Francis-Weller

Every symptom in our culture can be traced back to our inability to grieve well.

Every symptom in our culture can be traced back to our inability to grieve well.

Grief is not a feeling but a skill - the skill that allows us to love fully in the face of loss.

Grief is not a feeling but a skill - the skill that allows us to love fully in the face of loss.

Grief is praise. It is the way the heart acknowledges the beauty of what we have lost.

Grief is praise. It is the way the heart acknowledges the beauty of what we have lost.

The Earth is grieving, and our grief for the Earth is one way we can be in relationship with her ...

The Earth is grieving, and our grief for the Earth is one way we can be in relationship with her pain.

The village is where we learn to feel together, and feeling together is how we heal the world.

The village is where we learn to feel together, and feeling together is how we heal the world.

We live in a grief-illiterate culture, and this illiteracy is killing us and the planet.

We live in a grief-illiterate culture, and this illiteracy is killing us and the planet.

When we allow ourselves to feel the full impact of what we're losing, we find the energy to prote...

When we allow ourselves to feel the full impact of what we’re losing, we find the energy to protect what remains.

Profile: Francis Weller

Profile: Francis Weller

Francis Weller is a psychotherapist, author, and ritual elder who examines connections between grief, ecological crisis, and community healing. Trained in depth psychology and influenced by …