The Journey is a psychedelic newsletter about the pilgrimage from the mind to the heart.
The psychedelic world is as fascinating as it is confusing, complex, and overwhelming. I created The Journey to demystify psychedelics and help you expand your understanding of how to utilize these medicines as tools to improve your life.
Whether you seek healing, self-discovery, spiritual exploration, creativity, connection, or all of the above — The Journey is designed to help you integrate psychedelics into your life and catalyze the evolution of your consciousness. You’ll receive practical tips and guidance, curated resources, and personal essays to keep you educated, accountable to your integration, and inspired to navigate the medicine path with intention, confidence, and trust.
The journey from the mind to the heart is the longest journey you’ll ever take. But you don’t have to do it alone. Thousands have joined The Journey community, including psychiatrists, psychotherapists, policymakers, pastors, medicine guides, executives, athletes, and artists. Whether you’re completely new to the topic, dipping your toes in, a veteran psychonaut, or watching from afar — The Journey is a home for all those on the path inward.
“The only journey is the one within.” - Rainer Maria Rilke
About Julia Christina
In 2018, I was spiraling while getting my MBA at Columbia. I’d been trying to recover from a decade-long eating disorder for years. Episodes of severe depression increasingly took me out. Nothing helped. Through some divine intervention, I stumbled upon Michael Pollan’s How To Change Your Mind. After a year of research, I took acid in the Brazilian jungle and experienced unity consciousness and self-acceptance for the first time in my life.
Intentional psychedelic journeys went on to transform every aspect of my life: health, career, relationships, and overall well-being. I went from addicted, depressed, isolated, and unfulfilled to recovered, alive, connected, and purpose-driven. My mission is to spread the magic of psychedelic healing through education and to eradicate stigma. In my day job, I’m a non-profit strategist working towards the evolution of consciousness and widespread access to psychedelic medicine. Through my writing, I share learnings from my journey and guidance on how to use and integrate psychedelics with intention. I draw on years of inner work with different medicines, my experiences as a space holder, and my 1:1 coaching practice. The Journey is the resource I wish I had when I first embarked on this path.
Some words readers use to describe The Journey
“Radical honesty and clarity”
“Intelligent and grounded”
“A warm, compassionate hug”
“A conscious approach to psychedelic healing”
“The Journey guides me to true self”
“I don’t feel numb when I’m reading The Journey”
The Journey is free to read for all, there are no paywalls.
You may choose to pay because you’re aligned with my vision, appreciate my work, have benefited from my words, and/or want to support my writing and research. But that’s entirely up to you.
I started The Journey to provide free education and integration support so we can keep each other accountable. The educational portion of the newsletter will always be free. If you wish to support me financially, I am grateful. If you cannot pay, you can support me by engaging, liking, restacking, commenting, and sharing.
Thank you for being here ♡
