My path to becoming a Certified Journey Practitioner

Welcome!

I’m Silvia, a Brazilian-Italian who fell in love with Australia the moment I arrived to study Zoology in 2008. I completed my Bachelor of Science in beautiful, humid Cairns, followed by a PhD in Medical and Molecular Sciences in 2022. I’ve spent years researching some of the most venomous marine species in the world, and my work has been featured on Channel 7 and radio.

But despite my love for science, something within me didn’t feel aligned.

During my PhD, I hit an emotional low that I eventually realized was the beginning of deep depression. I "powered through" to earn my doctorate and managed to secure a job in Brisbane before I had my diploma. I packed my life into my car and drove 1,700 km south, hoping for a fresh start.

Instead, life took a turn for the worse. I found myself isolated, frustrated, and profoundly alone. By 2024, I hit rock bottom. I reached a point of deep emotional collapse where I could no longer see a way forward. It was dark, it was heavy, and I saw no way out.

The Turning Point

At the end of 2024, a friend lent me the book The Journey by Brandon Bays. My entire body resonated with her words. Before I even finished the book, I was searching for a practitioner in Brisbane.

From my very first session, I felt that something changed within me. I started behaving differently and from a healthier place. I knew I had found something that would change my life. Shortly after the session, I went to an event on the Gold Coast and met Brandon Bays, the author of this work, and the Australian team at a training event.

What happened during those 4 days of immersive deep work was so profound that I enrolled in the full practitioner course in February 2025.

The Breakthrough

Five months into dedicated weekly Journey work, I had the breakthrough that changed everything. I physically felt my heart melt and become soft inside my body. For years, my heart had felt heavy and “pointy.” It would beat so hard at night that I struggled to relax and go into deep sleep. But that night, after that session, I slept soundly. I woke up feeling light. The racing in my heart had stopped, the heaviness had vanished, and I realized my lifelong anxiety had simply... gone. It vanished!

My hands, which used to shake so badly that I would sometimes drop food from my fork and miss my mouth on a bad day, became steady. My family had always worried about my shaky hands and, as it turned out to be, it wasn’t a degenerative disease taking control of me; it was stored emotional stress that finally had permission to leave.

The Power of Consistency

I want to be honest: my total transformation didn't happen overnight. It was the result of deep, consistent work. For five months straight I was doing weekly Journey sessions alongside my practitioner training. I threw my arms wide open to the process and didn't hold back. Week after week, I peeled back the layers, and after every single session, I could feel something significant shifting, which was the reason I kept doing it. Every session got me closer to my true, free self.

A New Way of Living

The physical shifts deepened as I continued the work throughout that year. My chronic menstrual cramps disappeared. My jaw, which had been so locked up that I could barely open my mouth, regained its full range of motion. My wrist, knee, shoulder no longer hold me back. I run, lift weights, and dance - all pain free.

Most importantly, the soul-crushing depression was also gone. Today, I still feel sadness like any other human being, but it no longer destroys me. I’ve traded academia to become a certified Journey Practitioner because I am living proof that deep, cellular healing is possible when you commit to the process.

I still make sure I have a Journey process every week. Like the subtitle says, it's my new way of living. Living from freedom and peace.

My Mission

I draw on my intuition, my personal experience, and my scientific background to help you release the blocks that keep you from your true self.

Because I have experienced the profound benefits of sustained work, meaningful and lasting change often comes through a series of 3–5 sessions, allowing time to work through the very core of your belief systems and create lasting change in how you show up in life.

I want to help you connect with your own wisdom and free yourself from the patterns that hold you back.

Let’s Begin

I am opening my practice to those who are ready to look beneath the surface. My scientific brain still loves the data, but my heart now knows the truth: your body is not your enemy; it is simply a storyteller waiting for you to listen and to let go of what holds you back.

If you are feeling stuck, dealing with “unexplained” physical pain, or carrying a heaviness that no amount of “powering through” can fix, I invite you to sit with me.

Not sure if this is for you?

I understand. This work is deep and personal. I also offer a free 15-minute Discovery Call via WhatsApp for us to meet, discuss what you’re moving through, and see if my approach resonates with you.

I would be honored to help you find your true self.

With warmth and gratefulness,

Silvia

PhD, Certified Journey Practitioner