by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 23, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness
One of the questions I’ve been thinking about lately is deceptively simple: Who are you becoming? We spend a tremendous amount of time thinking about what we need to do. We make to-do lists, set goals, plan vacations, build careers, save for retirement, and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 16, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
This weekend, our house was full again. This time it wasn’t Franztoberfest. It was another annual tradition—our fantasy football draft with a group of my college fraternity brothers. We’ve been doing this for 24 years. Twenty-four years. At some point this...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 9, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
I’ve been writing a lot about suffering and discovering meaning in it. It’s a very Franklian attitude. And, if you’ve been reading, one I’ve had to live these past six weeks. But I think it is time to turn toward something a little more...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 3, 2026 | Grief, Logotherapy, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth
I saw a social media post recently, I think was in a therapist’s forum or page, that suggested a statistically significant amount of therapists are recommending to their clients to severe ties with family members they assess to be “toxic”. I’m...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jul 26, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships, Wellness
I’ve been thinking about these ideas a lot the past few weeks. I’ve been writing about them pretty intensely for an upcoming book. This weekend, I got to live them. Be warned – this is a bit of a long one, because it means a lot to me for a variety...