{"id":27978,"date":"2026-11-12T03:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=27978"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:50:06","slug":"just-one-question-francis-weller-how-can-i-find-a-bottom-to-my-grief","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/just-one-question-francis-weller-how-can-i-find-a-bottom-to-my-grief\/","title":{"rendered":"Just One Question | Francis Weller: How can I find a bottom to my grief?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/1632d73c-91ea-42a8-a3db-a62b135d081c\/episodes\/b1fddcda-b7bb-4950-8e69-7569103b5926\/embed?theme=light-custom&amp;primary_color=%23F60F60\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When grief hits, it can feel bottomless, like freefall with no floor in sight. Psychotherapist and grief ritualist Francis Weller has spent decades helping people find exactly that: a bottom. In this episode, he tells Tami Simon why grief can&#8217;t be processed alone, and what it actually takes to be held in sorrow instead of drowning in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francis Weller is the author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wild Edge of Sorrow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and one of the most trusted voices working at the intersection of grief, ritual, and community. 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