Lost in Translation

Willow Healing Matters Podcast · Aug 2, 2025 · 49m

Aiden Safvati believes he has found something that Skilled Migrants have lost — and he is here to return it.

Aiden came to Australia in 2005 on a full-fee scholarship to earn a PhD in a health-related field. He was at the peak of his career, contributing to global health projects like the Global Blindness Prevention Program. Aiden thought Australia would take him higher — but instead, the system stripped away the Skilled from his migrant status. Aiden’s profession, career, and everything he had built were taken from him.

It took Aiden 15 years to reclaim what he had lost — not just his…