Navigating the Intersection of Mental Health and Meaning

The Meaning Project Community

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Logotherapist, Mental Health & Addictions Counselor

I specialize in Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy – the Psychology of Meaning, and I hold licenses in Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Addictions Counseling. I’ve spent the past 25 years working with individuals, families, and businesses to help improve existential crises, communication, culture, relational dynamics, and conflict management, and a variety of other issues. That’s an estimated 50,000 hours of 1:1 consultation and group facilitation. I help people understand the importance of MEANING, PURPOSE, and RESILIENCE through my work with The Meaning Project Community, Cardeon, The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Ketamine Assisted Therapy and various other endeavors. To learn more, have a look at my About (link) section, or reach out to discuss how I can help you.

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help eligible clients experience more frequent breakthroughs and sustained improvement in symptoms. KAP is a modality that can take you deeper when you’ve tried everything and are still feeling stuck.

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The Enneagram and Psychedelic Therapy: A Healing Connection

If you've read this newsletter or listened to The Meaning Project Podcast fairly regularly, you would know I'm not really a huge fan of the Enneagram.  I'm more of an MBTI - Myers Briggs Type Indicator - kind of therapist.  But this discussion with fellow psychedelic...

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Men’s Health: A Conversation on Wellness

Happy Memorial Day.  On this day of rest that often signifies the start of summer, be sure to take a moment to contemplate the meaning of the holiday. In this episode of the Meaning Project podcast, Dr. Daniel A. Franz and retired Chief Petty Officer Joseph Paul...

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More On the Nature of Addiction

It appears I made a pretty big mistake last week - a "fatal error" as the people I work with in app development would say. I posted a NON-Podcast.  Apparently, there was just some noise, but no discussion on the topic. So I went back and re-recorded - HOPEFULLY BETTER...

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Once you’ve built up the courage to seek help, it can sometimes take a few days to get in touch and schedule an appointment.  That is one of the reasons I created The Meaning Project Podcast and the Youtube Channel to go along with it.  I hope you can find some guidance or even ideas to put into your life there.  Take care.  – Dan