a focus on protecting the reputation of the Church and its powerful and influential members.
"[21] Former guests and volunteer staff, as well as a former board member the Heal For Life, have called for an independent investigation into damaging practices.
A therapist cannot create the truth…"[7][23] The Heal For Life website states that guests are to be believed and have their story validated as part of the services provided.
Heal For Life has a policy that discourages guests from 'swapping stories' to prevent the risk of "vicarious trauma, re-traumatisation or the potential spread of memories".