Episode 1

April 09, 2025

00:05:19

A Prayer for When It’s Too Much to Carry: Held in Grief

A Prayer for When It’s Too Much to Carry: Held in Grief
Exiled & Rising: Trauma Recovery & Somatic Healing
A Prayer for When It’s Too Much to Carry: Held in Grief

Apr 09 2025 | 00:05:19

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Show Notes

Whether you are mourning the loss of a loved one, the loss of home, the loss of safety, or the loss of faith in your country or community—this prayer is for you. 

In this sacred and unedited episode of Exiled and Rising, Ana Mael offers a somatic prayer for those carrying grief that is too heavy to hold alone. 

This episode is a place to lay your sorrow down.

It is not a lesson in letting go.
It is not a demand to rise.
It is an invitation to be witnessed in your grief, exactly as you are.

What Is a Somatic Prayer?

A somatic prayer is a body-rooted invocation that meets you in your emotional, physical, and spiritual pain.
Unlike traditional prayers that ask you to transcend your pain, this prayer brings you into your body, into your breath, into your mourning.

It is where:

  • Divine presence meets nervous system truth

  • Spirituality holds sorrow—not bypasses it

  • Loss is honored—not rushed

This is a space for grief that has no timeline, and healing that has no deadline.

What You'll Experience

  • A gentle invocation of Divine Spirit, ancestors, and light

  • A guided prayer that can hold the death of someone you love

  • Language for the grief you carry when the world no longer feels safe

  • Permission to cry, tremble, ache, and still be whole

  • A reminder: You are not alone in your sorrow

This episode can be returned to when words fail, when the weight is too much, or when your soul needs to be reminded it is still held.

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Why This Episode Matters Now

The world is trembling.

Wars rage. Economies collapse. Trust in systems erodes.
Many of us no longer know what to believe in, where to place our hope, or how to make sense of the silence from those we once trusted.

Whether your grief is from a recent loss, or the chronic ache of watching the world unravel, this episode gives language and presence to:

  • The grief of losing someone you love

  • The grief of losing the illusion of safety or justice

  • The grief of watching your values be abandoned by the people or country you trusted

  • The grief of not knowing what side to stand on anymore—and feeling lost inside the silence

Ana Mael offers a grounded, spiritual anchor in a time where many are emotionally unmoored.

Ana Mael doesn’t offer answers. She offers presence.


She holds the sacred tension between personal loss and collective rupture—and invites you to grieve in a body that’s often told to be silent.

“This isn’t a history lesson. This is your self trying to find home again.” — Ana Mael

This Is a Prayer for a World in Crisis

This episode is not just about personal sorrow—it’s about global soul fatigue.

We are witnessing multiple layers of grief, often without clear paths to resolution:

  • Public tragedies met with political silence

  • Spiritual exhaustion from constant mourning

  • A collective sense that something is breaking, and we’re not sure what will be rebuilt

Ana holds space for it all—with body, breath, and spirit.


What You’ll Receive

  • A guided somatic prayer that blends ancestral invocation with nervous system wisdom

  • An embodied space to mourn without rushing toward meaning

  • Language for those who have lost loved ones—and for those who feel like they’ve lost the world they once believed in

  • A powerful reminder that your grief is sacred, and it deserves to be witnessed


About Ana Mael

Ana is a survivor of genocide and war, a licensed somatic trauma therapist, and founder of the Somatic Trauma Recovery Center. She is the bestselling author of The Trauma We Don’t Talk About and host of Exiled and Rising—a podcast that merges political truth-telling, somatic wisdom, and spiritual integrity.

She offers something rare in the healing world:
An unfiltered voice rooted in lived experience.
A refusal to bypass pain.
And a belief that grief can be sacred ground for awakening.

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Episode Transcript

[00:00:02] Divine spirit, angels of light, beloved ancestors and graceful God, I come before you with a heavy heart, seeking your comfort and solace in this time of deep sorrow. [00:00:28] My soul is burdened with grief and I need your loving presence to guide me through this time. [00:00:40] May I find peace in your embrace, knowing that you are with me in every moment of my pain. [00:00:54] May your love be a source of strength, helping me to carry my wounded heart. [00:01:06] May I be gentle with myself as I navigate the waves of grief. [00:01:15] May I allow myself to. To feel the pain and to mourn, knowing that it's a natural part of healing. [00:01:28] May I remember the love and joy that I shared with the one I have lost. [00:01:38] May their memory be a blessing and a source of comfort, reminding me of the beauty of their life. [00:01:54] May I find support in the presence of friends and family. [00:02:00] May their compassion and understanding be a balm to my wounded heart. [00:02:10] May I be patient with myself as I move through the process of, uh, grieving. [00:02:21] May I understand that grief has no timeline and that healing will come in its own time. [00:02:33] May I find moments of peace and solace even in the midst of my sorrow. [00:02:44] May your presence be a constant reminder that I am not alone in my grief. [00:02:54] Divine spirit, angels of, uh, light, beloved ancestors, gracious God, I ask for your guidance and strength. [00:03:08] May your, uh, light shine upon me, lifting me up when I am overwhelmed with my grieving heart. [00:03:21] May I find hope in your promises and comfort in your love. [00:03:30] May I trust that my loved one is at peace, held in your internal embrace. [00:03:43] In your name I pray for comfort and healing. [00:03:48] May m your grace be with me now and always, carrying me through this grieving time. [00:04:02] Thank you. [00:04:07] Let's pause and let your heart absorb your prayer. [00:04:43] May m this prayer bring you peace as you navigate through your grief, feeling the divine spirits and your beloved one. Love and presence with you as always. [00:05:07] Be gentle with yourselves. [00:05:12] Much love and care.

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