Francis Weller: On Caring for Our Souls in Uncertain Times
From CIIS Public Programs by CIIS Public Programs
January 15, 2026 · 1h 2m
About this episode
A conversation exploring the anxieties and transformations of modern life with insights from Francis Weller's latest book.
In this episode, CIIS Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness professor Sean Kelly has a deep and fortifying conversation with psychotherapist and author Francis Weller. * Together they explore ways of moving together through the anxieties, difficulties, and sacred transitions of 21st-century life. Featuring insights from Francis’s latest book, In the Absence of the Ordinary, this conversation frames our current era as a rough initiation—an upending experience of profound trauma and transformation that demands us to reorient our ways of thinking, being, and relating. * This episode was recorded during an in-person and live streamed event at California Institute of Integral Studies on September 10th, 2025. You can also watch it on the CIIS Public Programs YouTube channel. A transcript is available at ciis.edu/podcast. To find out more about CIIS and public programs like this one, visit our website ciis.edu and connect with us on Instagram @ciispubprograms. * Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes properly, so we have included a list of links below. * We hope that each episode of our podcast provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use…
People in this episode
Host: Sean Kelly
Guest: Francis Weller
Topics covered
- mental health
- transformation
- anxiety
- sacred transitions
- 21st-century life
Keywords
- psychotherapy
- soul care
- trauma
- self-reflection
- personal growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: California Institute of Integral Studies
Books & works: In the Absence of the Ordinary
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