About this episode

Prentis Hemphill and Francis Weller discuss the themes of grief, communal rituals, and the hero's myth.

Prentis is joined by Francis Weller - writer, therapist and soul activist. He wrote the Wild Edge of Sorrow and so eloquently shares about the collective responsibility of grief. Prentis and Francis talk about the hero's myth, the emptiness of whiteness and how grief rituals and communal ceremonies help reconnect us to the deep echo chamber of the soul. Check out Francis’ book the Wild Edges of SorrowSupport the show The Becoming the People Podcast Team: Producers: Prentis Hemphill & devo...

People in this episode

Host: Prentis Hemphill

Guest: Francis Weller

Topics covered

• grief
• collective responsibility
• communal ceremonies
• hero's myth
• emptiness of whiteness

Keywords

• grief
• sorrow
• communal ceremonies
• Francis Weller
• hero's myth
• whiteness
• soul

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Wild Edge of Sorrow

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