InterViews
A lively and engaging conversation with Erin Geesaman Rabke and Carl Rabke. They interviewed me for their program, "Embodiment Matters." To listen to this intimate conversation with two dear friends, click here.
New Podcast with Tami Simon, Insights at the Edge
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Tami Simon from Sounds True. It was an engaging conversation, meandering through rich soul terrain. Here is the description from the website:
Right now, we may be surrounded by grief, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. But we don’t have to drown in our sorrows or deny the painful realities of these trying times. In this podcast, join Tami Simon in dialogue with psychotherapist, bestselling author, and “soul activist” Francis Weller to explore a new and empowering approach to grief—one that is essential for both our personal well-being and our capacity to be of service to others.
Listen now to a much-needed conversation about the attitudes and skills involved in “an apprenticeship with grief,” including: how grief softens and opens the heart; metabolizing grief, and the choice to engage instead of endure; how to “offer a bottom” to your grief to mitigate feelings of anxiety or panic; the energy of melancholy; relinquishing our culture’s heroic ideal; containment and release—the two requirements of grief; navigating “the long dark” of our times; getting into “village mind” and embracing a communal approach to grief; breaking the pattern of denial; how grief work brings you more fully into the present moment; waking up from “the amnesia and the anesthesia”; being an adult in your relationship to grief; simple rituals you can explore to engage grief with deeper intention and meaning; attuning to the rhythm of “the archaic psyche”; our soul responsibility—to register the losses of the world; ancestral grief; patience; the elements of soulful living; the invocation of courage and faith; and more.
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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Tami Simon from Sounds True. It was an engaging conversation, meandering through rich soul terrain. Here is the description from the website:
Right now, we may be surrounded by grief, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. But we don’t have to drown in our sorrows or deny the painful realities of these trying times. In this podcast, join Tami Simon in dialogue with psychotherapist, bestselling author, and “soul activist” Francis Weller to explore a new and empowering approach to grief—one that is essential for both our personal well-being and our capacity to be of service to others.
Listen now to a much-needed conversation about the attitudes and skills involved in “an apprenticeship with grief,” including: how grief softens and opens the heart; metabolizing grief, and the choice to engage instead of endure; how to “offer a bottom” to your grief to mitigate feelings of anxiety or panic; the energy of melancholy; relinquishing our culture’s heroic ideal; containment and release—the two requirements of grief; navigating “the long dark” of our times; getting into “village mind” and embracing a communal approach to grief; breaking the pattern of denial; how grief work brings you more fully into the present moment; waking up from “the amnesia and the anesthesia”; being an adult in your relationship to grief; simple rituals you can explore to engage grief with deeper intention and meaning; attuning to the rhythm of “the archaic psyche”; our soul responsibility—to register the losses of the world; ancestral grief; patience; the elements of soulful living; the invocation of courage and faith; and more.
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Ancient Rhythms: Dreaming Into Death & Renewal invited participants into a virtual ceremonial space at the threshold of winter’s deepest darkness (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere). Renowned wisdom keepers Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining) and Francis Weller guided an intimate exploration of the sacred landscapes between loss and regeneration. Through poetry, storytelling, and depth-filled dialogue, this solstice offering created a contemplative space to honor life’s cyclical nature—embracing grief, releasing what no longer serves, and awakening to the tender seeds of potential waiting in the fertile darkness.
Drawing from Indigenous wisdom and archetypal psychology, McCabe and Weller illuminated the transformative power of conscious descent. Participants were invited to witness and metabolize personal and collective transitions, understanding death not as an ending, but as a profound dreaming—a sacred passage of renewal. This online gathering celebrated the winter solstice as a powerful moment of inner alchemy, where the soul meets its own profound capacity for regeneration. |
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I’m delighted to share a podcast interview with you on “Grieving in Community.” In this episode, I was interviewed by Thomas Hübl for his podcast - Point of Relation. Here are some of the themes we explored together:
Tune in to Point of Relation to hear more about slowing down to engage in communal practices so that we can face these dark times with the courage and creativity needed to step into a radically new world. Click on the image to view the YouTube video. |
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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with psychotherapist, writer, & soul activist Francis Weller, talking about the saturation of sorrow we’re faced with in these times - & how we might trust, befriend, & accompany our grief with slow encounters, to return with medicine for our community, as we more wholly & fully renter LIFE.
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A live recording from a recent SAND Community Gathers hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo (co-founders of SAND*). Along with their guest, Francis Weller, they explore themes of emptiness, individualism, self-help, separation, religion, belonging, relationality, and Francis’s deep work with grief.
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